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Alexei Collado came into the month of July expecting his career to take off. He instead will remain on the sidelines having not fought since making his stateside debut March.
The unexpected downtime is forced upon the unbeaten featherweight prospect, who is anxious to make a splash in the United States. Collado (16-0, 15KO), born in Cuba and temporarily based in Ireland before his most relocation to Miami, was being position to advance to contender, or so he thought when approached with the opportunity to face top 130 lb. contender Juan Carlos Burgos later this month.
The opportunity was offered after Burgos’ original opponent, former title challenger Daulis Prescott pulled out due to a bout with kidney stones. Burgos’ handlers went on the hunt for a replacement for the July 26 ESPN2-televised bout, at which point Collado immediately answered the call. [Click Here To Read More]
The unexpected downtime is forced upon the unbeaten featherweight prospect, who is anxious to make a splash in the United States. Collado (16-0, 15KO), born in Cuba and temporarily based in Ireland before his most relocation to Miami, was being position to advance to contender, or so he thought when approached with the opportunity to face top 130 lb. contender Juan Carlos Burgos later this month.
The opportunity was offered after Burgos’ original opponent, former title challenger Daulis Prescott pulled out due to a bout with kidney stones. Burgos’ handlers went on the hunt for a replacement for the July 26 ESPN2-televised bout, at which point Collado immediately answered the call. [Click Here To Read More]
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