India, May 3 -- Rolly Romero defeated Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in their boxing match held in Times Square, New York, on Friday.

Following the loss, Garcia praised his opponent.

"He fought a good fight, caught me early, no excuses, man," he said. "He did a great job and that's that. I just think that whole year [off] took a lot off my body physically, mentally."

"I'm just happy I made it to the ring and went 12 rounds. Hats off to Rolly, he did a great job. Just got to go to the drawing board with my team, we'll talk it over and see what we do next."

Despite the loss, Garcia is expected to take home around $20 million, largely thanks to pay-per-view shares and endorsements, according to Marca. Romero is projected to earn approximately $5 million from the bout.