 Trinidad with promoter Don King |
An October showdown between Felix Trinidad and Ricardo Mayorga at Madison Square Garden has been officially announced by promoter Don King. Puerto Rico's Trinidad and Nicaragua's Mayorga will be contesting the WBA international middleweight title.
"No matter what you do, Tito, you are a loser and you're gong to fail," said Mayorga at a New York news conference.
The 2 October fight will be Trinidad's first since the announcement of his retirement in July 2002.
King referred to the 31-year-old Trinidad as "my shining star" and said he brings "honour and class to the sport of boxing".
Mayorga, unable to attend Monday's news conference because of legal trouble in Nicaragua, joined in proceedings via a live phone link.
And Trinidad told him: "You have never fought a fighter with my punching power and when you face me you will see that no one has hit you the way I am going to hit you."
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