Edgar Berlanga wins by unanimous decision at a low-key screening in New York

The Undefeated Puerto Rican Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga He emerged victorious early Sunday morning, beating Canadian Steve Rolls by unanimous decision in a low-key appearance for his first main event on a Top Rank card at New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater broadcast on ESPN.

Two judges saw the fight 97-93 and the third 96-94 in favor of the Brooklyn native and regional super middleweight champion in his third straight fight decided on the scorecards.

Berlanga (19-0 and 16 KOs) was far from the puncher who swept his opponents in the first round of his first 16 fights. His hands were practically tied in the first round and he attacked at the opportune times against a tough Rolls (21-2, 12 KOs), with no fireworks that lifted the more than 5,000 people in attendance – mostly Puerto Ricans – from their seats to encourage him. to. In the second round, he suffered a cut to his left eye from an elbow.

Berlanga reached the compromise after scoring his first professional fall against Argentinian Esteban Cóceres last October in Las Vegas. He won the fight by unanimous decision but tore his left bicep in the third round, an injury that required surgery that kept him out of the gym for three months.