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For his father, manager and trainer, see Felix Trinidad Sr.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Trinidad and the second or maternal family name is García.
Félix Trinidad
Trinidad during a visit to a military facility, 2007
Born
Félix Juan Trinidad García

(1973-01-10) January 10, 1973 (age 51)
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Other namesTito
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Reach72 in (183 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights45
Wins42
Wins by KO35
Losses3

Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes and is considered to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time.[2]

After winning five national amateur championships in Puerto Rico, Trinidad debuted as a professional when he was seventeen, and won his first world championship by defeating Maurice Blocker to win the IBF welterweight title in 1993, a title he would hold for almost seven years with fifteen defenses. As his career continued, he defeated Oscar De La Hoya to win the WBC and lineal welterweight titles in 1999; Fernando Vargas to win the unified WBA and IBF light middleweight titles in 2000; and William Joppy for the WBA middleweight title in 2001.

Trinidad's first professional loss was against Bernard Hopkins later in 2001, and following this, he retired from boxing for the first time. Trinidad made his ring return by defeating Ricardo Mayorga in 2004. After a losing effort against Winky Wright in 2005, he retired for a second time. In 2008 he returned once more and lost to Roy Jones Jr. Subsequently, Trinidad entered a hiatus without clarifying the status of his career.

Trinidad is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts, along with Juan Laporte, Esteban De Jesús, Wilfredo Vázquez, Miguel Cotto, Wilfred Benítez, Wilfredo Gómez, Héctor Camacho, Edwin Rosario and Carlos Ortíz.[3] In 2000, Trinidad was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is ranked number 30 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time[4] and in 2002 named him the 51st greatest fighter of the past 80 years.[5] In 2013, Trinidad became eligible and was voted into the 2014 Class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was officially inducted into the hall during a ceremony held on June 4, 2014, becoming the tenth Puerto Rican to receive such an honor.[6]

Amateur career

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Trinidad was champion in the International Boxing Federation, in the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Council. He had an impressive record with 42 wins and 3 losses, with 35 by knockout. His career as an athlete in this discipline began at 12 years of age, as he has won five awards at the amateur championships in his home country (100, 112, 119, 126, and 132 pounds), his amateur sheet was a record of 51–6.[7]

Professional career

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Welterweight

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Trinidad debuted as a professional on March 10, 1990, when he was 17 years old.[8] The fight was against Angel Romero, another debuting boxer, in a contest that Trinidad won by knockout in the second round. At the beginning of his career, he knocked out nine of his first 10 opponents.[8] He then competed against more experienced boxers like Jake Rodriguez, whom he fought on December 6, 1991. Trinidad won the fight by unanimous decision but suffered an injury on his right hand. He was then inactive for five months while recovering from the injury.[8]

Raul Gonzalez fought Felix Trinidad[9] on May 3, 1992, in Cayey, Puerto Rico. This fight was the main event of the night. Both Gonzalez and Trinidad weighed in at 142 pounds. Gonzalez had a record of 8-2-3 with 5 KOs, while Trinidad had a record of 13–0 with 10 KOs. Gonzalez went down three times, and Trinidad took the victory in round four by TKO. Trinidad would add another victory by KO to his record and would now make it 14–0 with 11 KOs.

Welterweight title

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Trinidad traveled to San Diego, California, and defeated the IBF welterweight champion Maurice Blocker in two rounds, in a fight card on June 19, 1993, televised by Showtime.[10] Trinidad spent the first two minutes of the fight analyzing Blocker's style. With 11 seconds left in the first round, one of Trinidad's punches injured Blocker, who barely survived the round.[11] In the second round, the champion's condition improved, but after the first 30 seconds, another Trinidad punch injured him.[12] Trinidad followed with a combination, scoring a knockout at 1:49 in the round when the referee stopped the fight.[13] Afterward, tournament organizer Don King's exclusive relationship to stage fights for the cable channel Showtime meant that Trinidad would be showcased regularly on Showtime Championship Boxing.

Trinidad vs. Camacho

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Héctor Camacho

Trinidad defended his title for the next three years against several opponents. Trinidad's first fight in Las Vegas was against Héctor Camacho on January 29, 1994.[14] He was cautious during the first rounds and received a cut over his left eye. In the third round he connected a solid combination that made Camacho change to a defensive stance.[15] Throughout the fight Trinidad was on the offensive and won the fight by unanimous decision, in what was his first decision since he won the world championship. The scores awarded by the judges were 117–109, 116–110, and 119–106.[16]

Trinidad vs. Campas

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Yori Boy Campas

On September 17, 1994, Trinidad traveled to the MGM Grand for a second straight fight to compete in a title defense against Yori Boy Campas, who had a record of 56–0. In the second round Campas scored a knockdown, the second knockdown in Trinidad's career.[17] Following this Trinidad exchanged several combinations, injuring Campas' face and breaking his nose.[18] In the fourth round, the referee stopped the fight, the first defeat in Campas' career.[19]

Trinidad vs. Carr

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Oba Carr

Trinidad's fourth fight outside Puerto Rico or the United States took place on Estadio de Beisbol in Monterrey, Mexico. Trinidad was scheduled to defend his title against the undefeated Oba Carr. In the second round, Carr scored a knockdown, which was the product of a quick right hand punch.[20] Trinidad continued the fight and pursued the challenger, who displayed a quick pace throughout the fight.[21] In the fourth round Trinidad connected a solid punch that injured Carr, and in the eighth he scored three consecutive knockdowns before the referee stopped the fight by technical knockout.[22]

Trinidad spent the next four years defending his title against numerous fighters in bouts televised on Showtime. Among these fights was a defense against Mahenge Zulu, the number two challenger for Trinidad's championship.[23] This fight was part of a card that took place on April 3, 1998, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and marked the first time that Trinidad had performed in the island in five years.[23] Trinidad began the first round by cautiously analyzing the challenger's style, but the round ended with quick exchanges after Zulu took the initiative in the offensive. In the second round Zulu was actively pursuing the champion, but retreated when he received a solid jab sequence.[23] Early in the third round a series of jabs opened a wound on Zulu's mouth, while the challenger's punches were not reaching their target.[23] Trinidad began the fourth round heavily on in the offensive connecting several combinations which hurt the challenger, using this to land more punches in Zulu's head and body. One punch hit Zulu in the jaw, he fell to the floor and tried to rise, but the referee stopped the fight before he could do so.[23]

Trinidad vs. Whitaker

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker

On February 20, 1999, Trinidad defended the welterweight championship against Pernell Whitaker, winning the fight by unanimous decision in a contest that marked his thirteenth successful defense.[24] The fight began with both boxers displaying aggressive styles, which included excessive pushing. In the following rounds both boxers used their jabs most of the time with Trinidad gaining an advantage when Whitaker attempted to attack inside, eventually scoring a knockdown in round two.[24] In the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds the fighters exchanged combinations.[24] Later in the fight both boxers fell to the floor in what were ruled as "accidental slips."[24] On the seventh round Whitaker displayed more offense, trading power punches with Trinidad, but the champion retained control in the fight's tempo during the eight, ninth, and tenth rounds.[24] In the last round Whitaker, with a badly swollen right eye, displayed a purely defensive stance, avoiding his opponent throughout the round while Trinidad continued on the offensive until the fight concluded. The judges gave the champion scores of 117–111, 118–109 and 118–109.[24]

Trinidad vs. De La Hoya

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Main article: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad

In the spring of 1999 Don King and Oscar De la Hoya's promoter, Bob Arum, agreed to co-promote a mega-fight for the Lineal, WBC and IBF welterweight championships on September 18, 1999, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Early in the fight De la Hoya employed boxing to connect combinations while avoiding Trinidad's attacks.[25] The second round began with both boxers trading punches but De la Hoya quickly returned to his previous tactic, which he employed in the third round.[25] In the fourth round Trinidad pressured the offense while De la Hoya tried to avoid his punches by moving, both boxers eventually exchanged punches. In the fifth round Trinidad continued in the offensive while De la Hoya attempted to remain on the outside corners of the ring, Trinidad's eye was swollen following a trade of punches, and his nose was also bleeding. Trinidad was having a lot of problems finding De La Hoya and couldn't connect as flush as usual with his punches, although he scored at times, Oscar's movement was not letting him land in combination and it was proclaimed by many to have been a lackluster fight. In the eighth round the swelling on Trinidad's eye was worsening. Oscar was scoring on Trinidad but halfway through the tenth, De La Hoya stopped sticking and basically disengaged under instruction of his corner who thought the match was won. De La Hoya was to remain on his toes for the remainder of the bout, and Trinidad won the final 2 rounds. The judges controversially gave Trinidad a close, majority decision, with scores of 115–113, 115–114 and 114–114.[25]

Light Middleweight

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Light Middleweight title

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Main article: David Reid vs. Félix Trinidad

In 2000 Trinidad vacated the welterweight championships and moved to the junior middleweight division, in order to challenge the World Boxing Association's champion David Reid. Early in the fight Trinidad concentrated his punches on Reid's body, connecting hard punches to his ribs and belly.[26] In the second round Reid connected a solid punch to his opponent's jaw, and in the third round scored a knockdown. In the fourth and fifth rounds Trinidad used his jab consistently, gaining control of the fight's tempo in the sixth round.[26] The fight's score was close at the beginning of the seventh round but Trinidad opened the second half of the contest in the offensive, scoring the fight's second knockdown.[26] Controlling the fight in the eighth, ninth and tenth rounds, and opening a cut over Reid's eye.[26] Trinidad dominated the eleventh round, scoring three consecutive knockdowns. Reid tried to close the fight on the offensive but his opponent boxed and countered his attacks. The judges gave scores of 114–107, 114–106 and 115–106, all in favor of Trinidad.[26]

Trinidad vs. Vargas

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas

On December 2, 2000, he was scheduled to fight in a unification card against Fernando Vargas, the International Boxing Federation's junior middleweight champion.[27] The fight began in a fast pace with Trinidad connecting a solid left hook that led to his opponent being knocked down. Vargas was able to stand up, but another classic left hook led to another knockdown. Early in the second round Trinidad was in the offensive but Vargas connected a solid combination at the round's closing moments which caused a slight swelling under Trinidad's right eye.[27] In the fourth round's opening seconds a Vargas' short left hook connected on Trinidad's jaw and he fell on his backside getting up immediately., marking the eighth knockdown in his career. In the fifth round Vargas was in control of the fight's offensive, connecting combinations to Trinidad's body.[27] In the sixth round Trinidad regained control of the fight's tempo that lasted throughout the contest, connecting punches on Vargas' head and left jabs to the ribs. In the eighth, Vargas displayed signs of exhaustion which slowed his offensive while Trinidad then pursued the offense with combinations to the body. This pattern continued throughout the ninth, tenth and eleventh rounds.[27] Opening the final round Vargas was on the offensive, connecting a solid left hook. Trinidad countered the attack with a left hook that made Vargas collapse; Vargas was able to stand up, but was subsequently knocked down for a second time. With Vargas injured, Trinidad continued connecting combinations, and he ended his combination by putting Vargas down for the 3rd time in the round with a right hand which resulted in the referee waving the fight off, making Trinidad the winner.[27] During the fight, Trinidad was penalized twice for low blows, although the second one was legal, being exactly on the beltline. Vargas himself was penalized the same amount of times.

Middleweight

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Trinidad vs. Joppy

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Main article: William Joppy vs. Félix Trinidad

Following his fight with Vargas, Trinidad moved up in weight – this time to participate in Don King's middleweight unification tournament featuring IBF champion Bernard Hopkins, WBA champion William Joppy, and WBC champion Keith Holmes. Trinidad was matched with Joppy, whom he defeated by technical knockout in the fifth round of a contest that took place on May 12, 2001.[28] Joppy opened the first round on the offensive, but late in the round Trinidad scored a knockdown with a combination of punches that came close to throwing Joppy underneath the ropes.[28] Trinidad subsequently scored a knockdown in the fourth round, during this stage of the competition he was using combinations of left hooks and right punches to the head.[28] In the fifth round Trinidad scored another knockdown, Joppy attempted to continue the fight, but while he was using the ropes to help him stand, the referee stopped the fight. When the contest was over, Trinidad explained his strategy by stating: "I knew he wanted to impose his will, his weight, and I wouldn't let him do it".[28]

Trinidad vs. Hopkins

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Main article: Bernard Hopkins vs. Félix Trinidad

The middleweight unification fight between Hopkins and Trinidad was originally scheduled for September 15, 2001, at the Madison Square Garden. On the morning of September 11, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. Following this incident, the fight was postponed indefinitely. After receiving assurances from Madison Square Garden officials and the City of New York, Don King rescheduled the fight for September 29. The pace of the fight in the early rounds was slow, with each boxer studying his opponent.[29] In the second round Hopkins connected some combinations while Trinidad pursued the offensive in the fourth round and both boxers traded sequences of punches.[29] This pattern continued in the fifth round with Trinidad showing an aggressive style while Hopkins relied on jabs. In the sixth Trinidad continued an offensive stance and won the round after trading several combinations.[29] Both fighters continued to exchange punches in the eighth and ninth round with Hopkins connecting three consecutive solid punches.[29] In the twelfth round Hopkins' scored a knockdown, but before the contest could continue Trinidad's father entered the ring, which led to the referee stopping the fight by technical knockout.[29]

Prior to the fight members of Hopkins' team visited the Trinidad dressing room in what is considered a normal boxing custom, to watch the taping of Trinidad's hands. The Hopkins camp claimed that Trinidad's hands were wrapped incorrectly, and threatened to cancel the fight unless they were rewrapped correctly. Nazim Richardson, who was part of Hopkins corner for the Trinidad fight, clarified that Trinidad's wraps were not wrapped in accordance to the New York Commission laws, but his hand wraps did conform to the rules of other States.[30]

Next fight

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Trinidad was subsequently scheduled to fight against Hacine Cherifi in a contest that he won by technical knockout in the fourth round.[31] The event was part of a card that took place on May 11, 2002, and was organized in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Early in the first round Trinidad's strategy consisted of using his jab while Cherifi did not try to directly engage in the offensive.[31] In the last minute of the round a punch by Trinidad hit Cherifi's chin leaving him disoriented, he followed this with a combination and scored a knockdown.[31] In the second round, Trinidad displayed more boxing and was on the offensive by using combinations to the head and ribs. In the third Cherifi landed more punches than in the previous two, but Trinidad relied on throwing left jabs. One of his punches hit Cherifi's liver, followed by a punch to the jaw, making Cherifi fall to the floor.[31] In the fourth, a series of combinations injured Cherifi, who collapsed to the floor twice, forfeiting the fight on the second occasion.[31] Following this contest Trinidad announced his retirement, at the moment leaving the sport with a record of 41 wins, one defeat, and 34 wins by knockout.[32]

Comeback

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Trinidad vs. Mayorga

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga

Trinidad announced a comeback on March 2, 2004. On October 2, 2004, he fought against Ricardo Mayorga, in Madison Square Garden.[33] Early in the first round Mayorga was on the offensive connecting several combinations, later in the round Trinidad connected some punches to his opponent's face. Mayorga reacted defiantly while lowering his defense, which Trinidad used to continue the offensive during the closing seconds.[33] In the second round he continued connecting with combinations to Mayorga's face which caused him to bleed from his nose; the round concluded with both fighters exchanging punches.[33] In the third round Mayorga attempted to counter with punches to the body but did not do significant damage to his opponent, however later in the round one of these punches made Trinidad lose his balance and touch the floor with one glove which the referee counted as a knockdown.[33] In the fourth round both boxers traded hard combinations. In the fifth Trinidad displayed control of the offense's tempo injuring Mayorga and opening a cut under one of his eyes.[33] This pattern continued in the sixth and seventh round, and the cut on Mayorga's face began to swell. In the eight round Trinidad scored several knockdowns, Mayorga continued after two knockdowns, but lost by technical knockout following a third knockdown.[33]

Trinidad vs. Wright

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Winky Wright

On May 14, 2005, Trinidad competed against Winky Wright, in a fight where the winner would become the World Boxing Council's number one challenger in the Middleweight division. Wright won the fight by decision, receiving scores of 120–107 and 119–108 twice by the judges.[34] Trinidad's fighting style appeared to be out of rhythm in the first round, while Wright presented a defensive stance and relied on jabs.[34] During the first three rounds Wright was in the offensive scoring with jabs.[34] On the fourth round Trinidad connected a solid combination.[34] In the sixth, Wright continued the strategy used in the previous rounds while Trinidad employed a strategy where he tried to neutralize his opponent's punches by standing in front of him.[34] In the later rounds Trinidad tried to take the contest's offensive but his adversary managed to block most of his punches while continuing his previous tactic.[34] In the twelfth round Trinidad pursued Wright while trying to score a knockout, but his opponent boxed away from him until the round ended.[34] Following this fight, Trinidad retired temporarily, after his father informed him that he would not continue in his corner.[35]

Second comeback

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Trinidad vs. Jones Jr.

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Main article: Félix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr.
Trinidad (right) throws a punch at Jones Jr.

Trinidad came out of his second retirement for a fight against former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. on January 19, 2008. According to the contract, it was contested at a catchweight of 170 lb (77 kg), and was broadcast live on HBO pay-per-view.[36] The card took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Trinidad began the fight on the offensive and won the first two rounds. The third and fourth rounds were won by Jones who relied on the velocity of his punches.[37] This pattern continued in the fifth and sixth rounds.[37] In the seventh round, Jones scored a knockdown following a right hand. Following this Jones continued to use his speed while Trinidad pursued the offensive, in the tenth round Jones scored a second knockdown after landing a combination.[37] The judges declared the fight a unanimous decision in favor of Jones with scores of 117–109 and 116–110 twice.[37]

Retirement

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After this fight, Trinidad was inactive for almost two years, before announcing on October 14, 2009, that he was "between 95 and 98 percent sure (that he would) not do anything more within boxing".[38] During this timeframe, he made sporadic public appearances, attending boxing cards and participating in public activities, including a ceremony where Juan Manuel López and Iván Calderón received rings for five successful defenses of their world championships.[38] Beginning in July 2009, Trinidad became involved with the World Wrestling Council, participating as a guest referee at their anniversary show.[39] Three months later, he was included in a storyline that also included Orlando Colón. In 2010, Trinidad expressed interest in purchasing the Changos de Naranjito.

On September 12, 2018, judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos signed a letter which declared that the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico must pay Trinidad $2,000,000 within 24 hours, due to them owing him interest money from his personal accounts at the bank.[40]

On February 13, 2023, the Trinidads reached a confidential agreement to solve their problems with their debtors, including Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, without going to court.[41]

Personal life

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Trinidad visiting a military facility in 2007

Félix Trinidad was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, to a Puerto Rican family. During his childhood the family moved to Cupey Alto, a subdivision of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he grew up. His future wife, Sharon Santiago, lived in Cupey and first met Trinidad in the home of her neighborhood friend, a classmate of Trinidad's.[42] Trinidad pursued a relationship with Santiago, including an attempt to impress her with his red Ford Mustang.[43] He continued to press for her affection and, with the help of Santiago's neighbor, Trinidad was able to win her over.[43] Early on, Santiago's mother thought that Trinidad was related to her daughter's friend, but she realized the true situation when she visited the friend's house and he acted nervous in her presence.[44] Santiago's father objected to the relationship because Trinidad was an athlete; at the time many athletes had a negative public image.[45] Santiago became rebellious, but Trinidad eventually won her family's trust.[46] The couple was married four years after they began dating and have had four daughters.[47] Trinidad has a fifth daughter, named Alondra Nicole, from another relationship.[48]

Professional boxing record

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45 fights 42 wins 3 losses
By knockout 35 1
By decision 7 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
45 Loss 42–3 Roy Jones Jr. UD 12 Jan 19, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
44 Loss 42–2 Winky Wright UD 12 May 14, 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator
43 Win 42–1 Ricardo Mayorga TKO 8 (12), 2:39 Oct 2, 2004 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Won vacant NABC middleweight title
42 Win 41–1 Hacine Cherifi TKO 4 (10), 2:32 May 11, 2002 Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
41 Loss 40–1 Bernard Hopkins TKO 12 (12), 1:18 Sep 29, 2001 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Lost WBA middleweight title;
For WBC, IBF, and vacant The Ring middleweight titles
40 Win 40–0 William Joppy TKO 5 (12), 2:25 May 12, 2001 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Won WBA middleweight title
39 Win 39–0 Fernando Vargas TKO 12 (12), 1:33 Dec 2, 2000 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA light middleweight title;
Won IBF light middleweight title
38 Win 38–0 Mamadou Thiam TKO 3 (12), 2:48 Jul 22, 2000 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA light middleweight title
37 Win 37–0 David Reid UD 12 Mar 3, 2000 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA light middleweight title
36 Win 36–0 Oscar De La Hoya MD 12 Sep 18, 1999 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title;
Won WBC welterweight title
35 Win 35–0 Hugo Pineda KO 4 (12), 2:53 May 29, 1999 Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained IBF welterweight title
34 Win 34–0 Pernell Whitaker UD 12 Feb 20, 1999 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
33 Win 33–0 Mahenge Zulu KO 4 (12), 2:20 Apr 3, 1998 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Retained IBF welterweight title
32 Win 32–0 Troy Waters KO 1 (12), 2:50 Aug 23, 1997 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
31 Win 31–0 Kevin Lueshing TKO 3 (12), 2:59 Jan 11, 1997 Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
30 Win 30–0 Ray Lovato TKO 6 (12), 1:57 Sep 7, 1996 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
29 Win 29–0 Freddie Pendleton KO 5 (12), 1:30 May 18, 1996 The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
28 Win 28–0 Rodney Moore RTD 4 (12), 3:00 Feb 10, 1996 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
27 Win 27–0 Larry Barnes TKO 4 (12), 2:54 Nov 18, 1995 Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
26 Win 26–0 Roger Turner TKO 2 (12), 2:28 Apr 8, 1995 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
25 Win 25–0 Oba Carr TKO 8 (12), 2:41 Dec 10, 1994 Estadio de Béisbol, Monterrey, Mexico Retained IBF welterweight title
24 Win 24–0 Luis Ramon Campas TKO 4 (12), 2:41 Sep 17, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
23 Win 23–0 Héctor Camacho UD 12 Jan 29, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
22 Win 22–0 Anthony Stephens KO 10 (12), 2:09 Oct 23, 1993 Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF welterweight title
21 Win 21–0 Luis Garcia TKO 1 (12), 2:31 Aug 6, 1993 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Retained IBF welterweight title
20 Win 20–0 Maurice Blocker KO 2 (12), 1:49 Jun 19, 1993 Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. Won IBF welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 Colin Tomlinson KO 1 (10), 2:41 May 8, 1993 Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico
18 Win 18–0 Pedro Aguirre TKO 4 (10) Feb 20, 1993 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 Henry Hughes TKO 1 (10) Feb 13, 1993 Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
16 Win 16–0 Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes TKO 3 (10) Oct 3, 1992 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
15 Win 15–0 Joseph Alexander KO 1 (10) Jul 18, 1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Win 14–0 Raul Gonzalez TKO 4 (10) May 3, 1992 Cayey, Puerto Rico
13 Win 13–0 Jake Rodriguez UD 10 Dec 6, 1991 Sands Hotel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
12 Win 12–0 Lorenzo Bouie TKO 1 (10), 2:40 Oct 25, 1991 Mahi Temple Shriners Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Darren McGrew UD 10 Jul 10, 1991 Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
10 Win 10–0 Manuel Salas TKO 5 (10), 2:27 Jun 21, 1991 Tamiami Park, Miami, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Felix Vasquez TKO 3 (8) May 1, 1991 San Juan, Puerto Rico
8 Win 8–0 Noe Rivera TKO 1 (6), 2:54 Mar 13, 1991 San Juan, Puerto Rico
7 Win 7–0 Luis Felipe Perez TKO 2 (6), 2:01 Nov 13, 1990 El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
6 Win 6–0 Valentin Ocasio UD 6 Oct 3, 1990 El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
5 Win 5–0 Jose Vilarino KO 2 (6) Sep 6, 1990 El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 Win 4–0 Omar Victoriano Alegre TKO 5 (8) Jul 27, 1990 Outdoor Arena, Capo d'Orlando, Italy
3 Win 3–0 William Lopez TKO 1 (4) Jun 21, 1990 El San Juan Resort & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2 Win 2–0 Israel Ponce TKO 2 (4) Apr 7, 1990 Miramar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1 Win 1–0 Angel Romero KO 2 (4) Mar 10, 1990 Miramar, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Titles in boxing

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Major world titles:

• IBF welterweight champion (147 lbs)

• WBC welterweight champion (147 lbs)

• WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

• IBF light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

• WBA middleweight champion (160 lbs)

Lineal world titles:

•Lineal welterweight champion (147 lbs)

Pay-per-view bouts

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No. Date Fight Billing Buys Network
1 September 18, 1999 De La Hoya vs. Trinidad Fight of the Millennium 1,400,000[49] HBO
2 December 2, 2000 Trinidad vs. Vargas Forces of Destruction 520,000[50] HBO
3 May 12, 2001 Trinidad vs. Joppy History in the Making 350,000[51] HBO
4 September 29, 2001 Trinidad vs. Hopkins And Then There Was One 475,000[52] HBO
5 October 2, 2004 Trinidad vs. Mayorga Back with a Vengeance 420,000[53] HBO
6 May 14, 2005 Trinidad vs. Wright The Wright Choice, The Wright Challenge 510,000[54] HBO
7 January 19, 2008 Trinidad vs. Jones Bring on the Titans 500,000[55] HBO

See also

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References

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  12. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-05). Rumbo a la Titomanía. El Nuevo Día. Una vez en el segundo asalto, Blocker pareció haberse recuperado hasta que, transcurridos 30 segundos, Trinidad le volvió a llegar limpiamente a la cara con un gancho de izquierda que dejó aturdido al campeón.
  13. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-05). Rumbo a la Titomanía. El Nuevo Día. Dos golpes similares volvieron a estremecer instantes más tarde a Blocker, quien recibió un decisivo recto de derecha que lo envió de bruces a la lona, procediendo el árbitro Robert Byrd a detener el conteo y la pelea al 1:49.
  14. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Tres meses después de su agónico triunfo sobre Anthony Stephens, llegó la primera gran pelea de "Tito" Trinidad en Las Vegas, defendiendo su título welter el 29 de enero de 1994 frente a su pintoresco compatriota y ex campeón mundial, Héctor "Macho" Camacho.
  15. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Tras un par de cautelosos asaltos iniciales, y una temprana cortadura sobre el ojo izquierdo, Tito comenzó a hacer sentir su pegada en la tercera vuelta con un par derechazos que pusieron al "Macho" en retroceso, aunque la velocidad y experiencia del retador parecían confundir al monarca que a mediados de la reyerta parecía olvidarse de la idea del nocáut.
  16. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Su sistemático ataque, no obstante, fue suficiente para apuntarse el primer triunfo por decisión en su etapa campeonil, por veredicto unánime de los jueces Glen Hamada (116-110), Mike Glienna (117-109) y Darby Shirley (119-106).
  17. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-08). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. Un corto óper de izquierda de Campas llevó a Trinidad a la lona en el segundo asalto, por segunda vez en su historial, pero se levantó y logró capear el temporal el resto del capítulo.
  18. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-08). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. De ahí en adelante, Trinidad se fue al toma y dame con el previamente invicto retador mexicano, a quien rompió la nariz y más tarde casi desfigura
  19. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-08). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. Antes de que el árbitro Richard Steele detuviera el combate en el cuarto asalto
  20. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-09). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. Esta vez el oponente era otro peligroso retador invicto, el estadounidense Oba Carr y de inmediato demostró sus cualidades con un relampagueante derechazo que derribó a Tito en el segundo asalto, al igual que hizo el azteca Luis Ramón 'Yori Boy' Campas en su combate anterior.
  21. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-09). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. Y el cuento se repitió. Trinidad se levantó luciendo en perfectas condiciones, y siguió presionando con insistencia a su rival, que exhibió la prometida buena velocidad de manos y un efectivo boxeo, pero sin lograr alcanzar nuevamente con solidez al campeón welter de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo (FIB).
  22. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-09). Rumbo a la TITOMANÍA. El Nuevo Día. El monarca boricua dio un anticipo de lo que venía con un fuerte derechazo que tambaleó al retador en el cuarto asalto, hasta que a mediados del octavo capítulo lo tumbó con un óper de derecha y una recta. Carr se reincopró pero volvió a caer par de veces adicionales ante el ataque inmisericorde de rectos y ganchos de Tito, hasta que se produjo la intervención del árbitro Robert González restando unos 20 segundos de acción.
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  42. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Soy también de Cupey y mi vecina se graduó con Tito, de cuarto año. Mis papás me dejaban estar mucho en casa de mi vecina y así fue que nos conocimos, aunque mi mamá creía que Tito era novio de mi amiga, de mi vecina.
  43. ^ a b Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Él fue el que me 'sonsacó'. Yo lavaba el carro de mi mamá y él pasaba acelerando y tocando bocina. Tenía en aquel momento un Mustang rojo. Yo miraba así bien inocente (risa), pero nada que ver, hasta que él siguió insistiendo con ayuda de mi vecina y después estuvimos casi cuatro años de novios antes de casarnos".
  44. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Mi mamá se dio cuenta un día que, casualmente, fue a la casa y se le sentó al lado a Tito, que empezó a sudar y se puso bien nervioso. Ahí, mami se dio cuenta que había algo raro y después, al tiempo, todo el mundo se enteró.
  45. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Al principio fue difícil. Primero porque Tito era deportista y papi me decía que no quería que yo me casara con un deportista por la mala fama que tienen muchos deportistas.
  46. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Yo me puse un poquito rebelde, hasta que por fin, Tito se ganó a toda la familia y todo salió bien".
  47. ^ Luis Santiago Arce (2008-01-07). Está regresando porque es su pasión. El Nuevo Día. Dentro de ese contexto, y sumado el acuartelamiento del 'Team Trinidad' hace un par de semanas en un hotel fuera del área metropolitana, han dejado otra vez a la ex empleada del sector turístico y de una agencia de publicidad a cargo de un sinfín de tareas hogareñas, en especial del cuido de sus cuatro hijas (Ashley, Leysha, Alayah y Larysha), sin olvidar las visitas en vacaciones de Alondra.
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Regional boxing titles
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middleweight champion
October 2, 2004 – May 2005
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World boxing titles
Preceded by IBF welterweight champion
June 19, 1993 – March 10, 2000
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Preceded by WBC welterweight champion
September 18, 1999 – March 20, 2000
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Preceded by WBA light middleweight champion
March 3, 2000 – May 29, 2001
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 IBF light middleweight champion
December 2, 2000 – May 20, 2001
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May 12, 2001 – September 29, 2001
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