The Puerto Rican boxer added a new achievement in his sporting career during the evening held this Saturday in Oceanside, California. In his debut in the 112-pound category, Oscar Collazo resolved the confrontation by technical knockout in the second episode against the Mexican Neider Valdez, obtaining the international flyweight title of the World Boxing Organization.

The fight was originally scheduled for twelve rounds at the Frontwave Arena, but the technical difference was evident from the first bell.

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The current unified minimum weight champion, Oscar Collazo, demonstrated physical adaptability to the new tonnage and managed to send his opponent to the canvas three times during the course of the second round.

Given the punishment received by the Monterrey fighter, Valdez's corner intervened to stop the actions at two minutes and twenty-five seconds into that same round.

Statements after the victory in Oceanside

At the end of the confrontation broadcast worldwide on the DAZN streaming platform, the Villalba fighter analyzed the difficulties prior to the fight and the strategy that allowed him to define the actions in the ring.

"I felt great. A lot of things happened before this fight, but I felt great in there. First, I want to thank Eric Gomez, Golden Boy and Miguel Cotto Promotions for giving me this opportunity and continuing to push me. People don't understand how difficult it was to make this fight, but thank God we got the victory," declared Oscar Collazo to the official DAZN signal.

The Puerto Rican athlete explained that his goal is to establish a long stay in the flyweight division to compete for absolute crowns in the medium term.

Regarding his attack plan in the ring, the 29-year-old boxer explained that he focused on measuring his opponent's right hand to find the regulatory space that would allow him to connect his straight left. "I felt great at 112 pounds. I love this division. In fact, I want to stay here for a long time," added Oscar Collazo when justifying the stoppage of the fight by the rival corner after the third fall.

Upcoming challenges and undercard results

The promoter's planning includes starting negotiations to finalize challenges before the main classifications of the international ranking.

The Puerto Rican boxer directly identified the opponent he wants to face in his next appearance in the ring to continue his rise in the rankings. "I'm definitely interested in fighting Ricardo Sandoval. I really want that fight. I hope we can make it happen. I'm ready for the big fights. I'm ready to make history. I was born for this," concluded Oscar Collazo at the end of his speech.

The evening presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions included other high-level matchups in the preliminaries.

In the co-main event, the Mexican Yair “Manotas” Gallardo defeated the Canadian Buneet Bisla by unanimous decision after ten rounds, conquering the vacant NABO and WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight titles with scores of 97-92, 98-91 and 96-93.

Likewise, Uzbek Olympian Ruslan Abdullaev won the WBA Continental Gold super lightweight championship after defeating Orestes Velázquez by technical knockout in the fifth round.