CNN
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Ryan Garcia suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Rolando “Rolly” Romero on Friday night in Times Square, losing on points in his first fight since returning from a one-year doping ban.
Romero’s double left hook in the second round dropped Garcia, and while the 26-year-old got straight back to his feet, he struggled to find rhythm and his opponent was awarded a unanimous decision with scores of 115-112, 115-112 and 118-109.
“Just found myself very off after the year layoff. That whole year, it was a lot for me mentally,” said Garcia afterward.
“Just a lot of stuff I’ve got to figure out mentally, and then I’ll get back to…
