Regarding Saturday's victory over Ismael Barroso, Romero stated: "I boxed all the time. I started a bit late. I was on the floor, but I got up like a champion and continued the fight."
“To be honest, he is a warrior, and the referee should have allowed him to continue. He wanted the fight to go on and I wanted the fight to go on," Romero said of referee Tony Wicks' controversial stoppage.