Luis Collazo pulled off a semi stunner of a win, knocking out comebacking Victor Ortiz at the Barclays Center on Thursday evening. Ortiz was coming back since getting his jaw broken in a June 2012 bout with Josesito Lopez. He got caught with a right hook in round two, after getting tagged with Collazo lefts. He hit the deck, and was on his knees, a blank look on his face as the ref counted. His eyes and brain didn’t reset, and he was counted out.
Collazo, who held a welter crown in 2004-2005, registered a pretty darned impressive second act. He’s 32, and now in line for a solid money scrap.
A deeply spiritual man, he thanked God again and again, giving credit to the man upstairs for his effort. He said he had no doubt he’d win, and he knew that Ortiz would throw wide, and he could use it against him. He referenced past hard times, and said now, he’s ready to perform at peak level, and stay focused.
“I’m not a big puncher, but I’m a hooker,” he said. “A lot of people say I’m not a big puncher, but I guess they’re wrong.”
And next? “I want Floyd Mayweather, in New York City, I want what the fans want!” he said.
Ortiz after said, “I’m good, I got caught, it’s no big deal. I’m just one of the fighters, I put my heart out there.”
