By Mark Vester
Former three division champion Felix "Tito" Trinidad is on the verge of a final retirement. Trinidad has retired twice in the past. This time he plans to retire for good. He returned last January and lost a twelve round decision to Roy Jones Jr. There was minor talk last of fights with Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor but neither of those came through.
Trinidad would like to get a rematch with Bernard Hopkins or some kind of worthy fight. He says 2009 is his final year as a boxer and we are already in the month of July. Unless he receives a call from promoter Don King in the very near future, he doesn't see himself fighting again.
"I can say that 2009 will be my last year as a boxer. The only fight that interests me is a rematch against Bernard Hopkins, but for some reason he doesn't want to and I don't see a lot of opportunities out there," Trinidad was quoted as saying by Primera Hora.
"(King) has not called me and it is getting very late. We're already in July and if we want to have a fight before the end of 2009, he have to make a deal."
Trinidad also ruled out a rematch with Winky Wright, who dominated the Puerto Rican fighter in May 2005. Trinidad says Winky is close friend and he won't fight him again.
"We have a good friendship. Winky has come to my house to visit my mom and we share things. It's something that people know and if we do another fight, they will say that it's not true friendship that unites us," Trinidad said.
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