Knockout and Collazo make weight for Minimumweight title unification
Later today we’ll see the most significant fight in the Minimumweight division in years, potentially as far back as 2012 when Akira Yaegashi and Kazuto Ioka clashed in Osaka to unify the WBA and WBC titles, as WBA champion Knockout CP Freshmart (25-0, 9) [AKA Thammanoon Niyomtrong] faces WBO champion Oscar Collazo (10-0, 7) in Saudi Arabia.
Yesterday, ahead of their fight, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest, and both men made the 105lb limit with no issues at all, coming in under the limit with some room to spare, at 104.75lbs for the bout.
On the scales both looked in great condition, though notably the younger, fresher, Collazo has been heavily backed on the betting websites. The hard hitting 27 year old is a 1/9 favourite while the draw is 25/1 and Knockout is best priced at 9/1, an insane price for a man who has the longest uninterrupted world title reign in the sport today. Collazo is events to win a decision and 13/10 to win inside the distance. As for Knockout he is 16/1 to win on the cards and a huge 20/1 to win by stoppage.
Yesterday, ahead of their fight, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest, and both men made the 105lb limit with no issues at all, coming in under the limit with some room to spare, at 104.75lbs for the bout.
On the scales both looked in great condition, though notably the younger, fresher, Collazo has been heavily backed on the betting websites. The hard hitting 27 year old is a 1/9 favourite while the draw is 25/1 and Knockout is best priced at 9/1, an insane price for a man who has the longest uninterrupted world title reign in the sport today. Collazo is events to win a decision and 13/10 to win inside the distance. As for Knockout he is 16/1 to win on the cards and a huge 20/1 to win by stoppage.