Felix Trinidad defeats Reid by unanimous decision

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Trinidad wins super welterweight title by a unanimous decision.

March 3, 2000 -- Felix Trinidad (37-0 30 KO's) came back from a third round knockdown to rally and win a unanimous decision against a tough David Reid. The bigger and clearly stronger David Reid (14-1 7 KO's) gave Trinidad all he could handle at the outdoor arena in front of 10,000+ fans in Las Vegas.

Round by Round coverage:

Round One:

The round started off slow as both fighter try to feel each other out. Trinidad starts to establish his left hooks to the body. Trinidad is the aggressor throughout the round.

Round Two:

Trinidad continues to be the aggressor and continues toward Reid. Reid starts to land strong right-hand power shots. Trinidad continues his body attack with left hooks to the rib cage. Reid rallies at the closing minutes of round two with a straight right hand to the head of Trinidad.

Round Three:

Reid looks more aggressive and begins to unload with powerful right hand blows. Trinidad does a good job blocking most of the right hand bombs by Reid, but out of nowhere Reid throws a right hand between the defense of Trinidad which lands squarely on his nose. Trinidad goes down and quickly gets up before the mandatory eight count. Trinidad hits Reid with a low blow and is warned by the referee.

Round Four:

Trinidad comes out aggressive after his manager and father calms him down after being knocked down. Left hooks by Trinidad lands flush on Reid's face. Trinidad continues his body attack and starts to land solid body-head combinations. Reid comes back with some powerful left hooks to the head to finish the round strong.

Round Five:

Right hand at the beginning lands for Trinidad. Fast combinations is making Reid stop in his tracks. Reid seems to be moving more and displays great defense as Trinidad tries to land power shots. Several good left hooks to the head and body by Trinidad ends the round.

Round Six:

At the start of the round, Trinidad lands several left hooks. Trinidad starts of aggressively by landing a flurry of punches, but Reid retaliates with his own flurry. Both boxers are in the middle of the ring trading power punches. Trinidad continues his onslaught of left hooks to Reid's body. Trinidad hits Reid with a low blow and the referee takes a point away from Trinidad.

Round Seven:

Trinidad seems angered and comes out landing big right hand punches and several crisp combinations. Reid returns with his own combination. Reid hits Trinidad with a low blow and the referee halts the action for Trinidad to recover. The aggressor, Trinidad, lands a devastating combination and a left hook which Reid didn't see and Reid hits the canvas with 20 seconds to go in the round. Reid is clearly shaken and Trinidad goes on the attack. Reid seems to be going down again, but is saved by the bell.

Round Eight:

Big right hand by Trinidad to start the round. Reid is in big trouble and gets a cut over his right eye from all the left jabs and hooks that Trinidad has landed. The resilient Reid comes back with a flurry of punches and big right hand blows. Reid lands some left hooks to the jaw of Trinidad but Trinidad finishes off the round with a big combination.

Round Nine:

Big right hand by Reid to start the round. Trinidad remains the aggressor by landing a right hand then a left hook that shakes Reid. The referee halts the round and takes one point from Reid for a low blow. Trinidad goes on the attack and Reid goes down but it was called a slip. Reid is rocked by several big power punches to the head and body by Trinidad. Reid is on the defensive and is wobbly. Once again Reid is saved by the bell.

Round Ten:

Reid starts the round with a couple of good left jabs. Reid then lands some solid right hand blows to the head of Trinidad and it seems like Reid has regained some confidence. Left hooks gets in for Trinidad but Reid follows up with a good right punch. Big bombs to the body of Reid by Trinidad and Reid seems to be hurt by the body blows. Trinidad finishes off the round strong by landing several big right hand punches to the head of Reid. Reid's right eye is starting to swell more and once again is saved by the bell.

Round Eleven:

Big left hand punch by Trinidad at the beginning of the round. Reid's legs are gone and seem wobbly. Reid goes down by a flurry of punches by Trinidad and it seems like he doesn't want any more of Trinidad's powerful punches. Reid continues to fight but goes down for a second time. Reid is taking a beating and is clearly shaken by Trinidad's attack. Reid goes down for a third time but gets up quickly to continue the fight. A low blow by Trinidad makes the referee take another point off of him. A courageous Reid comes back with a flurry of punches. Reid's right eye seems to be closing shut.

Round Twelve:

Reid has no legs under him. Trinidad lands several big right hand power shots and Reid is hurt again. Reid is trying to survive and comes back with a solid combination of his own. Trinidad seems to be on the defensive for the remaining few minutes of the final round. Reid lands a good combination and finishes the fight strong.

Felix "Tito" Trinidad is declared the winner by unanimous decision and is the new WBA super welterweight champion. This Trinidad's third world title and is considering unifying the titles in the super welterweight division before moving up in weight.