PrefightBlue Moon begins to play in the background....and the challenger enters first. Hatton looks pumped and ready to go. The champion enters next. He looks confident and ready to shock the world.
Round 1
Collazo fires a left. Wooooooo...Hatton lands a left hook that floors Collazo. Wow. Collazo is up and looks clear. Hatton begins to work the body. Hard left to the body lands for Hatton. Nice straight left lands for Collazo. Another strong 1-2 lands for Collazo as he chooses to stand and trade with the smaller man. Hatton lands a nice left to the body. Uppercut lands for Hatton. Both men trading on the inside. Hatton getting the better of it. Left hook lands for Hatton. They clinch. Right hook lands for Collazo. They clinch. Hatton holding a lot. Collazo covers up on the inside. hard left hook to the body lands for Hatton. Round to Hatton, but he's been warned a few time already by the ref for holding and hitting.
Hatton 10 Collazo 8Round 2They both meet at the center and Collazo falls down as he trips on Hatton's foot. Hatton smothers him along the ropes. collazo looking for help from the ref, but not getting any. Hatton working the body hard. Woooo...two hard right hands land to the body for Hatton. Collazo catches him with two good counter hooks. Another hard left hook to the body lands for Hatton. Right hand blasts through the guard of Collazo. Collazo lands a nice three punch combo. Wooooo...nice left hook lands for Collazo. Hatton holds on. Collazo landing some nice counters. Wooooooo...another hard 1-2 lands for Collazo. right hand stifles Hatton. Another straight left lands for Collazo as he chooses to box now. Jab lands for Collazo...and a left hook has Hatton holding on. Woah...HUGE right hand from Hatton wobbles Collazo to end the round, but it wasn't enough to take it. Round to Collazo.
Hatton 19 Collazo 18Round 3Nice 1-2 to start the round for Collazo. Hatton grabs on and tries to hold and hit. The ref warns both men about the roughhouse tactics. They trade rights. Hatton missing with a lot of his punches. They clinch and Collazo works the body on the inside. Ref calls time. Collazo is cut on his forehead. Unintentional headbutt. The fight continues. Hatton lowers his head and tries to work the cut again, but Collazo wants none of it and lands some nice counter hooks as Hatton tries to rough him up. Collazo trying to outhustle him. Hatton lands a left. Collazo lands a 1-2. Hatton looks a little more tired than normal. Nice body shot lands for Hatton. Right hand lands for Collazo. Straight left lands for Collazo. Another left lands for Collazo. Close round, but I give it to Hatton.
Hatton 29 Collazo 27Round 4
Hatton works behind the jab to get inside. Wooo...nice 1-2 lands flush for Collazo. Hatton works the body again. Both men trading on the inside. Collazo waves Hatton back in. 1-2 lands for Collazo on the inside as Hatton is content to clinch. It's getting rough in there now. Body shot lands for Hatton and they clinch. Counter right hook lands for Collazo. Collazo doing some good countering and staying more active. Hatton clinches again. Nice 1-2 lands for Hatton. Collazo shoeshines to the body. Nice three-punch combo lands for Collazo as Hatton retreats. Hatton misses with a big left hook. Hard right hook lands for Collazo though. Hatton looks tired....has he bitten off more than he can chew? Round to Collazo.
Hatton 38 Collazo 37Round 5
Hatton throws a shot to the body and then clinches. Collazo works behind the jab. Nice right hook lands for Collazo. Another hook lands for him as he looks to keep his distance. Hatton not firing too much. Right hook to the body lands for Hatton, but with less steam. Collazo lands a 1-2....in and out. Hard left hand lands for Collazo. Hatton looks confused as he follows Collazo around the ring. Time again. They look at Collazo's cut once more. The fight continues. Nice left hand lands for Collazo. Hatton definitely not jumping in like he was before...perhaps Collazo has gained some respect. Nice three-punch combo lands for Collazo as Hatton just tries to hang on. Round to Collazo. Hatton looks frustrated.
Hatton 47 Collazo 47Round 6
Counter right lands for Collazo and Hatton just holds on. Hatton swings wildly and misses. Nice four-punch combo lands for Collazo. Hatton on the retreat. Jab snaps Hatton's head back. Another nice 1-2 lands for Hatton. Jab, jab, jab lands for Collazo. Hatton lands one shot to the body and holds on. Collazo lands a right. Hatton lands a right, but the steam is definitely gone from his punches. Collazo lands a right hook and Hatton ties him up. Right to the body lands for Collazo. They trade rights. Easy work for Collazo as Hatton just looks confused.
Hatton 56 Collazo 57Round 7Hatton pushing his punches now. Collazo lands a big counter left. Collazo lands another hard 1-2...and a straight right stifles Hatton. Collazo works the body. Hatton holds on. Nice left over the top lands for Collazo. Hatton looks tired. A break in the action to get the tape fixed on Collazo's gloves. Hatton eats a jab as he tries to jump in and a left. Hatton lands three body shots. Collazo fires a nice four-punch combo. 1-2 to the body lands for Colalzo. Close round as Hatton continues to bull in and land some sloppy, but effective punches. I think Hatton may have outhustled him.
Hatton 66 Collazo 66Round 8Right hook lands for Collazo. Hatton charges in with a right, but it's blocked. Collazo works the body. Hatton lands a left hook. Right hand lands for Hatton, but collazo answers with a left. Right hand lands for Hatton again, but Collazo shoeshines the body and lands a strong left hand. Hatton doing a lot of holding. Wooooo...hard right hand by collazo and Hatton holds on. The fights getting ugly now as Hatton mauls him on the inside. Left hook lands for Hatton and he clings for dear life on the inside. I think he may have broken Ruiz's record for clinches. Still though...round to Hatton for outhustling him.
Hatton 76 Collazo 75Round 9
Fight's getting sloppy now as Hatton is content with landing one punch and immediately grabbing on the inside. Collazo looking to counter. Another break in the action to fix the tape on Collazo's gloves. Hatton lands a left. Collazo lands a right. Collazo lands a nice combo on the inside. They trade rights. Hatton lands an uppercut...collazo answers with a nice hook. Hatton's eye starting to shut. Collazo rakes him with two nice counter hooks. Collazo works the body. Hatton lands a left hook. Wooooo...hard right hook lands for Collazo. Hatton holds on. Another nice counter left lands for Collazo. Another close round, but I give it to Collazo for landing the cleaner shots.
Hatton 85 Collazo 85Round 10
Hard counter right lands for Collazo. Nice three-punch combo lands for Collazo. body shot and right hand lands for Collazo. Hatton's getting beat to the punch. Hatton lands a right hand that has the crowd in awe. Collazo lands a counter right. Wooo...nice three-punch combo lands for collazo. Hatton swinging wildly like Mayorga. They trade hooks. Two nice left hands land for Collazo to end the round. Round to the champion.
Hatton 94 Collazo 95Round 11Collazo works the body and lands a counter left hook to start the round. Hatton holds on. Collazo works him on the inside. Another nice counter right lands for Collazo. And another. Hatton ties him up again. Collazo lands a jailhouse left hook on the inside. Collazo lands another right hook. Hatton looks tired. Collazo works the jab. 1-2 lands for Collazo. Hatton bulls in and holds on. Two body shots land for Hatton. Uppercut lands for Hatton. Right hand lands for Collazo. Left hand lands for Collazo. Collazo shoeshines the body to end the round. Round to Collazo.
Hatton 103 Collazo 105Round 12
Two big shots seem to wobble Hatton to begin the round. Collazo lands a nice seven punch combo. Hatton is hurt. Huge right hand lands for Collazo. Hatton is hurt. He's holding on. Collazo looking to finish it, but Hatton is still on his feet. Collazo smiling to the crowd. 1-2 lands for Collazo. Left hook lands for Hatton, but he looks tired. Jab lands for Collazo as Hatton holds on. Collazo works the body. Big body shot by Collazo has Hatton rocked again. Round to Collazo.
Hatton 112 Collazo 115Official judges scorecards: 115-112, 115-112, 114-113Wow...AND NEW......Ricky HattonBoxingtalk's G. Leon and James Alden were ringside and scored the fight 114-112 and 115-112...both for Collazo.
