Trinidad batters Mayorga! (Boxing News)
courtesy of fightnews.com, by Matt Richardson and David Greene
October 2, 2004 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NEW YORK



Felix "Tito" Trinidad returned to the ring for the first time in 28 months to stop Ricardo Mayorga in round eight after a wild war at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Mayorga opened the first round strong with his normal rough house tactics, but Trinidad landed some hard shots at the bell. Both traded hard bombs in round two. Mayorga was credited with a knockdown when Tito's glove touched the ground in round three. In round four, Mayorga appeared to be running out of gas as Tito took control. Trinidad tattooed Mayorga with a barrage of punches in rounds four, five and six. A low blow gave Mayorga a chance to rest in the sixth and he came back firing at the bell. Mayorga did his best to engage Trinidad in the seventh, but he was simply outgunned. Tito finally dropped the game Mayorga three times in round eight, prompting referee Steve Smogar to stop the fight. Official time was 2:39.

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