Melvin Jerusalem vs Oscar Collazo
On May 27, 2023, Melvin Jerusalem (20-2, 12 KOs), the strawweight WBO champion, defends his title against the reigning WBO strawweight champion Oscar Collazo (6-0, 4 KOs).
Jerusalem vs Collazo Stats
Melvin Jerusalem is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Masataka Taniguchi, 4 months and 21 days ago. Oscar Collazo is on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round KO win over Yudel Reyes, 3 months and 29 days ago.
Jerusalem vs Collazo Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 97.9-2.1 in favor of Oscar Collazo. Melvin Jerusalem won't be able to do much against Collazo.
Jerusalem vs Collazo Result
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Oscar Collazo is crowned the new WBO strawweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Collazo improves his record to 7-0 (5 KOs), while Jerusalem adds a loss to his record at 20-3.