Collazo vs Zapata

Who won Collazo vs Zapata?

Oscar Collazo beat Gerardo Zapata by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, June 7th, 2024, at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 117-110 in favor of winner Oscar Collazo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBO minimumweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Eric Tudor was victorious over Roddricus Livsey, and Mykquan Williams beat Willmank Canonico Brito.

Collazo vs Zapata stats

Back in June 2024, Oscar Collazo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Gerardo Zapata made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Oscar Collazo was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Zapata had a height advantage of 4 inches over Collazo.

Oscar Collazo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gerardo Zapata was an orthodox fighter.

Collazo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 7 months later than Zapata, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 66 compared to Zapata's 95.

Gerardo Zapata was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 105lb division.

Collazo vs Zapata form

Collazo remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Reyneris Gutierrez on January 27, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at FOOTPRINT CENTER, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Garen Diagan on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Melvin Jerusalem on May 27, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Yudel Reyes on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight eliminator fight at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

He had won against Vic Saludar on July 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Collazo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Collazo vs Zapata start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Collazo vs Zapata?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Collazo vs Zapata?

Oscar Collazo was a 1/22 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Gerardo Zapata made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.