By Victoria “Vicky” Villa (Ringside)
Photos by George Jimenez
In front of a packed house at the Oceana Ballroom in Brooklyn, NY, Luis Collazo made his anticipated return to the ring after 2 years of inactivity. Collazo
(30-4, 15 KOs) who took on journeyman Franklin Gonzalez (13-8, 10 KOs)
from the Dominican Republic showed a few signs of ring rust but from
the starting bell stuck to his game plan and showed patience in the
ring. He was clearly the stronger man in the ring and went to work on his opponent’s body and often connected to the head. Finally in round 3
Gonzalez was weakened when Collazo connected with a barrage of body punches that dropped him twice before referee Estevez waved off the fight at 2:14 of the 3rd round.
Dmitry Salita (32-1,1 17 KOs) took on Ronnie Warrior Jr (13-4-1, 4 KOs) in a
fight were Salita was forced to work hard and use his boxing skills to
beat a very game Warrior. In the end Salita prevailed and won by unanimous decision. After 8 rounds the judges scores were 80-72, 80-72, 79-73.
Undercard
Hamid Abdul Mateen (1-1, 0 KOs) vs Bakari (0-1, 0 KOs) - Cruiserweight - 4 Rds All three judges scored the bout 40-36 all for the winner via unanimous decision Hamid Abdul - Mateen.
Rafael Vazquez (5-0, 3 KOs) vs Juan Luis Mendez (2-5-1, 0 KOs) - Super Featherweight - 6 Rds
Mendez's corner threw in the towel after Vazquez punished Mendez with body shots. Mendez wins by TKO at 1:48 of round 3
Mike Ruiz (11-4, 6 KOs) vs Gregory Hackett (2-7, 0 KOs) - Light Middleweight - 6 Rds
Ruiz wins via UD with scores of 60-53, 59-54, 58-55
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