After heavyweight and super middleweight duels, boxing knocks at strawweight’s doors. Tonight, at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, unified champion Oscar Collazo will defend his WBO, WBA, and The Ring titles from the Filipino contender Jayson Vayson. However, it goes without saying. Achievements of Collazo and fellow titleholders like Pedro Taduran and Melvin Jerusalem have largely flown under the radar. Is it because they fight in the sport’s bottommost weight class? For sure, their duels, especially ones featuring Collazo, are worth a look.

Back in February, eminent boxing insider Rick Glaser had a stark reminder for everyone. “ If you’re viewing Boxing Top 10 P4P lists, & if WBO/WBA minimum weight champ Oscar Collazo isn’t on that list, please disregard that list! ” h

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