Edgar Berlanga vs. Steve Rolls: Fight prediction, undercard, odds, start time, preview, how to watch

The rising super middleweight prospect is back in his first main event from New York City on Saturday night

For 16 consecutive fights to open his career, nobody could last a full round with Edgar Berlanga. His shocking finishing power and record-setting run of first-round knockouts established Berlanga as a top prospect in the sport. The hype has slowed somewhat after two decision victories, one of which saw Berlanga hit the canvas, but he returns to the ring on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET, ESPN) looking to remain unbeaten and show his power once again when he faces Steve Rolls in a super middleweight clash at New York's famed Madison Square Garden. Edgar Berlanga -1600 Steve Rolls +900 Super middleweight John Bauza -1500 Tony Luis +850 Super lightweight Xander Zayas -2200 Quincy LaVallais +1100 Super welterweight Henry Lebron -2200 Josec Ruiz +1100 Super featherweight

The fight with Rolls is Berlanga's first time stepping into the main event and first fight back after surgery to repair a torn bicep. That injury came in his most recent fight, an October 2021 clash with Marcelo Coceres that saw Berlanga struggle badly before Coceres scored a ninth-round knockdown.

Berlanga (18-0, 16 KO) picked himself up off the canvas and finished off the fight winning a decision by scores of 96-93 across the board. That was the second consecutive fight where Berlanga was forced to go the distance after his run of first-round knockouts, with Demond Nicholson having also made it the distance, though Berlanga scored four knockdowns against the durable Nicholson.