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Jerusalem endures seventh-round defeat against Collazo, loses WBO mini-flyweight title

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Melvin Jerusalem ceded his WBO mini-flyweight crown to Oscar Collazo, losing via seventh round stoppage. Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Promotions." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/28/05282023-jerusalem-loses-wbo-title-after-7th-round-defeat-to-collazo.jpg"/><figcaption>Melvin Jerusalem ceded his WBO mini-flyweight crown to Oscar Collazo, losing via seventh round stoppage. <em>Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Promotions</em>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipino Melvin Jerusalem failed to defend his WBO World mini-flyweight title against Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time), at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.</p><p>Collazo banked on landing body shots on the Bukidnon native starting from the fourth round, and Jerusalem admitted to not having the capacity to stay in the match much longer. </p><p>&quot;I gave my best but I couldn’t move anymore. First 3 rounds, I was ok, but I couldn’t move anymore. I’m sorry I gave my best,&quot; he said after his first world title defense.</p><p>Jerusalem&#x27;s corner asked referee Ray Corona to stop the fight after the seventh round. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/27/23/boxing-underdog-jerusalem-all-set-wbo-title-defense-vs-puerto-ricos-collazo">READ: Boxing: Underdog Jerusalem all set WBO title defense vs Puerto Rico&#x27;s Collazo</a></li></ul><p>This is the seventh win of Collazo&#x27;s young career in as many matches, allowing him to be one of the fastest to become a world title holder. He also has five knockouts on his record and plans to defend his title in August in Puerto Rico.</p><p>The 29-year-old Filipino on the other hand, now posts a 20-3 record, 12 of which coming from knockouts. Jerusalem previously won his match against Japan’s Masataka Taniguchi in two rounds last January to win the WBO world title.</p><div><strong>-- With a report from Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News North America</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XP4kyp68gdI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Filipino Melvin Jerusalem failed to defend his WBO World mini-flyweight title against Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo on Saturday.

Jerusalem endures seventh-round defeat against Collazo, loses WBO mini-flyweight title

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Jerusalem endures seventh-round defeat against Collazo, loses WBO mini-flyweight title

Rom Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 28, 2023 02:55 PM PHT

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