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David Reid vs. Félix Trinidad

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The Glory of Caesars: Undefeated Gladiators
DateMarch 3, 2000
VenueCaesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA super welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer David Reid Félix Trinidad
Nickname The American Dream Tito
Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Purse $3,000,000 $4,000,000
Pre-fight record 14–0 (7 KO) 36–0 (30 KO)
Age 26 years, 5 months 27 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 153 lb (69 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA
Super Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBC and IBF
Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring pound-for-pound No. 3 ranked fighter
Result
Trinidad wins via unanimous decision (114–107, 114–107, 114–106)

David Reid vs. Félix Trinidad, billed as The Glory of Caesars: Undefeated Gladiators was a professional boxing match contested on March 3, 2000, for the WBA super welterweight title.[1]

Background

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In his previous fight on September 18, 1999, Félix Trinidad had scored arguably his biggest victory by defeating the previously undefeated Oscar De La Hoya to become the unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion. After the success of that fight, talks of rematch immediately began but negotiations stalled and Trinidad's promoter Don King announced that Trinidad would instead move up to the super welterweight division to challenge reigning WBA super welterweight champion David Reid.[2] The fight was briefly postponed when the WBC ordered that Trinidad defend his welterweight title against mandatory challenger Derrell Coley or be stripped. As Trinidad did not want to vacate his welterweight titles at the time, Coley was offered "a substantial amount" of money to step aside and allow Trinidad to pursue the Reid fight, but Coley initially refused and insisted on fighting Trinidad for the title.[3] However, Coley would drop his protest against Trinidad and agreed to face De La Hoya in February, allowing the Trinidad–Reid to move forward. Originally set for a March 4, 2000 date, the fight was moved up a day because King's rival promoter Bob Arum had already secured that date for a pay-per-view card headlined by Paulie AyalaJohnny Bredahl WBA bantamweight title fight.[4]

The Fight

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Reid controlled most of the early portion of the fight taking the lead on all three scorecards after the first five rounds. Reid would score the fight's first knockdown in the third round sending Trinidad down after landing a right cross though Trinidad quickly got back up. Following the fifth round, however, Trinidad dominated the remainder of the fight as he scored four knockdowns on Reid and did not lose any rounds from the sixth round on, though he was penalized a point twice for low blows in the sixth and eleventh rounds. Trinidad would score his first knockdown late in the seventh round after landing a combination that sent Reid reeling into the ropes and down on his knees, though he was able to answer the referee's 10-count at seven as the round ended. Then in the eleventh, Trinidad scored three more knockdowns though Reid was able to answer the 10-count on all three and was allowed to continue the fight and managed to go the full 12-round distance. Trinidad was named the winner on all three scorecards with two scores of 114–107 and one score of 114–106.[5]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[6]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Notes
Super Welterweight 154 lbs. Félix Trinidad def. David Reid (c) UD 12/12 Note 1
Super Lightweight 140 lbs. Felix Flores def. Miguel Angel Ruiz TKO 7/12 Note 2
Super Middleweight 168 lbs. William Joppy def. Fernando Zuniga UD 10/10
Welterweight 147 lbs. DeMarcus Corley def. Sam Miller TKO 5/10
Light Heavyweight 175 lbs. Gary Campbell def. Frédéric Serrat TKO 4/8
Super Lightweight 140 lbs. Christy Martin def. Belinda Laracuente MD 8/8
Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Friday Ahunanya def. Donald Macon TKO 1/4

^Note 1 For WBA Super Welterweight title
^Note 2 For NABA Super Lightweight title

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States Showtime

References

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  1. ^ "David Reid vs. Felix Trinidad". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ REID, NOT DE LA HOYA, UP NEXT FOR TRINIDAD, NY Post article, 1999-11-15 Retrieved on 2024-10-20
  3. ^ Trinidad-Reid Bout Is Postponed, NY Times article, 1999-11-25 Retrieved on 2024-10-20
  4. ^ Trinidad Bout Moved Up, NY Times article, 2000-11-15 Retrieved on 2024-10-20
  5. ^ Trinidad Takes Control to Win Decision Over Reid, NY Times article, 2000-03-04 Retrieved on 2024-10-22
  6. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by David Reid's bouts
3 March 2000
Succeeded by
vs. Quirino Garcia
Preceded by Félix Trinidad's bouts
3 March 2000
Succeeded by
vs. Mamadou Thiam