World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KO’s) will reportedly be facing former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (30-4, 15 KO’s) on October 2nd, according to Fightnews.com. Dzinziruk, 34, is looking to get the big fights in the division, and wants to fight Paul Williams. Since that’s not happening and may not be happening anytime soon, Dzinziruk will now be fighting the 29-year-old Collazo. That’s an interesting pick, because Collazo isn’t ranked in the top 15 by the WBO right now, although he is ranked at number #10 by the WBC in the junior middleweight division. Collazo hasn’t really fought anyone to deserve the #10 ranking, though, other than David Gogichaishvili, who had a record of 9-16 when Collazo fought and beat him by a 6th round TKO last year in June 2009. It looks like Collazo was given the high ranking by the WBC based on what he did in the past at welterweight. At only 5’9”, and not much of a puncher, Collazo will likely be fodder for Dzinziruk. Although Sergiy isn’t a puncher, his boxing skills and his six foot frame will likely be more than enough to easily beat Collazo. This is a fight that Collazo probably should think twice about taking. He’s better off fighting in the welterweight division where his lack of size and power aren’t as much of a liability as it is against the bigger junior middleweights. Collazo gave WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto all kinds of problems in Collazo’s narrow 12 round unanimous decision loss last year in January. Collazo was hoping that Berto would give him a rematch, but not surprisingly Berto decided not to fight Collazo again. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/08...2nd-but-wants-bout-with-paul-williams-–-news/
