Luis Collazo

This article is about the American boxer. For the Puerto Rican politician, see Luis Collazo Rivera.

Luis Collazo
Statistics
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1981-04-22) April 22, 1981 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	43
Wins	36
Wins by KO	19
Losses	7

Luis Collazo (born April 22, 1981) was an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent.^[1] He is a former WBA welterweight champion and multiple time world title challenger.

Amateur career

Before turning pro on May 16, 2000, Collazo had a record of 97-25 as an amateur.

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 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.

Luis Collazo also faced Amir Khan in 2014, Khan dominated all rounds and scored three knockdowns during the fight.

Professional record

36 Wins (19 Knockouts), 7 Defeats (1 Knockouts), 0 Draws^[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	36-7	Keith Thurman	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	2015-07-11	USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida	For WBA (Regular) Welterweight title.
Win	36-6	Chris Degollado	TKO	2 (10), 1:46	2015-04-11	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Loss	35-6	Amir Khan	UD	12	2014-05-03	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For vacant WBC Silver and WBA International Welterweight titles.
Win	35-5	Victor Ortiz	KO	2 (12), 2:59	2014-01-30	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Win	34-5	Alan Sanchez	UD	10	2013-09-02	Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas	Won WBA International vacant welterweight title
Win	33-5	Miguel Callist	TKO	5 (8), 1:33	2013-04-27	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Win	32-5	Steve Upsher Chambers	UD	8	2012-10-20	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
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
Win	24-1	Richard Heath	TKO	1 (6)	2005-02-24	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Win	23-1	Kevin Carter	TKO	6 (8)	2005-01-28	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Win	22-1	Felix Flores	UD	10 (10)	2004-10-02	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	21-1	Thomas Davis	UD	6 (6)	2004-04-17	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

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.
↑ Luis Collazo's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-14.

External links

Professional boxing record for Luis Collazo from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Preceded by José Antonio Rivera	WBA Welterweight Champion April 2, 2005 – May 13, 2006 Regular title until January 7, 2006	Succeeded by Ricky Hatton
International Championships
Vacant Title last held by Marcos Maidana	WBA Welterweight Champion International title September 2, 2013 – May 3, 2014	Succeeded by Amir Khan

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