Luis Collazo
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Luis Collazo | |
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Nickname(s) | God's Way |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | April 22, 1981
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 48 |
Wins | 39 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 8 |
No contests | 1 |
Luis Collazo (born April 22, 1981) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA welterweight title from 2005 to 2006.
Professional career[]
Collazo is of Puerto Rican descent, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
Collazo won the WBA Welterweight title on April 2, 2005 with a 12-round split decision victory over defending champion Jose Antonio Rivera. However, the WBA had elevated Cory Spinks to "Undisputed Champion" status before he had lost his titles to Zab Judah, so Collazo was not yet the definitive champion of that organization. On January 7, 2006, Judah lost a 12-round decision to Carlos Baldomir in New York. Baldomir had chosen to pay the sanctioning fee of the WBC only; as a result Judah's WBA undisputed title was vacated. With Judah's loss, Collazo then attained recognition as the WBA's sole welterweight champion. On May 13, 2006, he lost the title to Ricky Hatton in a very tight and controversial affair which went the distance.
On February 10, 2007 he lost a 12-round unanimous decision versus Sugar Shane Mosley in which he injured his hand early in the fight and continued on till the end. After working back from the injury through rehab and aggressive training, by long-time trainer Nirmal Lorick, Luis fought on the Roy Jones Jr vs. Félix Trinidad card, January 19, 2008 at Madison Square Gardens. He won a one-sided victory against Edvan Dos Santos Barros (9-5-1, 7 KOs), winning 100-90 on 2 judges' scorecards and 99-91 on the other.
On September 28, 2008 on the Mosley vs. Mayorga undercard, Collazo stopped Russell Jordan (now 15-6) in the eighth and final round of their bout.
On January 17, 2009, Collazo fought the undefeated Andre Berto for the WBC Welterweight. Collazo lost a very close fight and a controversial unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Collazo appeared to be ahead most of the fight. The scores were 113-114, 113-114 and the third judge Bill Clancy scored the bout 111-116 which was found by some to be controversial.
On January 30, 2014, Collazo defeated Victor Ortiz in the first match up for Ortiz since his jaw was broken. Collazo landed a right hook to Ortiz in the last second of the second round which ended the match after the 10 count.[2]
Luis Collazo also faced Amir Khan in 2014, Khan dominated all rounds and scored three knockdowns during the fight.[3]
Collazo vs. Vargas[]
On March 17, 2019, Collazo, ranked #10 by the WBO at welterweight, fought WBA's #10 Samuel Vargas.[4] After a slow start, Collazo found his rhythm and outboxed Vargas enough to earn a split-decision victory, 98-92, 96-94 and 94-96.[5]
Collazo vs. Abdukakhorov[]
In his next fight, Collazo fought Abdukakhorov, who was ranked #1 by the IBF, #5 by the WBC and #11 by the WBO at welterweight.[6] The fight was competitive in the first half, but the younger, fresher Abdukakhorov prevailed in the second part of the fight. At 2:03 in the tenth round, Collazo was cut badly after a clash of heads and was not able to continue the fight. Abdukakhorov was awarded a technical decision victory.[7]
Professional boxing record[]
48 fights | 39 wins | 8 losses |
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By knockout | 20 | 2 |
By decision | 18 | 6 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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48 | NC | 39–8 (1) | ![]() |
NC | 4 (10), 2:44 | Aug 7, 2021 | ![]() |
NC after accidental head clash |
47 | Loss | 39–8 | ![]() |
TD | 10 (10), 2:03 | Oct 18, 2019 | ![]() |
Unanimous TD after Collazo cut from accidental head clash |
46 | Win | 39–7 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Mar 17, 2019 | ![]() |
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45 | Win | 38–7 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Aug 4, 2018 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 37–7 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10), 1:27 | Feb 2, 2017 | ![]() |
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43 | Loss | 36–7 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Jul 11, 2015 | ![]() |
For WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
42 | Win | 36–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:46 | Apr 11, 2015 | ![]() |
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41 | Loss | 35–6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 3, 2014 | ![]() |
Lost WBA International welterweight title; For vacant WBC Silver welterweight title |
40 | Win | 35–5 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 2:59 | Jan 30, 2014 | ![]() |
Retained WBA International welterweight title |
39 | Win | 34–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 2, 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA International welterweight title |
38 | Win | 33–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 1:33 | Apr 27, 2013 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 32–5 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Oct 20, 2012 | ![]() |
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36 | Loss | 31–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 15, 2011 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 31–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 2:14 | Apr 13, 2011 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 30–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:56 | Jun 20, 2009 | ![]() |
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33 | Loss | 29–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jan 17, 2009 | ![]() |
For WBC welterweight title |
32 | Win | 29–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8), 2:28 | Sep 27, 2008 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 19, 2008 | ![]() |
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30 | Loss | 27–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Feb 10, 2007 | ![]() |
For WBC interim welterweight title |
29 | Win | 27–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 0:33 | Nov 4, 2006 | ![]() |
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28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | May 13, 2006 | ![]() |
Lost WBA welterweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Aug 13, 2005 | ![]() |
Retained WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | Apr 2, 2005 | ![]() |
Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:15 | Feb 24, 2005 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:46 | Jan 28, 2005 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 2, 2004 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Apr 17, 2004 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:10 | Mar 27, 2003 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Jan 16, 2003 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Nov 8, 2002 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Aug 30, 2002 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Jun 22, 2002 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | May 31, 2002 | ![]() |
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15 | Loss | 14–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:41 | Apr 13, 2002 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) | Jan 18, 2002 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Aug 4, 2001 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | Jul 7, 2001 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jun 22, 2001 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | Jun 9, 2001 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Apr 29, 2001 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Apr 24, 2001 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:11 | Apr 1, 2001 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Feb 24, 2001 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | Dec 8, 2000 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Oct 11, 2000 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
DQ | 3 (6) | Jul 28, 2000 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6) | Jun 7, 2000 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | May 17, 2000 | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Davies, Gareth A (April 30, 2014). "'Without boxing, I would have gone to prison, no question', says Amir Khan's opponent Luis Collazo". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Gerbasi, Thomas. "Luis Collazo Knocks Out Victor Ortiz in Two Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Reeno, Rick. "Khan Lands at 147, Drops Collazo Three Times To Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Collazo vs Vargas - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Luis Collazo finds fountain of youth, beats Samuel Vargas by split decision". The Ring. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Collazo vs Abdukakhorov - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Christ, Scott (2019-10-18). "Kudratillo Abdukakhorov wins technical decision over Luis Collazo". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
External links[]
- 1981 births
- Boxers from New York City
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent
- Southpaw boxers
- American male boxers
- World Boxing Association champions
- World welterweight boxing champions