Saturday, October 2 2004

By Matt Richardson and David Greene at ringside

Felix "Tito" Trinidad returned to the ring for the first time in two years to 157.75 vs Ricardo Mayorga 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 cradited 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 five and six. A low blow gave Mayorga a chance to rest in the sixth and he came back firing at the bell. Tito finally dropped Mayorga three times in round eight and referee Steve Smogar stopped the fight.