Luis Collazo

Luis Collazo
Statistics
Real name	Luis Collazo
Rated at	Welterweight Light Middleweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	April 22, 1981 (1981-04-22) Brooklyn, New York
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	31
Wins by KO	16
Losses	5
Draws	0

Luis Collazo (born April 22, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) is a boxer in the welterweight division. His boxing record is 31-4 (16 KOs). He is a former WBA welterweight champion.

Professional career

He grew up in Brooklyn on Georgia Avenue and attended P.S. 290 and I.S. 302. He is of Puerto Rican descent. 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 the definite 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 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.

Professional record

31 Wins (16 Knockouts), 5 Defeats (1 Knockouts), 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	31-5	Freddy Hernandez	UD	10	2011-10-15	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win	31-4	Franklin Gonzalez	TKO	3 (8), 2:14	2011-04-13	Oceana, Brooklyn, New York
Win	30-4	David Gogichaishvili	TKO	6 (8), 2:56	2009-06-20	Radisson Hotel, Columbia, South Carolina
Loss	29-4	Andre Berto	UD	12	2009-01-17	Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi	For WBC welterweight title
Win	29-3	Russell Jordan	TKO	8 (8), 2:28	2008-09-27	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win	28-3	Edvan Dos Santos Barros	UD	10	2008-01-19	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	27-3	Shane Mosley	UD	12	2007-02-10	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For interim WBC welterweight title
Win	27-2	Artur Atadzhanov	TKO	6 (10), 0:33	2006-11-04	Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Loss	26-2	Ricky Hatton	UD	12	2006-05-13	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts	Lost WBA welterweight title
Win	26-1	Miguel Ángel González	TKO	8 (10), 0:01	2005-08-13	United Center, Chicago, Illinois	Retained WBA welterweight title
Win	25-1	José Antonio Rivera	SD	12	2005-04-02	DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts	Won WBA welterweight title

See also

• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

External links

• Professional boxing record for Luis Collazo from BoxRec
• boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia

Preceded by José Antonio Rivera

WBA Welterweight Champion April 2, 2005–May 13, 2006 Regular title until January 7, 2006

Succeeded by Ricky Hatton