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Trinidad won a majority decision for the WBC welterweight title from De La Hoya on Sept. 18, 1999. ''If there's a rematch now, it's going to be at super welterweight,'' Trinidad said Sunday during a news conference. Trinidad said he has nothing left to prove in the welterweight division after handing De La Hoya his only defeat. He added that he has trouble meeting the 147-pound weight limit and might eventually move up to the 160-pound middleweight class. ''There are great fights there,'' in the heavier categories, he said. De La Hoya and Trinidad had briefly discussed a rematch, but the talks fell through. Instead, Trinidad will face David Reid, of Philadelphia, a 1996 Olympic gold medallist. Reid, 14-0 with seven knockouts, will be defending the WBA Super Welterweight title for the third time which he won in only his 12th pro fight. Trinidad, of Puerto Rico, has already beaten two American gold medallists (De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker). Beating a third and moving up in weight class, would help him toward becoming a bigger box office attraction.
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If Oscar De La Hoya wants another crack at
revenging his loss against Felix Trinidad, it will have to be as a super welterweight. Trinidad said
he plans
to leave the welterweight division if he defeats WBA super welterweight champion David Reid on March 3 at Las Vegas. |
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