Omar Trinidad was ferocious towards out-gunned Andrew Bentley. Photograph by Lina Baker / 360 Promotions
Two of Tom Loeffler’s prime fighters beneath his 360 Boxing Promotions will co-headline a Hollywood Battle Nights card on July 26 on the Commerce On line casino in Commerce, California. Featherweight Omar Trinidad will face Viktor Slavinskyi, whereas Gor Yeritsyan will sq. off towards Aram Amirkhanyan in a conflict of unbeaten welterweights.
Each 10-round fights will stream reside on UFC Battle Go (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT).
Trinidad and Yeritsyan have gained a major following all through Southern California. The 28-year-old Trinidad resides a number of miles away within the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Loeffler has said the July 26 card is just like an HBO Boxing After Darkish telecast for what he expects to be two motion fights, together with different prime fighters on the cardboard.
“I maintain saying each present retains getting higher, and this can be a large present,” Loeffler informed The Ring in a current interview. “That July 26 present, we have now two title fights. Two WBC Continental Americas title fights. Two fan favorites. Omar Trinidad is the king of L.A. He actually is an enormous fan-favorite. Gor is de facto bringing out numerous followers. Each (are) in actually powerful matchups.
“(Light-weight) Karlos Balderas can be on the cardboard as a result of his battle on June 7 fell via. So you’ve all three fighters, together with (unbeaten prospect) Abel Mejia. It’s going to be an amazing present on July 26 in Commerce.”
Trinidad (15-0-1, 12 knockouts) final fought on January 27, additionally on the Commerce On line casino, dropping Jose Perez twice throughout an motion battle, ending issues in spherical 8. In his earlier battle on November 9, in a stay-busy battle, Trinidad stopped journeyman Andrew Bentley within the opening spherical.
In current fights, Trinidad has proven energy and aggression, stopping seven of his final eight opponents.
Slavinskyi, who’s initially from Mykolaiv, Ukraine and now lives and trains in Los Angeles, knocked out journeyman Darel Harris within the fourth spherical of his final battle on December 14. In his earlier battle on April 8 of final 12 months, Slavinskyi defeated gatekeeper Juan Antonio Lopez by majority determination in an in depth battle some thought Lopez did sufficient to win.
In 2022, the 33-year-old (15-2-1, 7 KOs) misplaced by majority determination to Claudio Marrero in a junior light-weight bout. Later that 12 months, Slavinskyi misplaced by split-decision to former world title challenger Edward Vazquez.
Yeritsyan (18-0, 14 KOs) final fought February 23, defeating Quinton Randall by unanimous determination. In his earlier battle on November 9, Yeritsyan gained by unanimous determination over Luis Alberto Veron.
The 29-year-old lately signed a promotional take care of Tom Loeffler and resides in Los Angeles. He’s skilled by Freddie Roach.
Amirkhanyan (15-0-1, 4 KOs), who resides in Kazan, Russia, has not fought since a unanimous determination win over gatekeeper Cameron Krael on July 29. Nearly a 12 months to the day in his earlier battle, Amirkhanyan outpointed journeyman Octavian Gratii over eight one-sided rounds.
Previous to his final two fights, the 34-year-old had not fought since February 2020, stopping former fringe contender Keandre Gibson. Amirkhanyan additionally has notable victories Stanyslav Skorokhod and Khuseyn Baysangurov, each of which occurred in 2018.
Paradoxically, each Yeritsyan and Amirkhanyan had been born in Yerevan, Armenia.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
