Luis Collazo

Luis Collazo is a former American professional boxer who held the WBA welterweight title from 2005 to 2006. He was born on April 22, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York City. Collazo is of Puerto Rican descent and had a professional boxing career spanning over 19 years from 2000 to 2019.

Collazo had a total of 47 fights, winning 39 and losing 8. He had no draws or no contests over his career. Out of his 39 wins, 20 were won via KO. Collazo won one world title at welterweight, with one successful title defense. He is also known by his fighting nickname, "God's Way".

Collazo made his professional boxing debut against Jose Maldonado at the age of 19 on May 17, 2000. He won the fight via first-round TKO. After his debut fight, he won 13 more consecutive fights, six of which were won via stoppage.

In his 25th professional fight, at the age of 23, Collazo had his first world title fight. This was against José Antonio Rivera for the welterweight WBA (Regular) title on April 2, 2005. He defeated Rivera via 12 round split-decision to become the welterweight champion of the world.

Collazo's best fights and notable victories include wins over Miguel Ángel González, Chris Degollado, Sammy Vasquez Jr., David Gogichaishvili, Franklin Gonzalez, and Miguel Callist. However, Collazo had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career, with three of them in title bouts and five in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Edwin Cassiani via 3rd round TKO on April 13, 2002, which ended his 14-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost six times via decision.

On January 7, 2006, after Cory Spinks was elevated to "Undisputed Champion" status before he had lost his titles to Zab Judah, the WBA's welterweight title was vacated. With Judah's loss, Collazo was then recognized 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.

In his professional boxing career, Collazo fought Amir Khan in 2014. Khan dominated all rounds and scored three knockdowns during the fight. He also fought Andre Berto for the WBC Welterweight in 2009. Collazo lost a very close fight and a controversial unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Collazo appeared to be ahead most of the fight.

Collazo's last professional fight was a non-title bout against Uzbek boxer Kudratillo Abdukakhorov on October 18, 2019. Collazo lost the fight via 10 round technical-decision.

In summary, Luis Collazo's professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years. Collazo won one world title at welterweight, with one successful title defense. He won 39 out of 47 fights, with 20 KO wins. Collazo retired from professional boxing with a record of 39-8, which included 20 knockout wins and two losses via KO, and one title win. Despite his losses, Collazo is known as a talented boxer and his career is one that is worth remembering in the world of boxing.

Luis Collazo Fight Record