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Oscar Collazo To Make First World Title Defense In
Homeland Of Puerto Rico Against Garen Diagan
With his eyes locked on legacy making, Puerto Rico’s Oscar
“El Pupilo” Collazo (7-0, 5 KOs) will continue his
history-making journey as he makes his first WBO Mini
Flyweight World Championship defense against Garen “Hellboy”
Diagan (10-3, 5 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines on
Saturday, August 26. The first men's world title fight in
Puerto Rico in six years, the special island broadcast of
the Golden Boy Fight Night Series on DAZN will take place at
the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan and is presented in
association with Miguel Cotto Promotions. The DAZN broadcast
begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.
“El Pupilo” solidified his place at the top of the list of
active Puerto Rican boxers with a meteoric rise in the sport
through a spectacular knockout of former titleholder Melvin
“Gringo” Jerusalem this past May 27 on the undercard of
Rocha vs. Young. Displaying his adaptability and surgical
use of a heavy left hand punch that hurt the former
champion, Collazo crushed a number of records in his
victorious championship fight, including shredding the
record for the fastest to become a world champion from
Puerto Rico.
“I feel super honored to return to fight where I made my
pro-debut, and make my first defense there,” said World
Champion Oscar Collazo. “Great champions such as Wilfredo
Gómez, Wilfredo Benitez, Tito Trinidad and Miguel Cotto have
fought there, and this is another historic moment that marks
my career once again. I am super grateful to Miguel Cotto
Promotions, Golden Boy and DAZN for believing in me and
allowing me to make my first defense here, in front of my
people of Puerto Rico. I am very excited and grateful.”
“Like all Filipinos, my opponent comes to fight. He is a
strong boxer who has come with two great victories. He is
tall and he uses his reach well. We have everything planned
and we know the hands that I have can attack and make
damage. I just want to continue thanking my fans for the
support they have given me, and I want them to support me on
August 26 to continue making history together with all my
beautiful people from the Island,” concluded Collazo.
With a moniker of “Hellboy,” Diagan is a tough southpaw who
created chaos in South Africa when he knocked out local hero
Simpiwe Konkco and in Vietnam when he outscored world-ranked
Huu Toan Le with a split decision victory. Diagan is not a
stranger to being the underdog in a foreign land and
securing an upset victory.
“I am amped about my opponent, Collazo is a world champion.
I will bring my A-game,” said challenger Garen Diagan. “I’ll
do my level-best to prove to all that I can hang with the
best of them too. My opponent is a tough cookie and
well-rounded fighter. There is something about him that sets
him apart from the others - he packs a punch and is on a
winning spree. He’s got some serious muscle. My coach and I
have a plan, we have been putting in the hours in the gym,
and I’ll give it everything I’ve got to show everyone that
he’s up against a true Filipino.”
More information on the complete undercard will be announced
in the coming weeks.
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