Antonio Collado bids farewell to ABC with one wish: “Here we go for victory.” This Saturday he will fight against Venezuelan Leonardo Uzcategui for the brand new Ibero-American title of the WBA (World Boxing Association, in Spanish). The athlete from Quintanar de la Orden will arrive convinced that the new belt will be for him. It will be a best of ten rounds fight at the Morata de Tajuña sports center (Madrid).
“The work is already done. Now I’m calm and adjusting the weight. In the meantime, I’m clearing my head, a bit like in peace before the war,” describes the 25-year-old boxer from Toledo, Spanish champion, WBC Latino and Hispanic lightweight world champion.
The Ibero-American title is one of two new belts created by the World Boxing Association. Collado is looking for him hard because All his projects, he says, “happen this Saturday evening.”. Professional since November 2021, he has won 16 fights (3 by KO) and lost one. His opponent, 23 victories, including 17 by KO.
In the evening, Collado will be accompanied by many supporters of Quintanar de la Orden. And the boxer will arrive at the sports center hungry, because he has been eating chicken and water since the summer; strictly”. And he has already thought about what he will order after the fight: “It won’t just be a hamburger…”
