The Shocking Truth About Crypto.com’s Boxing Night in Times Square 😱🥊

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  • Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero: The Fight You Never Asked For, Yet Can’t Look Away
  • The Ring Magazine Attempts to Stay Relevant With a Three-Fight Card



So apparently, this extravaganza called Fatal Fury is planning to occupy Times Square on May 2, 2025. If you ever wondered what would happen if you combined skyscrapers, confused tourists, and two men punching each other in the face, well, congratulations—someone at Ring Magazine and Crypto.com heard you. They’re doing it. Why? Because nothing screams “financial innovation” quite like sweaty boxers and a sea of LED billboards that make your pupils beg for mercy.

Let’s get this straight: Ryan Garcia is set to exchange professional-grade wallops with Rolly Romero, a man with more comebacks than your last family WhatsApp group. Crypto.com, ever eager to slap its logo on anything not moving fast enough, is best buds with The Ring for this one.

Crypto.com—holding the exclusive licensing like an overzealous hall monitor—will be everywhere. Get ready for more Crypto.com branding than actual boxing; you’ll think you’ve been trapped in some sort of cryptocurrency-themed fever dream. 🌐🥊

Eric Anziani, the president of Crypto.com (that’s a real person, not an AI-generated title, I checked), can’t stop talking about how “crypto and sports share a powerful connection.” Sure, Eric. After their wildly subtle branding at Formula 1 and FIFA, now it’s the honorable tradition of boxing getting blockchain’d. If anyone can explain what “blockchain punching” is, please let me know.

Since 1922, The Ring Magazine has been “legendary,” or so they say in the press release. Apparently, running a rankings table and a boxing schedule for a century gives you the right to call three scheduled fights “historic.” Good on them. This partnership is less like Batman and Robin, more like Batman and a very excitable Venmo transaction.

Star-Studded Fight Card (Depending On Your Definition of “Star”)

Fatal Fury’s centerpiece is Ryan Garcia climbing the ropes with Rolly Romero—who’s either making a career comeback or just really, really lost. The undercard features Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez (yes, that Haney), and Teofimo Lopez versus Arnold Barboza Jr. No word yet on whether ring entrances involve confetti, flames, or just a PowerPoint presentation of Crypto.com’s quarterly earnings.

And let’s be honest: DAZN pay-per-view is ready to vacuum $59.99 straight from your pocket, unless you pony up extra for a “joint purchase”—a phrase that definitely sounds more fun than it is.

Ah, Times Square—a glowing monument to retail therapy and global anxiety—now with added uppercuts. For those of us who prefer our boxing sans human contact and with a side of existential dread, DAZN’s pay-per-view option and the half-off Canelo vs. Scull deal beckon.

Crypto.com’s Sports World Domination (One Event At A Time)

Crypto.com, already responsible for giving the Lakers’ arena a makeover that confused grandparents nationwide, is using boxing to complete its Infinity Gauntlet of questionable sports tie-ins. There’s the UFC, Formula 1, FIFA, and now a night full of men in shiny shorts swinging for each other’s insurance premiums.

The official stance: Big events, big branding, big “fan-brand connections.” The real result: Even your uncle who still writes checks will know what Crypto.com is by the end of it.

The Ring Magazine, pushing a century of boxing trivia, gets to claim a little more relevance in a world where kids think a “heavyweight” is someone who refuses to use an air fryer. Crypto.com gets everything they ever wanted: wall-to-wall logos, TV spots, and the chance to say, “Oh yes, we’re in sports.”

And if you’re dying to watch men sweat aggressively at close range, tune in to the weigh-in at 4:30 p.m. ET on May 1—available both on TV and online. Still, no promising you’ll make it into Times Square for the real thing unless you can outmaneuver a press junket, a few dozen barricades, and that one guy in a Pikachu suit who’s always, inexplicably, there.

🥊💸💥 There you have it: boxing, blockchain, and a neon-soaked slice of the American dream, brought to you by a company that sincerely hopes you’ll buy the dip.

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2025-05-03 15:16