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Oscar Collazo: This Is A Huge Opportunity To Show I Belong With The Best

Oscar Collazo: This Is A Huge Opportunity To Show I Belong With The Best

Jake Donovan

•Jan 28, 2023

Oscar Collazo has been eager to race to the top ever since turning pro nearly three years ago. Entering just his sixth career fight, the unbeaten Puerto Rican southpaw—aptly nicknamed ‘El Pupilo’ (‘The Pupil’) is determined to make sure it leads to one for a major title. Collazo will face Mexico’s Yudel Reyes in a WBO strawweight title eliminator in the opening bout of a four-fight DAZN telecast this Saturday at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

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Alexis Rocha, George Ashie Within Welterweight Limit For DAZN Main Event In Inglewood, California

Alexis Rocha, George Ashie Within Welterweight Limit For DAZN Main Event In Inglewood, California

Jake Donovan

•Jan 27, 2023

Alexis Rocha soaked in the cheers of his adoring public as he once again effortlessly made weight. The 25-year-old southpaw from Santa Ana, California has remained a model of consistency at the scale throughout his young career. It showed once again during Friday’s official pre-fight weigh-in, where Rocha registered a fighting fit 146.4 pounds for his NABO welterweight title defense.

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Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez (Back) Injured, Oscar Collazo To Now Face Yudel Reyes On Jan. 28

Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez (Back) Injured, Oscar Collazo To Now Face Yudel Reyes On Jan. 28

Jake Donovan

•Jan 15, 2023

Plans for an all-Boricua title eliminator have now shifted to the long-running Puerto Rico-Mexico in-ring rivalry. BoxingScene.com has learned that the previously announced Oscar Collazo-Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez WBO strawweight title eliminator is no longer in play. A back injury forced Mendez—a 26-year-old southpaw and former WBO titlist from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico—to withdraw from their planned January 28 clash at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

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Alexis Rocha vs. Anthony Young - DAZN Undercard Information

Alexis Rocha vs. Anthony Young - DAZN Undercard Information

Random Hits

•Jan 6, 2023

Golden Boy will kickstart 2023 with dynamite, as Santa Ana’s very own ace Alexis “Lex” Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) is scheduled to defend his NABO Welterweight Title and level up against Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Anthony “Juice” Young (24-2, 8 KOs) in a 12-round main event presented in association with Hard Hitting Promotions. The welterweights will go head-to-head on Saturday, January 28 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, and the event will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. 

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Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi

Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi

Jake Donovan

•Jan 6, 2023

Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard by a straight right hand in round two, and wobbly on his feet in a failed bid to beat the count as he was deemed unfit to continue at 1:04 of the second round in their Abema TV-aired title fight Friday at EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan.

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Oscar Collazo Out-Points Ex-Champ Victorio Saludar In WBA 105-Pound Eliminator

Oscar Collazo Out-Points Ex-Champ Victorio Saludar In WBA 105-Pound Eliminator

Keith Idec

•Jul 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES – Oscar Collazo proved his readiness for a 105-pound title shot in just his fifth professional fight Saturday. The Puerto Rican southpaw defeated former WBA and WBO minimumweight champion Victorio Saludar by unanimous decision in their 12-round WBA elimination match on the Ryan Garcia-Javier Fortuna undercard at Crypto.com Arena. Collazo (5-0, 3 KOs) dropped the Philippines’ Saludar in the seventh round, overcame a flash knockdown about 30 seconds later and beat Saludar comfortably on the cards of judges Raul Caiz Sr. (118-110), Rey Danesco (116-112) and Pat Russell (116-112).

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Oscar Collazo: I Expect A World Title Fight After This; I'm Ready For All Those Guys

Oscar Collazo: I Expect A World Title Fight After This; I'm Ready For All Those Guys

Jake Donovan

•Jul 16, 2022

Oscar Collazo isn’t interested in landing on any top prospect lists. An ambitious push has the 25-year-old Puerto Rican southpaw racing straight to the contender stage. Collazo (4-0, 3KOs) immediately embraced the chance to face former WBO strawweight titlist Vic Saludar (21-5, 1!KOs) this weekend at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The bout is a scheduled 12-round title eliminator, putting the winner in line for a shot at one of the WBA strawweight title.  

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Oscar Collazo: This Is My Chance To Let Boxing World Know Who I Am - A Future World Champ

Oscar Collazo: This Is My Chance To Let Boxing World Know Who I Am - A Future World Champ

Jake Donovan

•Jul 16, 2022

This was a fight week that Oscar Collazo has looked forward to ever since he first learned how to box. It’s a perfect storm of events for the 25-year-old Boricua, who—in just his fifth pro fight—enters a title eliminator where a win would put him in line for a shot at the WBA strawweight title. His scheduled 12-round clash with former titlist Vic Saludar comes on his first fight in the U.S. and on a show promoted by the man who provided the inspiration for his given name.

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Ryan Garcia-Javier Fortuna, Undercard Weigh-In Results From Los Angeles

Ryan Garcia-Javier Fortuna, Undercard Weigh-In Results From Los Angeles

Keith Idec

•Jul 15, 2022

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Garcia’s size advantage over Javier Fortuna was on full display Friday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.

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Oscar Collazo, Danielito Zorrilla Will Be Positioned For Titles in 2022, Says Cotto Exec

Oscar Collazo, Danielito Zorrilla Will Be Positioned For Titles in 2022, Says Cotto Exec

Miguel Rivera

•Jan 9, 2022

Miguel Cotto Promotions has high expectations for several of their fighters for 2022 - including Oscar Collazo and Danielito Zorrilla, who understand that they could be close to fighting for world titles.

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