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Oscar Collazo: ‘Cano Is A Hell of A Fighter, But This Is My Time’

Originally posted on Fights Around The World
By Abraham Gonzalez | Last updated Mar 25, 2025 6:05 PM ET

One of boxing’s best fighters, Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (11-0, 8 KOs), who fights in a grossly overlooked weight class, will defend his two minimumweight world titles and Ring Magazine strap on March 29 against Edwin “Canito” Cano (13-2-1, 4 KOs), live on DAZN.

Collazo, of Villalba, Puerto Rico, continues to put on entertaining fights and is collecting titles along the way. This fight against Cano is a title defense and not for any of the remaining two titles in the division. At Monday’s media workout in Mexico, the champion Collazo expressed his respect for Cano but said that this is his era, making the fight on March 29 much anticipated.

Here are some quotes from the media workout.

This camp is going great. As always, I am giving 150% in this camp. I am focusing on my strategy on this fighter that we were supposed to fight in November. I’ve done over 130 rounds of sparring during this camp. It’s been a very strategic camp. I’m feeling good.”

“My opponent is a good fighter. He is ranked No. 3 by the WBO. He wants to be a world champion like everyone else. This is my fifth title defense, and a lot of people have tried to dethrone me, so this won’t be the exception. Cano is a hell of a fighter, but this is my time.”

“It is a great rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico. This fight is just another one for the list. With Cano in Mexico with all his fans, they’re all out there waiting for me. It is going to be a great show for the Puerto Rico and Mexican fans out there.”

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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