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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13419741" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bektemir-melikuziev" source="Orion">Bektemir Melikuziev</keyword> launched a seemingly unstoppable knockout body shot in his fight Saturday.</li><li>Punches like the ones Bek 'The Bully' threw are a reminder of how painful <keyword id="11922196" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boxing" source="Orion">boxing</keyword> can be.</li></ul>LOS ANGELES — Resurging light heavyweight boxer Bektemir Melikuziev obliterated a 41-fight veteran <keyword id="13419742" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-zegarra" source="Orion">David Zegarra</keyword> with a single shot to the body Saturday at the Golden Boy Promotions event that was broadcast on DAZN.A World Amateur Championship and Olympic silver medalist, Melikuziev entered the pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> game in 2019 with great acclaim but came unstuck when teak-tough Philadelphian fighter Gabriel Rosado knocked him out in the third round of a 2021 bout.The Uzbek climbed back up the rankings by outpointing Sergei Ekimov in his home country at the end of the year, and upon his return to the US this week, won in style with a punch that looked hideously painful.Footage shows the precise shot that did the damage — a left hand that Bek 'The Bully' lasered into Zegarra's midsection.It is yet another brutal reminder for how devastatingly painful body shots can be.Shots like the one Melikuziev threw can end a fight in an instant, as they make the victims simply writhe around on the floor.Or, in Zegarra's case, remain on one knee with all the fight beaten out of him."Everything feels good and this went like I expected it to go," said Melikuziev after the fight, in a statement sent to Insider.He added that he is now targeting one thing and one thing only: "The only thing on my mind is a re-match with Gabe Rosado."Watch Melikuziev's finish right here:With victory, Melikuziev advanced his pro boxing record to nine wins (seven knockouts) against one loss.Earlier in the evening, American puncher <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-alex-rincon-scores-2-knockdowns-in-boxing-win-saturday-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Rincon destroyed middleweight opponent Luis Sanchez before appearing to collapse</a> after the win.Emerging <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-miguel-gaona-scored-30-second-ko-said-not-surprised-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">star prospect Miguel Gaona stole the show with a blistering 30-second knockout win over super lightweight opponent Gilberto Aguilar</a> near the start of the card.Ramla Ali bulldozed through Shelly Barnett, Dalis Kaleiopu beat Manuel Lara late in the fourth round by knockout, John Ramirez overcame Roberto Pucheta after six rounds by decision, and Alejandro Reyes, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/alejandro-reyes-uses-canelo-blueprint-to-ensure-success-in-boxing-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insider profiled earlier this week after speaking to the youngster and his coach Jose Saucedo</a>, earned the seventh win of his career by defeating Daniel Evangelista Jr.The Golden Boy event on DAZN was topped by a main event featuring charismatic welterweight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/blair-cobbs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blair Cobbs</a> and emerging rival Alexis Rocha.Knockout puncher <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/vergil-ortiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vergil Ortiz Jr.</a> was due to headline the show but spent Monday night in hospital because of rhabdomyolysis.In a statement upon the start of his recovery, <a href="https://www.insider.com/vergil-ortiz-posts-a-statement-after-staying-overnight-in-hospital-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ortiz said "things could have been worse."</a>

Bektemir Melikuziev's latest knockout is a painful reminder of how devastating body shots can be

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1530097" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gabriel-Rosado">Gabriel Rosado</keyword> destroyed <keyword id="3039564" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bektemir-Melikuziev">Bektemir Melikuziev</keyword> on Saturday in Texas.</li><li>Melikuziev was considered a top prospect but Rosado, the underdog, scored an unlikely win.</li><li>Watch the third-round poleaxing right here.</li></ul>Tough Philly boxer <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gabriel-rosado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gabriel Rosado</a> crushed one of the sport's top prospects with a devastating knockout Saturday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.Since he was a street-fighting six-year-old, Rosado has been used to the underdog status.But this weekend he ripped up the form book and scored a monumental win as he inflicted a first pro defeat onto Bektemir Melikuziev, a 25-year-old silver medal Olympian who had been tipped for <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> stardom.Everything had been going to plan for Melikuziev, who floored Rosado in the first round with a body shot, and looked like he would score another easy win.And though he was leading on the scorecards, the momentum switched in the third, when Rosado caught Bek "The Bully" with an impeccably timed but risky counter shot that separated the Uzbek super middleweight from his senses.It was a thunderous punch dispatched with good technique but bad intentions.That final shot was only the 10th Rosado had landed in the entire fight, with half of those directed at the head, and the other half at the body, according to Compubox data sent to Insider.Melikuziev, meanwhile, had landed 42 of his 77 punch attempts for a 54.5% accuracy, with his power blows dictating all but the final few seconds of the bout.Watch Rosado's hammer blow right here:With his unlikely victory, Rosado improved his record to 26 wins (15 knockouts) against 13 losses and one draw.He could move into a big fight against the middleweight boxer Jaime Munguia, who defeated Kamil Szeremeta in the Golden Boy on DAZN main event.

Tough Philly boxer Gabriel Rosado crushed one of the sport's top prospects with a devastating knockout

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="100917" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Oscar-De-La-Hoya">Oscar de la Hoya</keyword> said he'd seek <keyword id="43688" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mike-Tyson">Mike Tyson</keyword>'s advice regarding a return to the ring.</li><li>Tyson, 54, made a comeback of sorts when he took part in a wildly successful six-round exhibition involving Roy Jones Jr. in November.</li><li>Though de la Hoya appears keen to compete in a pro match rather than an exhibition, he still wants to talk to Tyson about how he got fighting fit.</li><li>It adds to the rumors de la Hoya wants to fight the active middleweight boxer Gennadiy Golovkin, who recently said he'd "seize the opportunity [to] legally kill] the 47-year-old promoter.</li></ul>Oscar de la Hoya is seeking Mike Tyson's advice as he makes a comeback of his own, linking himself to a Gennadiy Golovkin match.Tyson returned to the ring in November for <a href="https://www.insider.com/mike-tyson-landed-more-punches-roy-jones-earned-draw-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a six-round exhibition</a> involving fellow all-time great Roy Jones Jr.The show was a resounding success, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-scored-a-highlight-reel-ko-for-the-ages-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featured controversial YouTube creator Jake Paul scoring a haunting knockout over Nate Robinson</a>, and reportedly brought in 1.6 million pay-per-view sales.De la Hoya retired from <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> after he was outclassed by Manny Pacquiao in a 2008 demolition, and has since overseen Golden Boy Promotions - a company he founded in 2002 that represents Ryan Garcia, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and Bektemir Melikuziev, among other fighters.Though he wants to fight again, aged 47, he says he would do so in a professional setting rather than in an exhibition. Regardless, he wants to speak to Tyson about it."I do wanna talk to Mike Tyson about how he felt, just his philosophy on why he did it, how he did it - because he looked phenomenal," said de la Hoya, <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/de-la-hoya-plans-speak-with-mike-tyson-get-advice-on-ring-return--154623" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fight Hype</a>."He looked great. For a guy who's 54-years-old, he looked in amazing shape. Yes, his timing might've been off just a bit but he looked good."And so I was very happy for him and I would love to pick his brain on just the process, and how it took him to get to that mind frame, to the level."So we'll see after that conversation how I feel. But yeah, I'm in shape, I'm actually running every single day. I feel great. I'm at about 169 [pounds] right now, so I think I can get down to 154. So we'll see."<h2>A de la Hoya return to the ring against Golovkin would be ill-advised</h2><div type="image" title="Gennadiy Golovkin " height="750" width="1500" msid="80199950" hostid="261"></div>There is a noticeable difference in the type of event Tyson and Jones Jr. engaged in - a showcase involving two former fighters now in their 50s - and the one de la Hoya has been linked to.Rumors abound that de la Hoya would compete in a pro bout against Golovkin, who is an active fighter almost 10 years younger than him.Golovkin was a highly decorated amateur boxer, a feared puncher through much of his career, and has a pro boxing record of 41 wins (36 knockouts) against one loss and one draw.Since that sole loss to Saul "Canelo" Álvarez in 2018, Golovkin has rebounded with a hat-trick of wins against Steve Rolls, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and Kamil Szeremeta.<a href="https://www.dazn.com/en-BN/news/boxing/oscar-de-la-hoya-warns-gennadiy-golovkin-he-would-be-tougher-than-ggg-last-opponent-kamil-szeremeta/1jqbf3kqc0qsq11vatxw5warb9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to the DAZN website</a>, the broadcaster that airs Golovkin's fights and also has a contract with de la Hoya's Golden Boy company, the Kazakh boxer said he'd "seize the opportunity [to] legally kill" de la Hoya if they ever fought for real.De la Hoya responded to Golovkin's comments on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdfYokj88yc&amp;feature=youtu.beu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight Hub TV</a>. "[The comments] weren't nice," he said, adding that he'd be a tougher challenge than Szeremeta, who Golovkin swatted aside in a seventh-round retirement last month."[Golovkin is] obviously still a dangerous fighter because he hits hard. I mean c'mon, I'm not a walk in the park like the guy he fought on the other day."I've always prided myself on fighting the best. That's never going to change. I can't go back on that."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-might-leave-twitter-after-donald-trump-was-banned-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal hints he may leave Twitter after it de-platformed 'the cool kids' like Donald Trump</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-had-100-million-offer-to-fight-floyd-mayweather-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov had a $100 million offer to fight Floyd Mayweather and Dana White was 'on board,' says manager</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/fans-can-attend-ufc-257-conor-mcgregor-comeback-fight-island-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fans will attend Conor McGregor's comeback as the UFC allows spectators into its upcoming Fight Island festival</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/gervonta-davis-ryan-garcia-could-become-a-best-selling-bout-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 rising stars are building extraordinary interest in a fight that could become one of boxing's biggest-selling bouts of the year</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-fighter-irwin-rivera-arrested-for-attempted-murder-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A UFC fighter called Irwin Rivera has been arrested on 2 counts of attempted murder</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-probably-skeptical-about-fighting-in-covid-white-said-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor was 'probably' skeptical about competing when the UFC said it would hold events through COVID, Dana White said</a>

Oscar de la Hoya is seeking Mike Tyson's advice as he makes a comeback of his own, linking himself to a Gennadiy Golovkin match

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10946866" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vergil-ortiz">Vergil Ortiz</keyword> Jr. will be ready for a world title shot against Terence Crawford within a year.</li><li>That's according to <keyword id="89006" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Golden-Boy-Promotions">Golden Boy Promotions</keyword> partner <keyword id="79979" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bernard-Hopkins">Bernard Hopkins</keyword>, who oversees his career.</li><li>Ortiz Jr. fights Maurice Hooker in the main event of a DAZN show Saturday.</li></ul>Rising star <a href="https://www.insider.com/vergil-ortiz-talked-us-through-secrets-of-landing-ko-punches-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vergil Ortiz Jr.</a> will be ready to face three-weight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> champion Terence Crawford within a year, according to Golden Boy Promotions partner Bernard Hopkins.Ortiz Jr. returns to the ring Saturday for a welterweight match against Maurice Hooker at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, in an event broadcast on DAZN.It is a step-up in class for Ortiz Jr., who <a href="https://www.insider.com/vergil-ortiz-talked-us-through-secrets-of-landing-ko-punches-2021-3">possesses a 100% knockout record</a> having finished every one of his 16 opponents to date.The bout also has the vacant WBO international welterweight title on the line, and though it is a lightly-regarded belt, the winner will be in a strong position to challenge the outright WBO champion - Crawford, a Top Rank athlete.Insider asked Hopkins on a recent Zoom call whether Golden Boy would, in the next 12 to 24 months, push Ortiz Jr. into a high-stakes, all-American fight against Crawford, <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-are-the-best-pound-for-pound-boxers-in-the-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who Insider regards as one of the best boxers on the planet</a>."Yes, and I actually say within a year or a year and a half," Hopkins said."Vergil is moving fast, but he's moving fast with a learning pace behind him, and he's fighting guys who are credible."Hopkins said that there are opponents on Ortiz Jr.'s record who he would always have beaten, but said this is common in <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword>, was common in his day as a Hall-of-Famer from the 90s and 00s, and that it is all a building process."Vergil Ortiz Jr. is on the verge of getting out of the grade school, way out of kindergarten, now he's getting to another level of talent, mentality, and politics. All these things, he'll get used to very, very fast."<h2>Ortiz Jr. is getting better on a fight-by-fight basis, Hopkins says</h2><div type="image" title="Terence Crawford next fight" height="1251" width="2000" msid="81572158" hostid="261"></div>Ortiz Jr. is one of many rising youngsters in a wildly-promising Golden Boy stable. He sits alongside the likes the Gen-Z superstar Ryan Garcia, the super flyweight champion Joshua Franco, and blue-chip prospect Bektemir Melikuziev.In Ortiz Jr., Golden Boy hopes to develop another pound-for-pound caliber fighter, and Hopkins marveled at the 22-year-old's ability to continually improve."What impresses me about Vergil Ortiz Jr. is his poise, and also he seems to be ahead of his time. What I mean is his intelligence, patience, and what I do see in every fight is him getting better and better and better."People may hear that a lot when it comes to people knocking on the door of greatness, but I see it in Ortiz Jr. more than any other fighter in the last eight or nine years."I've seen fast, steady growth, and a complete person who is taking his time and needs to be guided the right way so he won't get in a fight where he don't win," said Hopkins.He went on to emphasize that one of the key things Golden Boy wants to do with Ortiz Jr. is to match him against fighters outside his comfort zone."We don't have control of that [the results], but we do have control over who we match our guys with. Vergil Ortiz Jr., I feel, and I Bernard Hopkins am speaking as a former fighter, you just don't have to do that with him."You don't have to cherry-pick his opponents with Vergil Ortiz Jr., which I've seen over and over in boxing, and you cannot put him in this realm."I'm telling you, when he fights Maurice Hooker, you'll see a different Vergil Ortiz Jr. than you see in his last fight."Hopkins said it is easy to get carried away with Ortiz Jr.'s undeniabe knockout power, but said one must also look at the fundamentals Ortiz Jr.'s coach Robert Garcia has been developing away from how hard he hits."I look at everything, not just the knockout," Hopkins said. "I'd be a fool if I just look at the knockout, right? Knockouts are great. Going the distance is great, too."But there are signs you need to work on when you win, just as when you lose."By trying to improve even when you're winning, Hopkins said, that's when you can reach to "another level.""This always takes you to another level when you're always competing against yourself. Not toward the establishment, or the next fighter in your weight class, but being honest with yourself even if you score a first-round knockout which seems unbelievable to find something wrong when you have won that way."What could you have done better in those minutes? Being around his team, his coaches, I know he's not satisfied, and he wants the same spotlight that the other fighters are getting at the top level."He wants that light, and to get that light he always has to be better than his last fight. I think that's where he's at, and where he talks, and nobody will leave disappointed with what they're going to see March 20 against Hooker."<h2>Ortiz Jr. is desperate to go from hunter to hunted</h2><div type="image" title="Vergil Ortiz Jr. knockout" height="1333" width="2000" msid="81572159" hostid="261"></div>Neither Golden Boy, Hopkins, or Ortiz Jr. are looking past Hooker, but the team is eager for him to go from the hunter to the hunted. Target a world title, win a world title, then become the target for others wanting to win that title.Key to Ortiz Jr. beating Hooker, Hopkins said, is minimizing the Texan's use of his hook."Let me tell you, when he takes the hook away from the Hooker, we're going to see what Ortiz Jr. has and what Maurice has," Hopkins said, assessing the strategic battle he expects to unfold this weekend."Let's not count out what Vergil has to face in the Hooker. He must take that hook away. Vergil has to take that away and see if he has anything else in mind - I'm pretty sure he does."But I think once that's been exposed, one way or another, now we're going to see the talents of both fighters."This is not a walkover match," said Hopkins, noting that Hooker - like Ortiz Jr. - hails from Dallas, so will have just as much, if not more, support."He [Hooker] is in his hometown. He's comfortable, probably going to have fans just as much as Vergil. This is not an advantage."These things are important for young fighters, as is moving up the ladder to become the target."Right now, they're the hunters. And when they get to the level where they become the hunted, you'll see the greatness."Ortiz Jr. and Hooker headline Saturday's Golden Boy-promoted event on DAZN, topping a show that also features a WBA women's minimumweight championship between Anabel Ortiz and Seneisa Estrada.

Rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be ready to box welterweight champ Terence Crawford within a year, says Bernard Hopkins

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9579757" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="clay-collard">Clay Collard</keyword> returns to the ring Saturday for a middleweight match against former foe Quincy LaVallais.</li><li>The American fighter, a former UFC athlete, has become a cult hero in <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> during the coronavirus pandemic because of his exciting fighting style in the <keyword id="2349386" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="top-rank">Top Rank</keyword> bubble.</li><li>He told Insider he's confident of victory against LaVaillais and believes the focus on boxing will benefit his <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> fighting style when he returns to the cage with the Professional Fighters League next year.</li><li>Collard said he wants to continue to compete in MMA and in boxing, and win titles in both <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>.</li></ul>Lockdown cult hero Clay Collard wants to be one of those rare beasts who can win world titles in boxing and mixed martial arts.The former UFC athlete is signed to the Professional Fighters League (<keyword id="1715557" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PFL">PFL</keyword>), but as the PFL postponed its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, Collard fought under Top Rank's boxing banner through its residency of events at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas - colloquially known as the bubble.Collard's exciting fighting style and winning ability attracted the wider boxing industry's attention, and he returns to the bubble Saturday for his sixth match of the year."I've been working hard since a young kid at this, so it's great to finally get a bit of credit," Collard told Insider ahead of his middleweight fight against Quincy LaVallais, which is a rematch from a 2019 draw the 27-year-old disputes to this day.Before 2020, Collard's boxing record was four wins (one knockout) against one loss and three draws.Bektemir Melikuziev last stopped him in November 2019. Collard told us he took the fight on two days' notice at a weight he does not normally campaign at - 175-pounds. "It always sucks to lose," he said.But fast forward a year and he's now tallied nine wins (four knockouts) in total, has a hard-fought victory over David Kaminsky, and has captivated the attention of fight fans as "one of the most popular boxers of the summer," <a href="https://www.insider.com/clay-collard-former-ufc-becomes-one-of-boxings-biggest-hits-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as recently reported by Insider</a>.For Collard, there's no real secret to his success. "I just keep winning, keep taking tough fights. I'm going after the tough guys and I'm not trying to pad my record."I want to fight the top competition and sometimes that means you're going to lose. We win and we learn."Collard returns to the ring Saturday for his fight with Lavallais. He is confident of victory as he believed he had the beating of the Louisianan the first time around and said he's only improved since then."Honestly, I thought I had the fight won," Collard told us. "When they called the draw, I was really surprised."Every single fight, you get better and for me, the message was to just slow down. I think I was rushing and trying to make things happen. I was trying to force things in the fight that weren't there."Now it's about being calm and going with the flow, I guess. I've been working hard. I'm well-prepared. I just need to land my shots, and I'll eventually hurt him, so I'm just going to fight like Cassius Clay fights. I'm all in, man."<h2>The boxing experience has massively benefitted his MMA game, Collard said</h2><div type="image" title="Clay Collard MMA" height="1327" width="2000" msid="79698089" hostid="261"></div>Though he's continued to practise mixed martial arts in the background, Collard has enjoyed the six training camps this year where he's been drilling boxing techniques.This, he told us, will benefit him when he returns to MMA next year when the PFL 2021 season begins in April."Honestly, I think getting back to my roots and back to my boxing has benefitted my all-round game," Collard said."I still haven't stopped training mixed martial arts but I can tell the difference in sparring. My eyes are better. I can see things coming at me sooner, I'm hitting harder, and my hand-speed is faster."So, I think it's improved my fight game tremendously. I'm just excited to get back to PFL, MMA, and showcase my skills."Though he's a striker at heart and has not tested beyond a white belt in jiu-jitsu, Collard said he remains confident of finishing MMA fights on the ground or the feet."I think everybody in PFL is going to try to take me down - they're stupid if they don't," he said."I think I am one of the best strikers in the game today, and I decided to go to PFL to prove that but I still think I'm dangerous anywhere."If they want to lean more toward the striking, that definitely benefits me. I consider myself more a striker but you got to be well-rounded and well-prepared for anywhere the fight goes in mixed martial arts."Unlike other mixed martial arts firms where athletes vie for rankings in standalone matches, the PFL has a league structure with a play-off and a post-season.Every year builds toward a big New Year's Eve show where 12 fighters compete against one another in different weight classes. The six winners leave the arena with a $1 million check each.The lightweight division's current champion is Natan Schulte, and Collard wants to fight - and beat - Schulte straight away."Obviously, I want to take down the champ and I hope I match-up with him first so I can take him out early," Collard said, living up to that statement he only wanting tough fights.Collard added that he'd then want to fight his friend, Johnny Case, as the PFL recently signed his Las Vegas training partner."Mr. Hollywood and I trained together, sparred together, rolled together, and so it'll be fun to get in there and actually fight," said Collard."Those are the two I'm excited to fight. One, because he's the champ and I'm excited to take him out, and the other because we've exchanged blows as friends, and I hope we can do that in a fight."That's just the business, man," Collard said when we asked whether it would be awkward punching a buddy in the face."It's just another day in the office. I don't care if we're friends. That's my belt we're working towards and he wants that belt, too. When we get in the cage, it's just business, I'll beat you up, and then I'll shake your hand after."<h2>Collard targets titles in boxing and MMA</h2><div type="image" title="Clay Collard knockout boxing" height="1449" width="2000" msid="79698090" hostid="261"></div>Though he is contractually obliged to compete in the PFL, Collard told us he'd love to balance his MMA day job with one in which he could venture into the boxing ring and build enough momentum where he can secure a title shot."I would like to box, still, throughout the year when we have break [in the PFL season]," he said."Eventually, I'd like to win a belt in boxing and mixed martial arts."So I'll focus on the PFL season, win that belt, then come back to boxing, talk a little crap and hopefully get a big fight."Collard fights LaVallais in an eight-round middleweight match on ESPN+ before the broadcast shifts to ESPN for a three-bout main event.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/the-incredible-journey-of-richardson-hitchins-floyd-mayweather-protege-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The incredible journey of 23-year-old American boxer Richardson Hitchins, one of Floyd Mayweather's most-treasured students</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/chris-colbert-young-american-boxers-are-taking-over-the-sport-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Colbert says young Americans like him are 'taking over boxing' and will soon force the older heads to step back</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/americas-got-talent-shakur-stevenson-wants-to-worlds-no1-boxer-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakur Stevenson wants to shake off comparisons to Floyd Mayweather and become the world's No.1 boxer on his own terms</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/errol-spence-jr-writes-boxing-comeback-tale-of-the-year-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Errol Spence Jr. writes the boxing comeback tale of the year as he wins gloriously a year after wrecking his Ferrari at high-speed</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/weve-entered-a-golden-era-of-boxing-exhibitions-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We've officially entered a golden era of showbiz boxing, and it's all down to Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, and Floyd Mayweather</a>

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