Oscar Collazo Wins Vacant WBO International Flyweight Title

Unbeaten unified champion Oscar Collazo moved up in weight and delivered a dominant performance, stopping late replacement Neider Valdez in the second round to claim the vacant WBO International flyweight title on Saturday night at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.

The Puerto Rican southpaw, who holds the WBA, WBO, and Ring Magazine minimumweight titles, improved his record to 15-0 with 12 knockouts. He overwhelmed Valdez from the opening bell, dropping the Mexican fighter three times before the contest was halted at 2:35 of the second round. Referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight after Valdez's corner signaled they had seen enough following the third knockdown.

Collazo was originally scheduled to defend his minimumweight belts against Joey Canoy, but that fight was canceled earlier in the week after Canoy encountered visa issues. Valdez stepped in on short notice, and the bout was contested at the 112-pound flyweight limit instead of the 105-pound minimumweight division.

After the victory, Collazo expressed his comfort at the higher weight and immediately called for a major fight against WBA flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval. He stated that a bout with Sandoval...