Oscar Collazo vs Jesus Haro: Titles on the line as betting odds tilt sharply ahead of Honda Center fight
oscar collazo is set to defend his WBO, WBA and The Ring strawweight titles against Jesus Haro this Saturday, March 14, in Anaheim, California. The bout is scheduled for the Honda Center and is slated to run on the undercard of Arnold Barboza Jr vs Kenneth Sims Jr, with DAZN carrying the event. The matchup took shape after a planned rematch with Melvin Jerusalem did not go forward following Jerusalem’s withdrawal, putting Haro into the title slot.
What is confirmed right now
Two separate sets of published betting lines point to an overwhelming edge for the champion heading into fight week. One preview lists the champion at 1/33 with the challenger at 14/1 and the draw at 20/1; another lists Collazo at -3300, Haro at +1000, and a draw at +2500. Both frames tell the same story: bookmakers see a steep uphill climb for Haro on Saturday night at the Honda Center.
The championship stakes are also clear. Collazo is entering as a multi-belt holder at strawweight, and the fight is positioned as a world title attraction on the Barboza-Sims undercard in Anaheim.
How the matchup came together and what each side brings
The late pivot matters here. Collazo had been set to pursue a unification opportunity through a rematch with Melvin Jerusalem, but Jerusalem’s withdrawal opened the door for a replacement opponent. Haro, a 23-year-old California fighter nicknamed “Chiquito, ” stepped in for the shot, with one preview describing him as looking “a little undercooked for this one. ”
One betting preview outlines Haro’s record as 13-3 and notes he has only had one previous 12-round fight, a unanimous decision loss to former WBO champion Wilfredo Mendez. The same text also states Haro has losses to Gustavo Perez Alvarez and Jonathan Pinedo Castaneda on his debut. Another preview describes Haro as a former WBC Youth minimum boxing champion and summarizes recent form as wins over Gabriel Ponce, Lito Dante, and Jaime Guevara, with losses to Wilfredo Mendez and Gustavo Pérez Álvarez.
For the champion, one published analysis argues oscar collazo has been “taken the distance just once in seven world title fights, ” while also highlighting a points win over Vic Saludar after being knocked down in an eliminator in 2020. That same preview credits him with a seventh-round stoppage win over current WBC strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem and says he is the only fighter to beat Knockout CP Freshmart, finishing him with a seventh-round TKO.
Immediate reactions: Predictions focus on stoppage potential
Anatoly Pimentel, Web Content Writer for BetMGM, wrote that his prediction is a TKO/KO finish for Collazo, calling him “the more technical and powerful puncher” and emphasizing his ability to adjust his fight plan. Pimentel added that Haro “relies too much on his one-two punch combination, ” and suggested Collazo could counter it, arguing that if the champion lands a damaging shot early, he thinks the fight “doesn’t go past four rounds. ”
A separate preview takes an even more lopsided view, stating it expects “nothing short of a rout” and picking Collazo to win at 1/33.
Quick context
The fight sits inside a minimum-weight title picture where Collazo’s schedule shifted abruptly after Jerusalem withdrew, leaving a ready-made opening on a major undercard in Anaheim. The published odds reflect that late change, heavily pricing the champion as the safer side.
What’s next after Saturday night
All eyes now turn to Saturday, March 14, in Anaheim, where oscar collazo enters with multiple strawweight titles and the weight of expectation built into the betting lines. The immediate next development will be whether the champion’s defense ends quickly, as several predictions suggest, or whether Haro can extend the fight and force a different conversation once the bell rings at the Honda Center.
