Felix Trinidad boxer

Felix Trinidad boxer
bouts
45
won
42
lost
3
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1990-03-10
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
72½″/184cm
Age
-
Born
1973-01-10
Death
-
Nationality
Puerto Rico

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 said to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time.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. He held the title for 6 years, 8 months and 14 days.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 to win 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 and, after a losing effort against Winky Wright in 2005, 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, and Carlos Ortíz. 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 and in 2002 named him the 51st greatest fighter of the past 80 years. 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.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.Trinidad debuted as a professional on March 10, 1990, when he was 17 years old. 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. 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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2008-01-19 Roy Jones Jr WLLLWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
2005-05-14 Ronald Wright WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-10-02 Ricardo Mayorga WWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
2002-05-11 Hacine Cherifi WWLWWL Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
2001-09-29 Bernard Hopkins WWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
2001-05-12 William Joppy WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
2000-12-02 Fernando Vargas WWWWWW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2000-07-22 Mamadou Thiam WWWWWW American Airlines Arena, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
2000-03-03 David Reid WWWWWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1999-09-18 Oscar De La Hoya WWWWWW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
1999-05-29 Hugo Pineda WWWWWW Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
KO
1999-02-20 Pernell Whitaker WWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1998-04-03 Mahenge Zulu WWWWWW Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon WIN
KO
1997-08-23 Troy Waters WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1997-01-11 Kevin Lueshing WWWWWW Nashville Arena, Nashville WIN
Technical knockout
1996-09-07 Ray Lovato WWWWLW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1996-05-18 Freddie Pendleton LWWWWW Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1996-02-10 Rodney Moore LWLWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Corner retirement
1995-11-18 Larry Barnes WWWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1995-04-08 Roger Turner WWLWWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1994-12-10 Oba Carr WWWWWW Estadio de Beisbol, Monterrey WIN
Technical knockout
1994-09-17 Luis Ramon Campas WWWWWW MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1994-01-29 Hector Camacho WWLWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-10-23 Anthony Stephens WDLWWW Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale WIN
KO
1993-08-06 Luis Garcia WWLWWL Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon WIN
Technical knockout
1993-06-19 Maurice Blocker WLWWL Sports Arena, San Diego WIN
KO
1993-05-08 Colin Tomlinson LWWWWW Condado WIN
KO
1993-02-20 Pedro Aguirre LWLLLW Estadio Azteca, Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1993-02-13 Henry Hughes DLLWLL Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1992-10-03 Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes WWWLWW Cirque d'Hiver, Paris WIN
Technical knockout
1992-07-18 Joseph Alexander WLLLLL San Juan WIN
KO
1992-05-03 Raul Gonzalez WWWWLD Cayey WIN
Technical knockout
1991-12-06 Jake Rodriguez WWWWWW Sands Hotel, Bayamon WIN
Unanimous decision
1991-10-25 Lorenzo Bouie LDWWLW Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1991-07-10 Darren McGrew LWLLL Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan WIN
Unanimous decision
1991-06-21 Manuel Salas WLWLLL Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1991-05-01 Felix Vasquez WLW San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1991-03-13 Noe Rivera L San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1990-11-13 Luis Felipe Perez DLWW El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1990-10-03 Valentin Ocasio LLWWL El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan WIN
Unanimous decision
1990-09-06 Jose Vilarino LLWWW El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1990-07-27 Omar Victoriano Alegre LLWLLL Outdoor Arena, Capo d'Orlando WIN
Technical knockout
1990-06-21 William Lopez LW El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan WIN
Technical knockout
1990-04-07 Israel Ponce L Miramar WIN
Technical knockout
1990-03-10 Angel Romero debut Miramar WIN
KO