Rolando Romero was last seen in the ring defeating Ryan Garcia in the middle of Times Square, New York.
Garcia vs Romero headlined a Ring Magazine card over 12 months ago.
Over the last year, ‘Rolly’ has been involved in multiple public discussions regarding potential next fights, yet none have materialised so far.
He has also spoken on social media about retirement on multiple occasions.
The WBA welterweight world champion spoke to Pro Boxing Fans on behalf of CampoBet and opened up about his time away from the ring.
“God doesn’t make mistakes, I wasn’t supposed to fight.
“Mentally, emotionally, physically I just could not fight.
“As I kept trying to force these fights, for some reason God just kept getting in the way of them and I just could not fight.
“If I’d have fought at any of those times, I would’ve lost, I just know that.”
After a difficult year, the champion believes he is now ready to return and make the first defence of his welterweight title.
Following a career-best performance last time out, Romero believes he can produce an even better showing when he next steps into the ring.
“I am ready to fight now, I am the best version of myself I have ever seen.
“It is incredible, I am the best version of myself right now in all aspects of my life.”
One fighter ‘Rolly’ was linked with upon his return was the iconic Manny Pacquiao, who was last in action in July, taking Mario Barrios the distance in a majority draw.
“It was on his end, they were begging me to fight, I was going after the Ryan fight.
“Me and Ryan had a rematch clause, we had the whole deal set up and everything.
“Pacquiao kept on asking for the fight and for two months we negotiated.
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“He kept wanting more money even though he couldn’t sell what he was trying to ask for.
“The fight got blown and about a month and a half later this whole thing with Floyd came around.
“They just wasted my time, they used my clout.”
‘Pac Man’ is now set to return against Floyd Mayweather Jr in an iconic rematch of their historic first meeting in 2015, which the American won.
A return date and next opponent for Romero remain unknown, but some possible names include Jack Catterall, who became the number-one mandatory challenger for his WBA title following a dominant victory over Shakhram Giyasov.
Ryan Garcia may also look to right the wrongs of their first fight, although he appears set to defend his WBC title against Conor Benn after claiming the pair will fight on September 12 during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Over the last 12 months, Romero has also taken multiple digs at WBO world champion Devin Haney, potentially setting the stage for a unification bout in the future.
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