Luis Collazo Boxing News

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
March 5, 2010 – Mexico City.
From the office of WBC President José Sulaiman:
WBC President José Sulaiman said today, “On behalf of all of the members of the WBC and myself, I would like to express our sincere sympathy and condolences to our dear friend and distinguished promoter, Gary Shaw, for the passing [...]

By Jason Kim: The Super Six tournament stage 2 bouts between World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler, WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward vs. Allan Green could be moved from April 17th to a new date, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Apparently, there’s some kind of logistical issue involving [...]

By Manuel Perez: Coming off a narrow disappointing 12-round decision to WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto, former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (29-4, 14 KOs) told Boxing Talk interviewer Ray Campbell Jr. that he’s interested in a fight with Ricky Hatton if Ricky ends up not signing for his fight with Manny Pacquiao on May [...]

By Matt Stein: I don’t want to sound overly harsh about WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto’s performance against Luis Collazo on Saturday night, but I got to be frank, he looked positively terrible in there. If you don’t mind seeing unskilled brawlers fight, then I suppose Berto made the fight worth watching but not for [...]

By Chris Williams: On Saturday night, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto fought a war against challenger Luis Collazo, grinding out a 12-unanimous decision in a fight that is already be considered as a candidate for a fight of the year. For Berto, it was his 2nd title defense of his WBC belt and easily the [...]

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KOs) overcame being stunned in the 1st round by his number #1 challenger Luis Collazo (29-4, 14 KOs) to come back to win a close – and controversial – 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in [...]

By William Mackay: In what could be a break out fight for World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs), the 2004 Olympian for the Haiti team, is facing former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (29-3, 14 KOs) this Saturday at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Having been matched [...]

An undefeated young titleholder looks to start the new year off with a bang versus a battled-tested veteran in the 2009 premiere of the network’s hit late-night boxing franchise when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: ANDRE BERTO VS. LUIS COLLAZO is presented SATURDAY, JAN. 17 at 9:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), from the Beau [...]

By Chris Williams: Talent, speed, and a brittle chin, World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) has all of them. The unvarnished truth about Berto is that he’s a talented fighter but one loaded with flaws, starting with his chin and ending with his limited 5′8″ size, small for a welterweight. Some [...]

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman announced today that WBC heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and official challenger Juan Carlos Gomez of Cuba/Germany have reached an agreement and signed for their mandatory fight. The purse offer, which was scheduled for tomorrow, has been cancelled.
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Yuriorkis Gamboa and Odlanier Solis are ready to shine at the season premiere of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” next week (January 9th) at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts. The 2004 Olympic gold medallists had no spare time over Christmas or New Year’s but have been working hard at their training camp in Primm, Nevada. “They [...]

By Dave Lahr: Undefeated WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) will be facing his biggest test of his young, four year professional career against former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (29-3, 14 KOs) on January 17th at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Berto, 25, has fought mostly limited opponents [...]

By David Lar: Making his first defense of his WBC welterweight title, undefeated Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) pounded out an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes (33-7, 9 KOs) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Berto, 25, rose to the occasion against arguably his best opponent of his career in the [...]

Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Devon Alexander (14-0, 9 KO’s) had little trouble grinding out a 12-round lopsided unanimous decision against former World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (31-8-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Aside from the opening round when the 33 year-old Corley appeared to land [...]

Former World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion. Born on April 22, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York. Height: 5’ 9” Weight: Welterweight (147). Record: 27-3 (13 KOs). World Boxing Association welterweight champion Luis Collazo believes he is a true opportunist. To prove it, the then-23-year old didn’t flinch when offered the opportunity to fight for his first [...]