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Edgar Berlanga vs. Steve Rolls: date, time, how to watch, background

Edgar Berlanga vs. Steve Rolls: date, time, how to watch, background.

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga is set to face veteran Steve Rolls on Saturday in New York City.

Edgar Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) vs. Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs)

  • Date: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Cost: ESPN+ is $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually
  • Division: Super middleweight
  • Rounds: 10
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Berlanga 10-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Xander Zayas vs. Quincy LaVallais, junior middleweights; John Bauza vs. Tony Luis, junior welterweights
  • Prediction: Berlanga KO 10
  • Background: Berlanga got off to a remarkable start in his career, stopping his first 16 opponents in the first round, but he has looked human in his last two outings. Demond Nicholson took the 24-year-old New Yorker the eight-round distance in April of last year, although Berlanga won easily. Then, in his first 10-rounder last October, he survived a knockdown in Round 9 to win a unanimous-decision victory over surprisingly stubborn Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and No. 13 by the WBA, meaning a title shot is on the horizon if he continues to win. Rolls might also test Berlanga. The 37-year-old Canadian is best known for getting blown out in four rounds by Gennadiy Golovkin – his only elite foe – in June 2019 but he’s a well-schooled boxer-puncher who should give Berlanga some resistance. Rolls rebounded from the loss to Triple-G by stopping Gilberto Perez dos Santos in January 2020 and Christopher Brooker this past December.

Edgar Berlanga vs. Steve Rolls: date, time, how to watch, background

Edgar Berlanga vs. Steve Rolls: date, time, how to watch, background.

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga is set to face veteran Steve Rolls on Saturday in New York City.

Edgar Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) vs. Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs)

  • Date: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Cost: ESPN+ is $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually
  • Division: Super middleweight
  • Rounds: 10
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Berlanga 10-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Xander Zayas vs. Quincy LaVallais, junior middleweights; John Bauza vs. Tony Luis, junior welterweights
  • Prediction: Berlanga KO 10
  • Background: Berlanga got off to a remarkable start in his career, stopping his first 16 opponents in the first round, but he has looked human in his last two outings. Demond Nicholson took the 24-year-old New Yorker the eight-round distance in April of last year, although Berlanga won easily. Then, in his first 10-rounder last October, he survived a knockdown in Round 9 to win a unanimous-decision victory over surprisingly stubborn Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and No. 13 by the WBA, meaning a title shot is on the horizon if he continues to win. Rolls might also test Berlanga. The 37-year-old Canadian is best known for getting blown out in four rounds by Gennadiy Golovkin – his only elite foe – in June 2019 but he’s a well-schooled boxer-puncher who should give Berlanga some resistance. Rolls rebounded from the loss to Triple-G by stopping Gilberto Perez dos Santos in January 2020 and Christopher Brooker this past December.

Fight Week: KO artists Vergil Ortiz, Edgar Berlanga return to ring

Fight Week: KO artists Vergil Ortiz and Edgar Berlanga return to ring on separate cards Saturday night.

FIGHT WEEK

KO artists Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Edgar Berlanga will try to stay undefeated on separate cards Saturday night.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs) vs. Michael McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: USC Galen Center, Los Angeles
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Welterweight
  • Rounds: 12
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ortiz 8½-1 favorite
  • Also on the card: Alexis Rocha vs. Blair Cobbs, welterweights
  • Prediction: Ortiz KO 10
  • Background: Ortiz is staying busy until he receives his inevitable shot at a major 147-pound title. The 23-year-old Texan is coming off an impressive eighth-round knockout of Egidijus Kavaliauskas last August in Frisco, Texas. That was his seventh fight as a welterweight, a run that also includes consecutive victories over Brad Solomon, Samuel Vargas and Maurica Hooker. No opponent has gone past eight rounds against the former 140-pound titleholder. He’s ranked in the Top 4 by all four major sanctioning bodies, including No. 1 by the WBC (Errol Spence Jr.) and WBO (Terence Crawford). The unbeaten McKinson has an unusual record in that he has stopped only two of his 21 opponents. However, the 27-year-old southpaw from England is a good boxer and athlete with an excellent right jab. He also last fought in August, when he easily outpointed Przemyslaw Runowski in a 10-rounder in Brentwood, England. McKinson will be making his U.S. debut.

 

Edgar Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) vs. Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Super middleweight
  • Rounds: 10
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Also on the card: Xander Zayas vs. Quincy LaVallais, junior middleweights; John Bauza vs. Tony Luis, junior welterweights
  • Prediction: Berlanga KO 10
  • Background: Berlanga got off to a remarkable start in his career, stopping his first 16 opponents in the first round, but he has looked human in his last two outings. Demond Nicholson took the 24-year-old New Yorker the eight-round distance in April of last year, although Berlanga won easily. Then, in his first 10-rounder last October, he survived a knockdown in Round 9 to win a unanimous-decision victory over surprisingly stubborn Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and No. 13 by the WBA, meaning a title shot is on the horizon if he continues to win. Rolls might also test Berlanga. The 37-year-old Canadian is best known for getting blown out in four rounds by Gennadiy Golovkin – his only elite foe – in June 2019 but he’s a well-schooled boxer-puncher who should give Berlanga some resistance. Rolls rebounded from the loss to Triple-G by stopping Gilberto Perez dos Santos in January 2020 and Christopher Brooker this past December.

Also fighting this week:

THURSDAY

  • Cem Kilic (15-1, 10 KOs) of Germany will take on Antonio Hernandez (6-12-2, 4 KOs) of Kansas City, Kansas, in a super middleweight fight in Montebello, California (UFC Fight Pass).

SATURDAY

  • IBF flyweight titleholder Sunny Edwards (17-0, 4 KOs) of England will defend his title against Muhammad Waseem (12-1, 8 KOs) of Pakistan in Dubai (no U.S. TV). Also, Regis Prograis (26-1, 22 KOs) of New Orleans will face Tyrone McKenna (22-2-1, 6 KOs) of Northern Ireland in a junior welterweight fight.
  • Masamichi Yabuki (13-3, 12 KOs) of Japan will defend his WBC junior flyweight belt against countryman Kenshiro Teraji (18-1, 10 KOs) in Kyoto (no U.S. TV).
  • Yamileth Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs) of Mexico will defend her WBC junior featherweight title against countrywoman Zulina Munoz (53-4-2, 30 KOs) in Mexico (no U.S. TV).
  • Australian Sam Soliman (47-16-1, 19) will face countryman Jesse White (6-2, 0 KOs) in a middleweight bout in Melbourne, Australia (FITE).
  • Jacob Ng (15-0, 11 KOs) will take on Billy Dib (47-6, 27 KOs) in a lightweight battle of Australians in Broadbeach, Australia (FITE).

Fight Week: KO artists Vergil Ortiz, Edgar Berlanga return to ring

Fight Week: KO artists Vergil Ortiz and Edgar Berlanga return to ring on separate cards Saturday night.

FIGHT WEEK

KO artists Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Edgar Berlanga will try to stay undefeated on separate cards Saturday night.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs) vs. Michael McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: USC Galen Center, Los Angeles
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Welterweight
  • Rounds: 12
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Ortiz 8½-1 favorite
  • Also on the card: Alexis Rocha vs. Blair Cobbs, welterweights
  • Prediction: Ortiz KO 10
  • Background: Ortiz is staying busy until he receives his inevitable shot at a major 147-pound title. The 23-year-old Texan is coming off an impressive eighth-round knockout of Egidijus Kavaliauskas last August in Frisco, Texas. That was his seventh fight as a welterweight, a run that also includes consecutive victories over Brad Solomon, Samuel Vargas and Maurica Hooker. No opponent has gone past eight rounds against the former 140-pound titleholder. He’s ranked in the Top 4 by all four major sanctioning bodies, including No. 1 by the WBC (Errol Spence Jr.) and WBO (Terence Crawford). The unbeaten McKinson has an unusual record in that he has stopped only two of his 21 opponents. However, the 27-year-old southpaw from England is a good boxer and athlete with an excellent right jab. He also last fought in August, when he easily outpointed Przemyslaw Runowski in a 10-rounder in Brentwood, England. McKinson will be making his U.S. debut.

 

Edgar Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) vs. Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs)

  • When: Saturday, March 19
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
  • TV/Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
  • Division: Super middleweight
  • Rounds: 10
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: NA
  • Also on the card: Xander Zayas vs. Quincy LaVallais, junior middleweights; John Bauza vs. Tony Luis, junior welterweights
  • Prediction: Berlanga KO 10
  • Background: Berlanga got off to a remarkable start in his career, stopping his first 16 opponents in the first round, but he has looked human in his last two outings. Demond Nicholson took the 24-year-old New Yorker the eight-round distance in April of last year, although Berlanga won easily. Then, in his first 10-rounder last October, he survived a knockdown in Round 9 to win a unanimous-decision victory over surprisingly stubborn Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and No. 13 by the WBA, meaning a title shot is on the horizon if he continues to win. Rolls might also test Berlanga. The 37-year-old Canadian is best known for getting blown out in four rounds by Gennadiy Golovkin – his only elite foe – in June 2019 but he’s a well-schooled boxer-puncher who should give Berlanga some resistance. Rolls rebounded from the loss to Triple-G by stopping Gilberto Perez dos Santos in January 2020 and Christopher Brooker this past December.

Also fighting this week:

THURSDAY

  • Cem Kilic (15-1, 10 KOs) of Germany will take on Antonio Hernandez (6-12-2, 4 KOs) of Kansas City, Kansas, in a super middleweight fight in Montebello, California (UFC Fight Pass).

SATURDAY

  • IBF flyweight titleholder Sunny Edwards (17-0, 4 KOs) of England will defend his title against Muhammad Waseem (12-1, 8 KOs) of Pakistan in Dubai (no U.S. TV). Also, Regis Prograis (26-1, 22 KOs) of New Orleans will face Tyrone McKenna (22-2-1, 6 KOs) of Northern Ireland in a junior welterweight fight.
  • Masamichi Yabuki (13-3, 12 KOs) of Japan will defend his WBC junior flyweight belt against countryman Kenshiro Teraji (18-1, 10 KOs) in Kyoto (no U.S. TV).
  • Yamileth Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs) of Mexico will defend her WBC junior featherweight title against countrywoman Zulina Munoz (53-4-2, 30 KOs) in Mexico (no U.S. TV).
  • Australian Sam Soliman (47-16-1, 19) will face countryman Jesse White (6-2, 0 KOs) in a middleweight bout in Melbourne, Australia (FITE).
  • Jacob Ng (15-0, 11 KOs) will take on Billy Dib (47-6, 27 KOs) in a lightweight battle of Australians in Broadbeach, Australia (FITE).

Trainer Abel Sanchez fears for Gennadiy Golovkin in third Canelo Alvarez fight

Abel Sanchez, Gennadiy Golovkin’s former trainer, fears that things won’t go well if he fights Canelo Alvarez a third time.

Trainer Abel Sancez fears for Gennadiy Golovkin if he fights Canelo Alvarez a third time.

Golovkin’s former mentor, who was in his corner in the first two fights, said on The Pug and Copp Show podcast that the 38-year-old Kazakhstani could take a beating at the hands of the younger Mexican.

Golovkin, now trained by Johnathon Banks, and Alvarez reportedly agreed before the coronavirus pandemic took hold to fight in September.

“This one maybe will hurt. Not because I’m not with him, but [it could] hurt because he gets hurt,” Sanchez said during the podcast. “Not only [is the third meeting] the most significant, it’s the most dangerous because you’re talking about a guy who is at his peak now and believes he can do the same thing to Gennadiy that he did to [Sergey] Kovalev.

“[Alvarez] baited, baited, baited and waited for that right moment and it was destructive. I would hate to see Gennadiy go into that fight — or I would rather not see the fight — than to see Gennadiy succumb to something like that, not being prepared physically and mentally.”

Golovkin and Alvarez fought to a controversial split draw in September 2017. Alvarez won the rematch by a majority decision a year later, after which Golovkin left Sanchez.

Since then, Golovkin stopped Steve Rolls in four rounds but struggled in a taxing fight to earn a close decision over Sergey Derevyanchenko to win a vacant middleweight title in October. Some observers suggested after the latter performance that Triple-G is in decline.

Meanwhile, since the rematch, Alvarez stopped Rocky Fielding in three rounds, outpointed Danny Jacobs and stopped Kovalev in the 11th round to win a light heavyweight title in November.

Alvarez was tentatively scheduled to fight super middleweight titleholder Billy Joe Saunders in May but that fight was put on hold because of the pandemic and might not happen.