Wednesday in Plant City, Florida Luis Collazo (39-9, 20 KOs) lost to Angel Ruiz Astorga (18-2-1, 13 KOs) and decided to finally hang up his gloves. Three days before his 42nd birthday, the former world welterweight champion fought for the last almost two years in the light middleweight division and lost ahead of schedule in the sixth round after a blow to the torso. Prior to that, in the third round, Collazo hit the floor twice.
“My opponent caught me with a good downstroke. I'm done with boxing, this is the end for me, unfortunately. It's time for me to spend more time with my family,” said Collazo, who recently became a grandfather.
Collazo has victories over such names as Miguel Angel Gonzalez (TKO 7) and Victor Ortiz (KO 2) and losses to Ricky Hatton, Shane Moseley, Andre Berto and Keith Thurman.
