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'''Luis Collazo''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a ] in the ] ]. His boxing record is 26-2 (12 ]). He is the former ] welterweight champion. On ], ], he lost the title to ] in a controversial and disputed decision. The fight was quite close throughout, with Hatton having the style and power advantage in the early rounds, but it seemed to many who observed the fight (besides the judges, who were very inexperienced at judging important matches) that Collazo captured the fight by winning more than half of the remaining rounds - he even had Hatton "KO'ed on his feet" in the middle of the final round. However, his boxing did not prevail over the bulldog-like HBO-Contracted fighter Hatton, who really looked like a man who was not used to his new weight class. Indeed, this fight disproved the long-held theory that "you have to knock out the champ". It is not likely that Hatton will agree to a rematch with Collazo, as, in addition to the fact that it would be a difficult and now-personal matchup given the loss of a champion, the public relations machine behind the British fighter is already setting-up "dream matches" against some of the finest fighters near Hatton's weight class, which may include Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Oscar DeLaHoya, and the like. '''Luis Collazo''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a ] in the ] ]. His boxing record is 26-2 (12 ]). He is the former ] welterweight champion. On ], ], he lost the title to ] on a close unanimous decision. Collazo was knocked down in the 1st round. Thereafter, the fight was close, with Hatton having the style and power advantage in the early rounds. Collazo appeared to capture the many of the rounds in the 2nd half of the fight. And Hatton hurt and wobbled in the middle of the final round. {{boxingbio-stub}}

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Luis Collazo (born April 22, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) is a boxer in the welterweight division. His boxing record is 26-2 (12 KOs). He is the former WBA welterweight champion. On May 13, 2006, he lost the title to Ricky Hatton on a close unanimous decision. Collazo was knocked down in the 1st round. Thereafter, the fight was close, with Hatton having the style and power advantage in the early rounds. Collazo appeared to capture the many of the rounds in the 2nd half of the fight. And Hatton hurt and wobbled in the middle of the final round.

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Preceded byJosé Antonio Rivera Welterweight boxing champion (WBA)
April 2, 2005–May 13, 2006 		Succeeded byRicky Hatton
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