Berlanga vs Rolls

Who won Berlanga vs Rolls?

Edgar Berlanga beat Steve Rolls by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Edgar Berlanga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Berlanga vs Rolls stats

Back in March 2022, Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Steve Rolls made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Berlanga had a massive power advantage over Rolls, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Rolls' 57%.

Edgar Berlanga was the younger man by 13 years, at 25 years old.

Berlanga had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rolls. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berlanga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years later than Rolls, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Rolls' 143.

Edgar Berlanga went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Berlanga vs Rolls form

Berlanga had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Marcelo Esteban Coceres on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Demond Nicholson on April 24, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Kissimmee, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ulises Sierra on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Lanell Bellows on October 17, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had defeated Eric Moon on July 21, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Berlanga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Rolls' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Berlanga vs Rolls start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Berlanga vs Rolls?

The ESPN+ show began at 5:45 PM EST / 2:45 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Berlanga vs Rolls?

Edgar Berlanga was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Steve Rolls made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.