Photo Credit: Miguel Cotto Promotions
VILLALBA, PUERTO RICO – Undefeated, WBO Minimumweight World Champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (9-0, 7 KOs) of Villaba, Puerto Rico hosted a media workout ahead of his championship clash on Friday, June 7. Collazo will face Managua, Nicaragua’s Gerardo Zapata (14-1-1) in a special 12-round fight that will be a part of the Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend. The event will take place at Turning Stone Resort Casino, and is co-promoted with Miguel Cotto Promotions and broadcast around the world on DAZN.
Here is what Oscar Collazo had to say:
OSCAR COLLAZO, WBO MINIMUMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION:
“I feel great, strong, fast and very excited for my third world title defense. We are one week and a half away from fight night. This camp has been perfect, we have a great game plan for Zapata and all the fans will see another masterpiece performance.”
“Zapata is a tall, tough fighter that likes to fight, but we have twelve rounds to do our job and get a dominant victory. I am ready to the best version of Gerardo Zapata.”
“I feel honored and blessed with this opportunity that DAZN, Miguel Cotto Promotions and Golden Boy has given me to headline this great card on June 7 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. I trill and excited to give all my fans and Puerto Rico a big performance with great ring IQ and explosive combinations, all boxing fans can’t miss me perform on DAZN on June 7.”
Tickets are on sale now. Turning Stone will also offer ticketholders a unique boxing fan experience the night of the fight. For $75 (plus the purchase of a ticket), guests will receive exclusive access to the Boxing Hall of Fame Lounge, where Hall of Fame inductees will be socializing on June 7 at various times between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
