Oscar Collazo Retains World Titles in Controversial Stoppage
In a night full of action, Puerto Rican boxer Oscar Collazo successfully defended his WBO and WBA strawweight titles, defeating Jayson Vayson by technical knockout in the seventh round. The fight, which took place on Saturday, ended unexpectedly when Vayson’s corner stopped the fight, generating surprise among those present. The match, which was developing competitively, showed Vayson maintaining an aggressive attitude against Collazo, despite having been knocked down in the first round. Vayson managed to recover and began to direct his attacks to Collazo’s body in the fourth round. Collazo responded with effective combinations, leading Vayson to the ropes in rounds six and seven. Vayson’s corner’s decision to stop the fight, without the boxer appearing to be in imminent danger, was a point of controversy.Collazo, who represents Puerto Rico, added his third consecutive victory by way of rapid and has maintained his champion status since 2023. He conquered the WBO title by defeating Melvin Jerusalem in May 2023 and added the WBA title in 2024, by knocking out Knockout CP Freshmart in November of the same year.They thought I was groggy, but I wanted to keep fighting,” Vayson stated. “Of course, I respect the corner’s decision for the boxer’s safety… I felt the blows on my body, but I thought I could handle it.
Jayson Vayson
In the co-main event, Gabriela Fundora, undisputed women’s flyweight champion, demonstrated her superiority by defeating Alexas Kubicki by technical knockout in the seventh round. Kubicki replaced the Argentinian Ayelen “Piru” Granadino, who was denied a visa to enter the United States. Fundora didn’t take long to connect effective combinations on Kubicki, who tried to resist his opponent’s attacks, but the fight was finally stopped.“I think the stoppage was good,” Collazo affirmed. “I was pressing, choosing my punches. The seventh round was where we were going to throw and throw, and we got the stoppage… In the last three rounds I was wearing him down. I knew I was going to get it. I applied the pressure as I wanted. I saw that he was slowing down and I wanted to choose my punches in that round and it stopped.
Oscar Collazo
