Collazo vs Vargas

Who won Collazo vs Vargas?

Luis Collazo beat Samuel Vargas by split decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, March 17th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 96-95 in favor of winner Luis Collazo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Conlan beating Ruben Garcia. Also on the undercard Paddy Barnes lost to Oscar Mojica.

Collazo vs Vargas stats

Back in March 2019, Luis Collazo stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Collazo had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 47%.

Luis Collazo was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Luis Collazo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Samuel Vargas was an orthodox fighter.

Collazo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 9 years and 8 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 292 compared to Vargas' 262.

Luis Collazo went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at welterweight.

Samuel Vargas was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Collazo vs Vargas form

Collazo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Bryant Perrella on August 4, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sammy Vasquez on February 2, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at Horseshoe Casino, Mississippi.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Keith Thurman on July 11, 2015, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at USF Sundome, Tampa.

Before that, he had beaten Christopher Degollado on April 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Amir Khan on May 3, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Collazo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Collazo vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Collazo vs Vargas?

Collazo vs Vargas was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Collazo vs Vargas?

Luis Collazo was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Vargas made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.