Berlanga vs Rolls

Who won Berlanga vs Rolls?

Edgar Berlanga beat Steve Rolls by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 19th March 2022 at Madison Square Garden Theater in 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 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Berlanga had a massive power advantage over Rolls, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Rolls' 57%.

Edgar Berlanga was the younger man by 14 years, at 24 years old.

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

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

Berlanga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year later than Rolls, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 71 less professional rounds, 72 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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

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

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

He had defeated Eric Moon on 21st July 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 5:45 PM EST / 2:45 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Berlanga vs Rolls?

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