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Could have it from 5-5 to 8-2 berlanga...

give rd 10 ber just due to being the more aggrisve fighter, i think rolls came to the not to be ko, but could got more if he went at from the first bell. i think berlanga proberlay learnt more in this fight than all his last fights

i think ber won 7 3

in the second half i didnt even think berlanga was more aggressive. except for the ninth, he was walking forward but not really throwing much of note

judges give it to EB by 2 and 3 pts (x2).

About right.
Rolls did well and won rounds, but surely not the fight.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑20 Mar 2022, 00:58 in the second half i didnt even think berlanga was more aggressive. except for the ninth, he was walking forward but not really throwing much of note

true i think rolls gave them earlry rds just due to lack of not throwing punches as there was nothing much in it

rolls defo didnt win............but i could see 1, 6,7,8, and 10 for him (if i recall right)....i could've bought a draw, though berlanga took it 6-4 for me and also could've won it a bit wider than that. decision seems fair enough

think it was a good learning fight for berlanga, espicaly when rolls got the jab going

thing i dont like about berlanga...........is in his last 2 he's gotten worse as the fight progresses

dont talk well berlanga seems a bit of sap, yea so am i but iaint trying sell tickets

Berlanga boxed for about 25 mins in his first 5 years of his pro carrer... has now boxed about 85 mins in the last 12 month...

The first 5 years of his carrer is a prime example of excellent promotion for hype, and terrible progression for reaching your potential.

think bradley is being harsh, that was the best fighter edgar has fought it wasnt great

the worry signs for me are that in his last 2 fights, when he's stepped up against fringe-contender type guys (well rolls was at middleweight) he's struggled both times. and both times gotten worse as the fight progresses

he is offensively a good fighter, but looks pretty limited if we consider how he'd fare vs the better guys in the division. if he can only beat the hit and move of steve rolls 6-4ish, someone like caleb plant might shut him out. obviously he's not going to box at that level any time soon, and there is plenty of time for him to improve.....but there is a lot of work to do

Berlanga steps up and his KO days are over.

Berlanga just looked bad plain and simple. Top the guys in the division will smoke him.

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 490K viewers

Top Rank Boxing drew 490,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 17th overall in cable ratings Saturday night.

Top Rank Boxing featured a matchup between Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls. Berlanga won the matchup.

Breaking down the viewership, it drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo (184K viewers), 0.09 in F18-49, 0.20 in M18-49, 0.07 A18-34, 0.05 F12-34, 0.06 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54 and 0.24 in over 50.

Notably, College Wrestling on ESPN drew 632,000. The last collegiate match for Gable Steveson was the lead-in for Top Rank on Saturday night.

Press Release | Berlanga vs. Angulo, Zayas vs. Hudaynazarov Doubleheader Official

On the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, the island nation’s brightest stars are coming to throw down. Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga, the flashy super middleweight knockout artist, will defend his NABO belt in the 10-round main event against two-time world title challenger Alexis Angulo.

In the eight-round junior middleweight co-feature, Xander Zayas, the fistic prodigy from San Juan, steps up in class against Uzbekistan-born veteran Ravshan Hudaynazarov.

Berlanga-Angulo and Zayas-Hudaynazarov will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.

“Boxing events at Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade are always special, and we have sensational young talents in Edgar Berlanga and Xander Zayas topping the bill,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “They are each stepping up in class, and I expect them to perform in a big way in front of a raucous, sold-out arena.”

Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs), at 24 years old, is already one of the biggest ticket-sellers in New York City. In March, a sold-out crowd of 5,158 packed the Hulu Theater for his step-up fight against Steve Rolls, which he won by unanimous decision. Berlanga burst onto the scene with 16 consecutive first-round knockouts to start his career, a ferocious run that captured the imagination of fight fans. The streak ended in April 2021, although Berlanga sent Demond Nicholson to the canvas four times in eight rounds. He survived a gut check that October, overcoming a torn biceps and a trip to the canvas to defeat Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is currently the WBO No. 7-ranked super middleweight contender and can edge closer to a world title shot with a victory over Angulo.

Berlanga said, "I'm so pumped to be headlining my second main event at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Get ready for another sold-out crowd! This one will be special because this will be my first main event during the festivities of the Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend, just like my idols Felix 'Tito' Trinidad and Miguel Cotto did. I'm following in the footsteps of greatness, but also continuing the legacy of bringing my people together on a beautiful weekend.

"For this fight, we decided to do the training camp on my Island, and it has been a great decision. It has been a great training camp in Puerto Rico. At the beginning of training camp, I met with 'Tito' Trinidad, and he gave me some very encouraging and motivating advice. He is my hero! I've been working very hard and I can't wait to fight on June 11 to show what I'm made off. I will raise the Puerto Rican flag up high and represent for all my Boricuas around the world."

Angulo (27-2, 23 KOs), from Patia, Colombia, received his first crack at the brass ring when he challenged Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for the WBO super middleweight title in June 2018. He lost a unanimous decision to Ramirez, bouncing back with a major upset over then-unbeaten prospect Anthony Sims Jr. in January 2020. Less than seven months after the Sims triumph, he fought David Benavidez for the IBF super middleweight crown, falling via 10th-round TKO. In his lone outing of 2021, Angulo knocked out Carlos Galvan in five rounds. He hopes to upset the apple cart once against Berlanga.

Angulo said, “I look forward to getting back in action at the legendary Madison Square Garden and putting on a great show for all boxing fans, the Colombian fans, Puerto Rican fans, and the Latino community that will show out and support. I have proven to be a skilled, experienced, gritty, and valiant fighter. I intend to bring the same into the ring on June 11 against Edgar Berlanga.”

Zayas (13-0, 9 KOs) has been on the fast track since signing with Top Rank at 16 years old. From first-round knockouts in his first two pro fights in 2019, to a spotless 6-0 run in 2021, Zayas has lived up to the billing. This will be his third consecutive fight under the Madison Square Garden lights, less than three months removed from a one-sided eight-round decision over Quincy “Chico” LaVallais. Hudaynazarov (19-5, 14 KOs) has only been stopped twice in a 14-year professional career and has won two of his last three bouts.

Zayas said, "For me, fighting at Madison Square Garden is always a great opportunity. It fills me with emotion because the fans always bring very positive and motivating energy. This coming June 11, I know it will not be the exception, as this will be my first fight on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. I assure you that this will be the first of many. I want to continue bringing glory to Puerto Rico and Madison Square Garden, and I will continue to work hard to write my name in the history books as Cotto and Trinidad did."

The undercard — streaming live and exclusively on ESPN+ — features the following Puerto Rican standouts in separate bouts:

Henry Lebron (15-0, 10 KOs), 8 rounds, junior lightweight — Lebron, from Aguadilla, stood out on the Berlanga-Rolls card with a seventh-round TKO over the usually durable Josec Ruiz. Before turning pro, he won Puerto Rican amateur national titles in 2015 and 2016.

Carlos Caraballo (15-1, 14 KOs), 8 rounds, junior featherweight — Co-promoted by Miguel Cotto, the native of Guayanilla survived a gut check versus Luis Fernando Saavedra on March 26, edging a majority decision. Caraballo won his first 14 pro bouts by stoppage before a close unanimous decision loss to Jonas Sultan last October temporarily blunted his momentum.

Josue Vargas (20-2, 9 KOs), 8 rounds junior welterweight — Born in Isabela and raised in the Bronx, Vargas returns to the Hulu Theater, site of his first-round knockout loss to Jose Zepeda last October. Vargas regrouped to edge Argentina’s Nicolas Pablo Demario by unanimous decision in March.

Armani Almestica (5-0, 5 KOs), 6 rounds, lightweight — Born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in Orlando, Florida, Almestica broke through on the Berlanga-Rolls card with a third-round stoppage over Luis Valentin Portalatin. The all-action Almestica had a 117-7 amateur record and was on the Puerto Rican national team. He elected to turn pro after the Tokyo Olympics was postponed.

Orlando Gonzalez (17-1, 10 KOs), 8 rounds, featherweight — It is an evening of redemption for Gonzalez, who is coming off a 10-round decision loss to Robeisy Ramirez on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard. The Aguadilla native spent much of his early career fighting in Puerto Rico and will make his Madison Square Garden debut June 11.

Omar Rosario (6-0, 2 KOs), 6 rounds, junior welterweight —A six-time Puerto Rican amateur national champion from Caguas, the 24-year-old fights for the first time since January’s decision win over Raekwon Butler.

Frevian Gonzalez (4-1, 1 KO), 6 rounds, junior lightweight — A stablemate of Puerto Rican two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza, the Cidra native looks to bounce back from last June’s decision defeat to Bryan Lua.

Christina Cruz (2-0), 4 rounds, flyweight – Cruz, an eight-time U.S. national amateur champion, turned pro last summer. Born to Puerto Rican parents, Cruz was raised in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 11:57 Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 490K viewers

Top Rank Boxing drew 490,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 17th overall in cable ratings Saturday night.

Top Rank Boxing featured a matchup between Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls. Berlanga won the matchup.

Breaking down the viewership, it drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo (184K viewers), 0.09 in F18-49, 0.20 in M18-49, 0.07 A18-34, 0.05 F12-34, 0.06 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54 and 0.24 in over 50.

Notably, College Wrestling on ESPN drew 632,000. The last collegiate match for Gable Steveson was the lead-in for Top Rank on Saturday night.

America is such a weird place. I cant belive viewership can be higher for collage wrestling and then go down for legit pro boxing.

gregregegg wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 22:39

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 11:57 Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 490K viewers

Top Rank Boxing drew 490,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 17th overall in cable ratings Saturday night.

Top Rank Boxing featured a matchup between Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls. Berlanga won the matchup.

Breaking down the viewership, it drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo (184K viewers), 0.09 in F18-49, 0.20 in M18-49, 0.07 A18-34, 0.05 F12-34, 0.06 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54 and 0.24 in over 50.

Notably, College Wrestling on ESPN drew 632,000. The last collegiate match for Gable Steveson was the lead-in for Top Rank on Saturday night.

America is such a weird place. I cant belive viewership can be higher for collage wrestling and then go down for legit pro boxing.

Anything college related is HUGE in the US.

College football gets so much coverage and press.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 04:45

gregregegg wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 22:39

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 11:57 Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 490K viewers

Top Rank Boxing drew 490,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 17th overall in cable ratings Saturday night.

Top Rank Boxing featured a matchup between Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls. Berlanga won the matchup.

Breaking down the viewership, it drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo (184K viewers), 0.09 in F18-49, 0.20 in M18-49, 0.07 A18-34, 0.05 F12-34, 0.06 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54 and 0.24 in over 50.

Notably, College Wrestling on ESPN drew 632,000. The last collegiate match for Gable Steveson was the lead-in for Top Rank on Saturday night.

America is such a weird place. I cant belive viewership can be higher for collage wrestling and then go down for legit pro boxing.

Anything college related is HUGE in the US.

College football gets so much coverage and press.

Yea, its madness. crazy thing is its mainly seems to be hillbillys that never went to uni that love it. But i understand football, and basketball, there massive sports... but does anyone give a fornicate about wrestling as an adult? other than the olympics? its a sport where once you graduate you either learn MMA or are only relevent 1 week per 4 years.... how can that be more popular than boxing, a sport that can have 500 million dollar events....

gregregegg wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 07:24

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 04:45

gregregegg wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 22:39

America is such a weird place. I cant belive viewership can be higher for collage wrestling and then go down for legit pro boxing.

Anything college related is HUGE in the US.

College football gets so much coverage and press.

Yea, its madness. crazy thing is its mainly seems to be hillbillys that never went to uni that love it. But i understand football, and basketball, there massive sports... but does anyone give a fornicate about wrestling as an adult? other than the olympics? its a sport where once you graduate you either learn MMA or are only relevent 1 week per 4 years.... how can that be more popular than boxing, a sport that can have 500 million dollar events....

Or you sign for WWE/AEW..

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 07:38

gregregegg wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 07:24

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 04:45

Anything college related is HUGE in the US.

College football gets so much coverage and press.

Yea, its madness. crazy thing is its mainly seems to be hillbillys that never went to uni that love it. But i understand football, and basketball, there massive sports... but does anyone give a fornicate about wrestling as an adult? other than the olympics? its a sport where once you graduate you either learn MMA or are only relevent 1 week per 4 years.... how can that be more popular than boxing, a sport that can have 500 million dollar events....

Or you sign for WWE/AEW..

I guess, seems weird to be world class at a real martial art, then jump in a pair of speedos and play fight with some other roided up guys for a living... but yea, thats one of your options.