Edgar Berlanga: record, next fight and profile →
Last Saturday night, super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga (19-0 16 KOs) picked up a less than impressive ten round unanimous decision win over Steve Rolls.
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Edgar Berlanga sold out the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden to the tune of 5,158 fans. Berlanga prevailed via 10-round unanimous decision (96-94 and 97-93 2x) over Steve Rolls in his main event debut.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga was taken the distance in a third straight fight Saturday night, but the super middleweight managed to remain unbeaten.
NEW YORK – There were times when Bob Arum and his matchmakers were worried Miguel Cotto wouldn’t develop into what he became. Troublesome moments along the way could’ve prevented a then-unbeaten Cotto from becoming the great gate attraction he was at Madison Square Garden. There was the time DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley wobbled Cotto early in the third round of a fight Cotto won by fifth-round technical knockout in February 2005, which directly led to the Puerto Rican icon headlining at The Garden for the first time in June 2005.
NEW YORK – Steve Rolls realizes that much of the boxing public’s perception is that he has been brought to “The Mecca of Boxing” to enable Edgar Berlanga to regain some momentum Saturday night.
NEW YORK – Steve Rolls has exercised caution while preparing for his fight against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The Canadian contender watched Marcelo Coceres exploit holes in Berlanga’s game, yet Rolls will approach the hard-hitting super middleweight carefully during their 10-round main event. Rolls realizes Berlanga trained for their fight in Las Vegas, where Brooklyn’s Berlanga believes he got better sparring than he might’ve experienced had he trained on Long Island, like usual.
NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga is well aware of his critics, what they have said and written about him since he was knocked down during a subpar performance five months ago in Las Vegas.
Berlanga, Rolls Weights Photos Gallery - Super middleweight sensation Edgar "The Chosen One" Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) makes his main event debut Saturday evening in a 10-rounder versus longtime contender Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)
Steve Rolls can still make middleweight if necessary. The 5-foot-10 Canadian contender couldn’t pass up the opportunity that’ll await him Saturday night, though. Toronto’s Rolls is considered a big underdog against Edgar Berlanga, but he believes he is equipped and experienced enough to pull off an upset in a 10-round main event ESPN will broadcast from Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York.