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Report: Rolando Romero to be pulled from Gervonta Davis fight after sexual assault claims

According to ESPN undefeated WBA interim lightweight champion Rolando Romero is on the verge of being removed from his December 5 bout with WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis. That bout had been expected to headline a PBC card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

News of Romero’s impending removal comes after a woman posted claims on twitter that Romero had sexually assaulted her. The woman also claimed that she had filed a police report against Romero.

ESPN has learned that police in Henderson, NV have received an incident report involving Romero and that they have opened an investigation.