Oscar Collazo and Gerardo Zapata battle it out in the main event live from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY on Friday, June 7. The contest pits the unbeaten Puerto Rican WBO minimumweight champion against the Nicaraguan contender. The world championship bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
27-year-old Collazo (9-0, 7 KOs) of Newark, New Jersey defends his belt for the third time and targets a “dominant victory“. 29-year-old Zapata (14-1-1, 5 KOs) of Nicaragua fights for his first major title and debuts in the United States.
The co-main event features Eric Tudor (10-1, 6 KOs) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida up against Roddricus Livsey (12-2-1, 9 KOs) of Atlanta, Georgia. The latter replaced Quinton Randall (14-2-1, 3 KOs) of Houston, Texas. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds at super welterweight.
Among Collazo vs Zapata undercard bouts, Mykquan Williams (20-0-2, 9 KOs) of Hartford, Connecticut takes on Willmank Canonico Brito (12-5-2, 10 KOs) of Mexico by way of Venezuela. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds at super lightweight.
As well, David Stevens (13-1, 9 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania faces Sergio Lopez (14-5, 10 KOs) of Argentina. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds at super middleweight.
Plus, Yair Benjamin Gallardo-Lozano (7-0, 6 KOs) of Mexico meets Michael Ruiz Portalatin (7-2, 5 KOs) of Puerto Rico. The bout is scheduled for six rounds at light heavyweight.
Among the prelims, Bryce Mills (15-1, 5 KOs) of Syracuse, New York and Phoenix, Arizona-based Jose Marruffo (14-13-2, 2 KOs) of Mexico clash in a six-rounder at super lightweight. In the event opener, Manuel Moreira (1-5) of Sheridan, Wyoming and Sasha Tudor (0-0-1) of Romania go head to head in a four-rounder at super welterweight.
Oscar Collazo vs Gerardo Zapata results
The complete Oscar Collazo vs Gerardo Zapata results look as the following:
Main card
- Oscar Collazo def. Gerardo Zapata by unanimous decision (119-109, 119-109, 117-110) | Watch highlights
- Eric Tudor def. Roddricus Livsey by KO (R1 at 2:19)
- Mykquan Williams def. Willmank Canonico Brito by KO (R3 at 2:13)
- David Stevens def. Sergio Lopez by TKO (R1 at 2:13)
- Yair Benjamin Gallardo-Lozano def. Michael Ruiz Portalatin by TKO (R2 at 1:18)
Prelims
- Bryce Mills def. Jose Marruffo by unanmous decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
- Sasha Tudor def. Manuel Moreira by TKO (R1 at 1:10)