Don King: "Trinidad is coming back when Mayorga knocks out De La Hoya!"

Don King says Felix "Tito" Trinidad is ready to punch Ricardo Mayorga in the face again

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By Paul Upham: Promoter Don King has revealed that if Ricardo Mayorga can beat Oscar De La Hoya on May 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Puerto Rican legend Felix "Tito" Trinidad is ready to make a shock comeback to boxing.

"When Mayorga knocks out Oscar, hello Trinidad," King said on Tuesday.

33 year-old Trinidad 42-2 (35) has not fought since his twelve round points loss to Winky Wright on May 14 last year in Las Vegas. He announced his retirement from boxing two days later.

"I love Oscar. Oscar is a great, great guy," said the Hall of Fame promoter. "But in this sport, things happen. Knockouts come and knockouts go. Ricardo Mayorga is going to knockout this guy and don't be surprised when he knocks out Oscar, he will have the opportunity to revenge himself with Tito Trinidad.

"Tito Trinidad is waiting in the wings, waiting to come back, no sooner than when Ricardo Mayorga knocks out Oscar. We are going to bring the glamour boy of boxing back, because boxing really misses Tito.

"Tito was one of the greatest fighters in the world and he will certainly give Mayorga an opportunity for revenge because he is so honourable."

Trinidad out pointed De La Hoya in a close fight in September 1999. But King was adamant that Mayorga would knockout the "Golden Boy" sending him into retirement and that Trinidad vs. De La Hoya II will not happen.

"I don't think that's going to come to pass," he said, of the long talked about rematch. "If it does, I'll have Tito standing there ready to take on Oscar, but he is dedicated and committed to fighting Mayorga."

32 year-old Mayorga 28-5-1 (23) says that after he destroys 33 year-old De La Hoya 37-4 (29) and sends him into retirement, he wants to avenge his 8th round stoppage loss to Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York in October 2004.

But that's not all.

Mayorga then wants to knockout the pound for pound best boxer today in Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"I invite Tito to come to Las Vegas," declared Mayorga. "I will pay for his ticket to be ringside for him to be a first hand observer as to how I am going to knockout Oscar. I want Don King to do me another favour and bring along Floyd Mayweather Jr. He will be my next victim after Tito. I want both of those guys at ringside so they can see the sort of damage I am going to do to Oscar. Come over and study the way I fight. But it's not going to do them any good."

"Tito will be there," said King. "Tito is coming and I'm pretty sure Floyd will be there to."

"I want Tito and then I want Floyd," repeated Mayorga.


Paul Upham
Contributing Editor