Rolando “Rolly” Romero returned Saturday night to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the site of his controversial championship win two months ago, resigned to fulfilling his obligation against Ohara Davies.

Romero insisted in the immediate aftermath of his suspect stoppage of Ismael Barroso on May 13 that he would only consider making his first title defense versus Ryan Garcia. Romero-Garcia undoubtedly is a higher-profile bout, but England’s Davies understandably wants the title shot he is owed as soon as possible.

Representatives for Romero (15-1, 13 KOs) and Davies (25-2, 18 KOs) didn’t come to an agreement during the 30-day negotiating period that began after Romero won the then-vacant WBA super lightweight title by beating Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) by ninth-round technical knockout. The WBA has since scheduled a Romero-Davies purse bid for July 24.

North Las Vegas’ Romero expressed his frustration to a small group of reporters after Frank Martin outpointed Artem Harutyunyan unanimously in another “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan.

“Look, I’mma be honest wit’ you,” Romero said. “As much as I want the Ryan sh!t to happen, like let’s be honest – who would you prefer me to fight, Ryan Garcia or Ohara?”

A videographer quickly identified Garcia as his preferred opponent for Romero’s next fight.

“OK, by a million miles,” Romero said. “But Ohara Davies wants to be a fun sponge and doesn’t wanna shut the f--- up, so we’re gonna have to deal with his b!tch ass. And he’s ugly as f---. And nobody knows who the f--- he is. Everybody probably knows who he is right now because I just said it, but like I said, let’s f--- his ass up and then, you know, Ryan Garcia next. Aside from that, Ryan Garcia need to adjust to his new trainer, right?”

Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs), of Victorville, California, parted ways with veteran trainer Joe Goossen following his seventh-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) on April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He has since hired Derrick James, an elite-level trainer who has guided the careers of Errol Spence Jr., Jermell Charlo and Martin, and also works with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Romero isn’t nearly as interested in boxing Davies as he would be up for a showdown with Garcia.

“I’mma tell you like this – if I gotta deal wit’ that sh!t, I gotta deal with that sh!t,” Romero said. “Like I said, he wants to be a fun sponge and f--- up all the f------ exciting fights in boxing. Because, I mean … he’s not an exciting fighter. All he do is slap.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for krikya360.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.