#El mini boxer professional

The championship bout took place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on May 27, 2023. It was declared deserted for failure to comply with purse bid terms, rescheduled for February 27, and eventually won by Golden Boy Promotions and Cotto Promotions with a bid of $152,000. As the they failed to reach a deal within the 30-day negotiation period, the sanctioning body scheduled a purse bid for February 23.

On January 30, 2023, the WBO ordered their mini-flyweight champion Melvin Jerusalem make a mandatory title defense against Collazo. He had knocked Reyes down with a right hook in the previous round. Collazo stopped his opponent with a left hook at the 2:59 minute mark of the fifth round. He was replaced by Yudel Reyes, who stepped in on two-week's notice. Méndez was forced to withdraw from the bout on January 15, due to a back injury sustained in training. Ĭollazo was expected to face the former WBO mini flyweight titlist Wilfredo Méndez in a WBO mini-flyweight title eliminator on January 28, 2023, on the undercard of the Alexis Rocha and Anthony Young welterweight bout, which took place at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Both fighters were knocked down in the sixth round, Saludar with a two-punch combination and Collazo with a right uppercut. Collazo won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 116–112 and one scorecard of 118–110. The fight was booked for the undercard of the Javier Fortuna lightweight bout, which took place on July 16, 2022. Rise up the ranks Ĭollazo faced the former WBO and WBA (Regular) mini-flyweight champion Vic Saludar in a WBA mini-flyweight title eliminator. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Collazo moved down to mini flyweight to face Pedro Villegas for the vacant WBO Latino minimumweight title on 3 December 2021. He won the fight by a career-first unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 60–54 in his favor. Ĭollazo moved up to flyweight for his next bout, against Francisco Bonilla on 25 March 2021, on the Amanda Serrano vs.

#El mini boxer professional

He won his second professional bout a round quicker than his first, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Collazo was next booked to face Kevin John Cruz Jusino on 5 December 2020. Professional career Early career Ĭollazo made his professional debut as a light flyweight against Vicente Castro Cheneque on 15 February 2020. Oscar Manuel Collazo (born January 15, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini flyweight title since May 2023.ĭuring his seven-year amateur career, Collazo won five national amateur boxing titles, the bronze medal the 2017 Panamerican Championships and the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.