oscar ‘el pupilo’ collazo

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Thanks! Wasn't aware of this upcoming matchup. Should be interesting indeed. Collazo is certainly a prospect... and Mendez isn't quite at gatekeeper status yet... so let's see.

i think oscar was going to be on the undercard if king ry took a tune up in january, so this fight landed on the undercard of the recently announced january twenty eighth alexis rocha v anthony young card. this will be oscar collazo's second former champion in six fights. very good progression & opposition

Oh absolutely. Seems like a fast track as compared to the typical young prospect. I hope it doesn't backfire on him/them. They must see something special in him to be bringing him up at that pace.

since doing my prospect series i have noticed that there are quite a few of them around that are taking challenges early. keysahwn davis is higher profile prospect of that ilk. i've also noticed the politics at the lower level & how a good promoter can make all the difference. take katsuma akitsugi for example, many of his fights are of his opponents promoters cards & now that he has shown himself to be a high risk with low reward he is having trouble getting fights. oscar collazo has miguel cotto behind him & he's in a division where it is easier to be fast tracked to a title but his opposition is showing he is not taking the easy route