On May 13, 2006, Ricky Hatton (40-0, 30 KOs) gets a shot at the welterweight WBA title held by Luis Collazo (26-1, 12 KOs).
Luis Collazo is coming in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Miguel Ángel González, 9 months ago. Ricky Hatton is on a 40-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round KO win over Carlos Maussa, 5 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ricky Hatton at 99-1 winning odds. Luis Collazo really doesn't have much to present against Hatton.
Ricky Hatton defeated Luis Collazo via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Hatton improves his record to 41-0, while Collazo adds a loss to his record at 26-2.