Oscar Collazo Stops Jayson Vayson; Gabriela Fundora Shines in Homecoming

Puerto Rico’s unified WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine minimumweight world champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (13-0, 10 KOs) successfully defended his titles against crafty challenger Jayson “Striker” Vayson (14-2-1, 8 KOs) of Veruela, Agusan del Sur, Philippines with a seventh round stoppage Saturday night at the Fantasy Springs in Indio, California headlining on DAZN.

In the co-feature bout boxing’s youngest undisputed world champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (17-0, 9 KOs) delivered another statement performance, stopping Alexas Daria “Iron Lady” Kubicki (13-2, 2 KOs) of Edmonton, Canada, via seventh-round TKO. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Fundora took command from the opening bell, systematically breaking down the determined Kubicki to successfully defend her WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine world titles.

2024 Olympian and decorated amateur Ruslan Abdullaev (3-0, 1 KO) of Uzbekistan went the distance in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Las Vegas’ rugged Kevin Johnson (12-8, 8 KOs). Abdullaev controlled the pace throughout, earning unanimous scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.

Bakersfield’s Joel Iriarte (9-0, 8 KOs) dazzled with a third-round knockout over Tijuana’s Eduardo Hernandez (8-4, 5 KOs). Iriarte dropped Hernandez with a crushing overhand left, prompting the referee to wave off the welterweight bout at 2:06 of the third round of the scheduled six rounds.

Kicking off the broadcast, Coachella’s Grant Flores (12-0, 9 KOs) impressed in a hard-fought eight-round super welterweight contest against Brooklyn veteran Courtney Pennington (17-10-3, 7 KOs). In a back-and-forth battle, Flores showed poise and adaptability to outclass the resilient Pennington. The judges scored the fight 80-71, 80-71 and 79-72, all for Flores.

On the preliminary card, former Mexican Olympian Gael “El Terror” Cabrera (9-0, 6 KOs) delivered fireworks with a first-round stoppage of General Santos City’s Judy “Stingray” Flores (14-5, 8 KOs). Cabrera ended the scheduled eight-round featherweight clash with a vicious body shot at 2:59 of the opening round.

In a six-round super middleweight matchup, Jalisco’s Javid Ramirez (15-0, 7 KOs) dominated Argentina’s Brian Arregui (11-7, 7 KOs), earning a clean sweep on the scorecards with three identical tallies of 60-54.

The night opened with Uruguay’s Adriana Pineiro (9-0, 1 KO) scoring a unanimous decision over Los Angeles’ Gloria Munguilla (8-2) in an eight-round flyweight bout. Judges turned in scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in favor of Pineiro.