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Edgar Berlanga Camp Notes
Super middleweight contender Edgar "The Chosen One" Berlanga
went the distance twice last year following 16 first-round
stoppages to begin his pro career. After surgery to repair a
torn biceps suffered last October against Marcelo Esteban
Coceres, Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) will make his 2022 debut
Saturday, March 19 in a 10-rounder against Steve Rolls
(21-1, 12 KOs) at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The Brooklyn-born Berlanga is ready to begin a new knockout
streak against Rolls, a Canadian veteran who has a pair of
knockout wins since a 2019 TKO defeat to Gennadiy Golovkin.
The Night of Young Stars —Berlanga-Rolls, Keyshawn
Davis-Esteban Sanchez, and Xander Zayas-Quincy LaVallais —
will be broadcast live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes (simulcast on
ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with DiBella
Entertainment, tickets starting at $51 are on sale now and
can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com or MSG.com.
This is what Berlanga had to say at his Las Vegas training
camp.
“I think 2022 is going to be a big year for me, and I can’t
wait to kick it off in my first main event in New York. I
learned a lot from my last fight, and I’ve been working
really hard on correcting my mistakes. After my surgery, I
chose to do my rehab out here in Las Vegas so I could not
only do physical therapy with the best team in the business,
but also focus 100 percent on boxing. The fans are going to
see big things from me this year beginning March 19.”
“Having my first main event at home is amazing. I’m ready to
show everyone what I’m made of. I want people to see that I
can sell out an arena. I don’t need to have a title or a
big-name opponent to sell tickets. I have a fanbase, and
everyone is going to see that on March 19.”
“I’m proud to represent New York City and Puerto Rico. I
want to be the next great Puerto Rican champion. My first
memories of boxing are watching Tito Trinidad fight as a
little kid, and I want to give the Puerto Rican people
someone that they can be proud of.”
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