Oscar Collazo Retains World Titles After Controversial Finish
The Puerto Rican boxer Oscar Collazo successfully defended his WBO and WBA strawweight titles on Saturday, achieving a technical knockout in the seventh round against Jayson Vayson. The decision by Vayson’s corner to stop the fight generated controversy. Despite the fall suffered in the first round, Vayson maintained an aggressive attitude against Collazo (13-0, 10 KOs). The fight remained competitive until the moment of the interruption, with Vayson focusing on Collazo’s body in the fourth round. Collazo responded with effective combinations, cornering Vayson (14-2-1, 8 KOs) in the sixth and seventh rounds.Collazo, who has been champion since 2023, obtained his third consecutive knockout victory. He conquered the WBO title by defeating Melvin Jerusalem in May 2023 and added the WBA title in 2024, after knocking out Knockout CP Freshmart in November of that year.They thought I was stunned, but I wanted to keep fighting. 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
I think the stoppage was good. I was pressing, choosing my shots. The seventh round was the moment we were going to launch and launch, and we got the stoppage. 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 he was getting tired, and I wanted to choose my shots in that round and it was stopped.
Oscar Collazo
