Life has changed for Antonio Collado since he overcame the hand injury that occurred during the only fight that stains his record. That day the Castilian-La Mancha made a accelerated course on how to carry out a fight while being able to hit with only one hand, as happened to Gervonta Davis against Isaac Cruz. For the former Spanish lightweight champion, that was a valuable learning experience and he proved to himself that He doesn’t stop in the face of adversity.
Once the injury was overcome, in 2024 he managed to chain fights in the months of March, April, May and June. His last test was against Kevin Baldospino, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.. “My rival came out with everything but I stopped him well,” says Collado, who won the title by winning. WBC Continental Latino. “It is a pride to have won a World Boxing Council belt, “It’s one more step forward in my career and now I’m not going to stop.”admits the young boxer.
Sebastíán Oliva, Antonio Collado, Santi Esteban and Víctor del Toro.
The one from Quintanar de la Orden recognizes that so much activity is working wonders for him: “I have a lot of confidence in myself now, I notice that I have improved and that my boxing has evolved”. Antonio is eager to get into the ring and in his initial schedule he did not rule out fighting again in July, but the Latin champion and his team decided that it would not hurt to space out the next fight more: “Stopping a little would not hurt,” he confesses. the boxer who now fights with Leone gloves.
Of course, vacations, the right ones. Collado is already eager to know the name of his next rival. There are several paths open, and they all involve a level up. The continental road has already been opened, and that is Antonio is number 21 in the European Boxing Union (EBU) lightweight rankings. “A European is a dream, you have to go through there,” confirms the one from Quintanar. In his weight he is currently ruled by the British Sam Noakes and the Spaniard can’t wait to go through the great continental evenings. There’s less left for that.
