Melotic
01-18-2002, 06:04 PM
Trinidad says he'll face Cherifi in May
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Associated Press
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico -- Former middleweight world champion Felix Trinidad said Thursday he will face Frenchman Hacine Cherifi in a 10-round middleweight match on May 11 in San Juan.
Trinidad has not fought since September when he was knocked out in the 12th round by Bernard Hopkins in a fight for the undisputed middleweight championship Sept. 29 in Madison Square Garden in New York.
"I've decided to remain active in boxing and I will fight Cherifi," said Trinidad, speaking at a news conference in a resort outside San Juan.
Before being knocked out by Hopkins, Trinidad was unbeaten in 40 fights and held championships in three weight classes.
Trinidad, a former welterweight and super welterweight champion from Puerto Rico, was fighting as a middleweight for the only second time when he lost to Hopkins. He won the WBA 160-pound title by stopping William Joppy in the fifth round last May 12.
He was seeking the IBF-WBC titles against Hopkins.
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Associated Press
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico -- Former middleweight world champion Felix Trinidad said Thursday he will face Frenchman Hacine Cherifi in a 10-round middleweight match on May 11 in San Juan.
Trinidad has not fought since September when he was knocked out in the 12th round by Bernard Hopkins in a fight for the undisputed middleweight championship Sept. 29 in Madison Square Garden in New York.
"I've decided to remain active in boxing and I will fight Cherifi," said Trinidad, speaking at a news conference in a resort outside San Juan.
Before being knocked out by Hopkins, Trinidad was unbeaten in 40 fights and held championships in three weight classes.
Trinidad, a former welterweight and super welterweight champion from Puerto Rico, was fighting as a middleweight for the only second time when he lost to Hopkins. He won the WBA 160-pound title by stopping William Joppy in the fifth round last May 12.
He was seeking the IBF-WBC titles against Hopkins.