Romero scored an early knockdown in the second round before cruising to a unanimous decision win over Garcia, who was fighting for the first time after his one-year suspension for testing positive for Ostarine following his win over Haney that was overturned to a no contest.

The Times Square card failed to live up to lofty expectations, with Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney's disappointing performances being at the center of it.

Romero dropped and outpointed Garcia in Times Square, moments after Haney won a wide yet underwhelming decision against Jose Ramirez