Bryan Armen Graham in New York

• Garcia loses by unanimous decision to 6-1 underdog
• Haney, Lopez cruise in surreal Times Square setting
• Photos: Saudi-backed boxing takes over Times Square

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero scored the biggest win of his career on Friday night, upsetting Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in the main event of a surreal outdoor boxing card staged in the heart of Times Square.

Romero dropped Garcia with a double left hook in the second round and went on to control the fight. The three ringside judges scored the bout 115-112 (twice) and 118-109 for the Las Vegas-based fighter, who improved to 17-2 with 13 knockouts. (The Guardian had it 116-111 for Romero.)

With New York traffic, LED billboards and title ambitions swirling, boxing’s new era rolls into midtown Manhattan, where anything could happen once the bell rings

The canvas has been laid down just north of 43rd Street. The ropes are up, the ring gleaming under LED billboards. And on Friday night, three of boxing’s most volatile and compelling stars – Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teófimo López – step into what might be the sport’s strangest stage yet: a pop-up fight arena smack in the middle of Times Square.