Keith "One Time" Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) defeated Luis Collazo by technical knockout in the eighth round of their welterweight fight on Saturday night in the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN at the USF Sun Dome.
Thurman aggressively stalked Collazo during the first four rounds, he had to survive rocky moments in the fifth round but otherwise dominated Luis Collazo to retain his welterweight world title in an eighth-round knockout victory.
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The match referee waved off the bout at the beginning of the eighth round due to a large, bloody cut just above Collazo's eye that was apparently affecting his vision, he also was badly hurt Thurman with a body shot in the fifth round.
Thurman dominated early on, but a textbook left hook to the body from Collazo visibly shook One Time and brought the aging gatekeeper back into the bout.
Collazo showed due deference to Thurman's power early on, dancing around the ring and forcing the titleholder to chase. Thurman was judicious with his punches to start, corralling Collazo against the ropes with feeler jabs before unleashing hard shots to the body.
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Thurman retained his 147-pound belt for the second time and then called out pound-for-pound king and recognized welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather, who is looking for a Sept. 12 opponent for what he has repeatedly said will be the final fight of a brilliant, so-far-unbeaten career. _ espn.go.com
"I'm a young, strong champion, Floyd. Come get it," Thurman said. "I'm undefeated like you, baby. Come take my 0 baby! Come take my 0! I'm ready. I'm ready."
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