A TRINIDAD TRIPLE? FIGHTER OF YEAR AFTER 3RD TITLE IN THIRD WEIGHT CLASS.Byline: Ed Schuyler Jr. Staff Writer NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Felix Trinidad Jr., plans to send Mother's Day greetings with boxing gloves Saturday night. ``This fight is special because it will be my third title in three weight divisions,'' said the 28-year-old Puerto Rican, who will challenge WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access middleweight champion William Joppy at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference . ``It's also special because at 12 o'clock (midnight) it will be Mother's Day,'' Trinidad said. ``I want to dedicate this fight to all the Puerto Rican mothers on the island and in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and all the Puerto Rican mothers in the world.'' Trinidad and his wife, Sharon, have two small daughters. They live in Monte Hiedra, Puerto Rico. A victory would cap a big three days for Trinidad, 39-0 with 32 knockouts, and make him the first former welterweight champion to become a middleweight champion since Roberto Duran in 1989. On Thursday night, Trinidad was honored as Fighter of the Year for 2000 at the annual dinner of the Boxing Writers Association of America. His father was honored as manager and trainer of the year. The former IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility and WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. welterweight champion won his award by scoring a one-sided decision over David Reid for the WBA super welterweight title March 3 and by stopping Fernando Vargas in the 12th round for the 154-pound IBF title Dec. 2. Reid, 26 at the time, was in his 15th pro fight. Vargas was five days short of his 23rd birthday and was in his 21st fight. ``They've really put him on a pedestal On a Pedestal is an EP by the Swedish band Adhesive, released in 1998. Track listing
Joppy has a 32-1-1 record, with 24 knockouts. He lost the WBA title on a 12-round decision to Julio Cesar Green Julio Cesar Green (born May 19, 1967, in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic), was a professional boxer in the middleweight division. Green, turned pro in 1990 and in 1995 landed a shot at the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight title against Carl Daniels. of the Dominican Republic on Aug. 23 at the Garden. But a lot of ringsiders thought Joppy won. ``If this fight goes the distance and it's close, they'll give it to Trinidad, you know that,'' said Joppy, well aware that he will be fighting before a big pro-Trinidad crowd. ``But I'm not going into the fight looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a knockout. I'm going to be smart about it. Pick my shots.'' Trinidad said Thursday that Joppy doesn't have to worry about losing a decision. ``I like the taste of knockout,'' he said. ``In what round I cannot tell you, but the fight will be decided by a knockout.'' The winner will fight for the undisputed middleweight title against Bernard Hopkins on Sept. 15 in the Garden. Hopkins successfully defended the IBF title and won the WBA title on points over Keith Holmes on April 14 in the Theater at the Garden. Saturday's pay-per-view match, which will start about 11:30 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT , is just another step on a road mapped out by the Trinidads after the WBC welterweight title victory over Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy on Sept. 18, 1999. ``We decided Felix should be moving up to fight junior middleweight, middleweight and then fight (undisputed light heavyweight champion) Roy Jones Jr.,'' the father said. ``We are positive we can do this.'' The father even said he believes the son can fight and win at 200 pounds. The son said nothing. Before the final news conference Wednesday, Trinidad said he weighs a couple of pounds over the 160-pound middleweight limit, which is 13 pounds above the welterweight limit. ``I was not slaving in the welterweight division because I trained,'' he said, ``But my body has asked me to go up to junior middleweight and now to middleweight. I feel better as a middleweight.'' Joppy is a natural middleweight The official weigh-in will be today. AT A GLANCE --Event: Feliz Trinidad Jr. vs. William Joppy for Joppy's WBA middleweight championship --Time: About 8:30 p.m., Madison Square Garden, New York --TV: Pay-per-view --Records: Trinidad, 39-0 with 32 KO's; Jopppy 32-1-1 with 24 KO's CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Felix Trinidad, left, poses with WBA middleweight champion William Joppy, Don King looks on. Robert Mecea/Associated Press Box: AT A GLANCE (See text) |
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