Luis Collazo Stopped in Six, Announces Retirement

PROBOX TV returned with a former world champion headlining their bi-weekly program. Luis Collazo returned to the ring after announcing his retirement before a no-contest with Eimantas Stanionis. The now 41-year-old former world champion from Brooklyn, New York, did not have his best night. He scored in sports and outhustled the 26-year-old Angel Ruiz but could never avoid the return fire and was eating big straight left hands from the southpaw Ruiz. Ruiz had his opponent in big trouble in the opening minute a big left hand put Collazo into the ropes. However, the native New Yorker began to settle in and got things going in the second and third rounds. Collazo scored with clean combinations and hurt Ruiz several times. However, once Ruiz got Collazo's timing down, his left hand became automatic. Ruiz settled in and put together clean combinations. He dropped Collazo in the third round twice and then had him hurt again in the fifth with a straight left. Ruiz sealed the deal in the sixth round with a clean, crisp, thudding right hand to the body that landed right in the solar plexus of Collzao, which put him down on all fours and unable to beat the count. The official time was :32 of round number six. Collazo finishes with a 39-9 (20) record. Ruiz improves to 18-2-1 (13). Following the stoppage loss Collazo said “He caught me with a great body shot. I was getting ready to throw, and he threw and beat me to it. For boxing, I’m done. This is the end for me now. Ruiz did what he had to do and came out with the victory. I give them credit and wish him nothing but the best. Now I will get to spend more time with my family and with the grandchildren.”

On the undercard was a good-looking, upstart, southpaw welterweight, Vladim Musaev. Musaev ran his record to 6-0 (4). The 30-year-old knockout artist from Krasnodar Krai, Russia, scored an impressive first-round stoppage of unbeaten Martin Alvarez. Musaev started like he was shot out of a cannon, scoring with his left hand to the head and body. The ending came quicker than a hiccup. Alvarez walked face-first into a short straight left hand and was dropped immediately. He made it to his feet, but referee Emil Lombardi had decided Amvarez was in no condition to continue and waved the bout off at 2:03 of the opening round.