THU, FEB 02, 2017 8pm Eastern Time / 5pm Pacific Time Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino, Tunica, Mississippi
Winner Ex-champion Luis Collazo ended a 19-month layoff in style, recording a devastating sixth-round KO of Sammy Vasquez Jr.
Fight HighlightsYordenis Ugas (18-3, 8 KOs) earned a split decision over Levan Ghvamichava (17-3-1, 13 KOs) in a 147-pound bout, while Eddie Ramirez (16-0, 11 KOs) won a clash of unbeaten 140-pound prospects with a ninth-round TKO of Ryan "Cowboy" Karl (13-1, 9 KOs).
Most professional boxers will never encounter any greater danger in life than when they stare across the ring at an opponent whose sole desire is to inflict great bodily harm. One exception is Sammy Vasquez Jr.
For a brief moment, Luis Collazo had Keith Thurman on the ropes and believed he was on the verge of being crowned a 147-pound world champion for a second time in his career.
Before he turned pro as a boxer, Sammy Vasquez Jr. showed the depths of his courage during two tours of duty in Iraq with the National Guard. Now Vasquez is displaying similar fearlessness in the ring.
