Félix 'Tito' Trinidad Jr. (born January 10, 1973) is a boxer from San Juan, Puerto Rico and a former champion of the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Council. Trinidad has an impressive record of 42 wins and 2 losses, with 35 wins by knockout. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... This article is about a professional boxing organisation. ... Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ...

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Trinidad Jr, however, proved them wrong quickly by burying opponent after opponent to the canvas. Among Trinidad's victims was Jake Rodriguez, a fellow Puerto Rican and former Jr. Welterweight champion of the world, who was the only one to last 10 rounds with him during this period.

In 1993, Trinidad travelled to San Diego, California and defeated the crafty defending world Welterweight champion Maurice Blocker in 2 rounds, in a fight televised by Showtime. It was the beginning of a long lasting friendship between the new champion and the cable network. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ...

Defending this title, he beat former and future world champions Hector 'Macho' Camacho, Freddie Pendleton, and 'Yori Boy' Campas among others. He kept defending the title until he was able to sign for an unification bout with the other world Welterweight champ, Oscar De La Hoya. During all of that, Trinidad changed alliegances from Showtime to HBO. Héctor Camacho (born May 24, 1962), nicknamed Macho Camacho, is a boxer. ... Luis Ramon Campas (born August 6, 1971) is a Mexican boxer who was the IBF world Jr. ... Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) —nicknamed the Golden Boy— is a Mexican-American boxer who won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ...

The highly anticipated bout between the 2 Welterweight champions took place September 18, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel hotel in Las Vegas. It was nicknamed The Fight Of The Millennium. It was extremely close for 8 rounds and the 3 judges had scored the fight a draw, but De La Hoya gave it away by thinking he'd won all 8 rounds and relaxing the next 4 rounds, while Trinidad kept attacking to secure a split decision and a win in his biggest fight. After the fight, he was the object of the greatest welcoming in the history of Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... The Fight Of The Millennium was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada,in 1999, to unify the WBC and IBFs world Welterweight championships. ... Executive Air dba American Eagle ATR-72 and American Airlines aircraft at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in April 2001 Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the islands main international gateway, and its main connection to the mainland United States. ...

After leaving the Welterweight world championships vacant, Trinidad moved in weight to challenge World Jr Middleweight champion David Reid, a Las Vegas talent, again at the Mandalay Bay. Trinidad was knocked down in the 3rd, but proceeded to beat Reid, dropping him 5 times and winning a unanimous decision. Next, he unified the title vs the other world champion, the extremely brave and murderous power-puncher Fernando Vargas of Oxnard, California. This bout was for the ages and Trinidad had to rise from the canvas in round 4 after a sensational start that saw him drop the Mexican warrior twice in round one, but he prevailed by dropping Vargas again 3 times in round 12, the last knockdown after which the fight was stopped. To Vargas' credit, he was true to his word: He had said he'd rather prove he is a real Mexican warrior by finishing off his feet if that was to be his fate than relax and back away the way De La Hoya did, and he did prove it. After Trinidad left the division, he came back and regained the world title. David Reid 2 Categories: Stub | 1813 births | 1891 deaths | Governors of North Carolina | United States Senators ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977) is a young boxer from Michoacan, Mexico who moved to Oxnard, California at a very young age and is now a 2 time world champion. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Trinidad once again moved up in weight, lured by Don King's Middleweight unification tournament and he beat William Joppy by a knockout in 5 rounds to become world Middleweight champion. His unification bout with the other world champ, Bernard Hopkins of Philadelphia, originally scheduled for September 15, 2001 at the Madison Square Garden had to be postponed because of the September 11 Terrorist attacks. It was fought, however, two weeks later, on September 29, and Trinidad had to taste the sour taste of defeat this time, losing for the first time, to the physically more mature Hopkins, who then became the undisputed world champion in the division. Don King. ... William Joppy is an American middleweight boxer. ... Bernard Hopkins, the Executioner. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and sometimes simply called The Garden has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ...

Trinidad's fans in Puerto Rico proved how much they really loved him by mounting another large welcoming at the airport after his defeat.

After beating former Middleweight world champ Hassine Cherifi of France by ko in 4 rounds in San Juan, Trinidad shockingly announced his retirement, leaving the sport of boxing with a record of 41 wins, only 1 defeat, and 34 wins by knockout. He reconciled with his wife Sharon, after a scandal broke out where it was discovered he had a baby girl with a TV model that he had an affair with. He has committed to pay the child's support and help raise her along with his 2 other daughters with Sharon. San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ...

Trinidad announced a comeback on March 2, 2004. On October 2 of that same year, he recovered from a third round knockdown to drop the former world champion, Ricardo Mayorga, three times in the eighth, knocking Mayorga out. (See Trinidad versus Mayorga) On May 14, 2005. Trinidad challenged Winky Wright. The winner would become the WBC's number one Middleweight challenger, but Trinidad was outpointed over twelve rounds by Wright, the world Jr. Middleweight champion. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Ricardo Mayorga (born October 3, 1973) is a former boxer from Nicaragua who is the former worlds undisputed Welterweight champion. ... Poster for the Trinidad vs. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Trinidad currently holds a record of 42 wins and two losses, with 35 wins by knockout.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans