Puerto Rico’s Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo as soon as once more proved why he stands because the undisputed king at 105 kilos, efficiently defending his WBA Tremendous World Championship. In a show of relentless, systematic punishment, Collazo compelled the nook of Jesús “Chiquito” Haro to throw within the towel earlier than the beginning of the seventh spherical, sealing a retirement victory (RTD) on Saturday evening on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, California.
From the opening bell, the Villalba native imposed a suffocating tempo that the younger Nevada challenger merely couldn’t comprise. Collazo’s blueprint was clear: break Haro down with a sustained physique assault. Thudding hooks to the liver and digging photographs to the photo voltaic plexus steadily eroded the challenger’s mobility. Though Haro confirmed grit and tried to fireplace again within the early frames, he was in the end overwhelmed by the champion’s energy and sheer punch output.
The hole widened within the fifth and sixth rounds, when Collazo “stepped on the fuel,” unleashing sharp mixtures that left the challenger visibly damage and with out efficient defensive solutions. After absorbing heavy punishment on the finish of the sixth, Haro’s crew made the choice to maintain their fighter on the stool, granting Collazo his eighth victory in world title bouts.
With the win, Oscar Collazo improved his unbeaten document to 14-0 with 11 knockouts, additional cementing his standing as one in every of boxing’s premier pound-for-pound skills. Following the battle, the Boricua champion reiterated his intention to pursue full unification within the minimumweight division, setting his sights on a possible summer season showdown with Filipino standout Melvin Jerusalem to find out the undisputed ruler of the load class.
