Omar Trinidad can’t get to where he wants to go fast enough – but he’s doing all he can to speed up the process.
Trinidad, a 29-year-old featherweight from Los Angeles, will take on Lorenzo Parra in a scheduled 10-round headliner on August 15 at the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
Appearing in the main event of the latest installment of 360 Promotions’ “Hollywood Fight Nights,” Trinidad, 19-1-1 (13 KOs), will be fighting for the third time in 2025 – after he fought seven times over the past two years. And it’s not as if his recent outings haven’t provided him enough work: Trinidad has gone the distance (including two 10-rounders and one 12-rounder) in each of his past three fights, and even in his most recent knockout he was taken into the 10th before stopping Viktor Slavinskyi last July.
“This is my third fight this year, and I love staying active, which 360 Promotions does a great job of,” Trinidad said at Saturday’s media workout in L.A. “As soon as my last fight was over in May, I knew my next fight date immediately.”
Trinidad settled that affair with a wide points decision over Alexander Espinoza in May – his 19th straight win after starting his career 0-1-1. Trinidad’s lone defeat as a pro came against Ruben Villa – now 22-2 – in his professional debut, and he has scarcely been pushed since.
“I’m ready to fight any of the world champions right now,” he said. “Being ranked by all four sanctioning bodies puts me in line, and hopefully I’ll fight for a world title soon. I know I can beat these guys.”
Nick Ball (WBA), Rafael Espinoza (WBO), Stephen Fulton (WBC) and Angelo Leo (IBF) are the featherweight belt holders for each of the respective sanctioning bodies, and although Trinidad is ranked in the top 10 by all four, his status as No. 2 with the IBF may currently give him the best shot to challenge for a title against Leo.
First comes Venezuela’s Parra, who, at 23-1 (17 KOs), has a resume that suggests he could derail Trinidad’s plans. But Parra’s competition has consisted mostly of unknown and untested Venezuelans. He has fought just twice outside of his home country, has fought only three times in the past six years and has been out of the ring since edging a split decision over Javon Woodard Jnr in an OTX bout almost two full years ago.
“This is another tough challenge for me with Lorenzo Parra,” Trinidad said. “He’s clearly in great shape for this fight and will be ready on August 15.”
In the co-feature, Japanese attraction Mizuki Hiruta, (8-0, 2 KOs), will defend her junior bantamweight title against Naomy Cardenas Gomez, (9-0, 2 KOs), of Chihuahua, Mexico, in a scheduled 10-rounder.
Minimumweight Lupita Medina, 10-0 (2 KOs), of Maywood, California, and featherweight Abel Mejia, 8-0 (5 KOs), will also feature on the card, as will a battle between young undefeated locals in Angel Carrillo, 4-0-1 (2 KOs), of Oxnard, California, and Damien Basulto, 3-0, of Compton, California.
