Featherweight up-and-comer Omar Trinidad. Photograph by Lina Baker / 360 Promotions
Rising featherweight Omar Trinidad will take the subsequent step in his profession in opposition to Hector Sosa on Saturday.
Trinidad feels able to face the sturdy Argentine fighter in entrance of his followers on the Commerce On line casino, Commerce, Los Angeles.
“I do know he’s a seasoned fighter, I do know he’s powerful,” Trinidad (16-0-1, 13 knockouts) advised The Ring. “I do know he comes prepared for a 12-round combat, I do know he has a few 12-rounders and 10-rounders beneath his belt. I do know he has a few wins in a row and is coming with confidence. I do know it’s going to be an amazing night time for the followers. I’ve been working exhausting within the health club to cease him in his tracks to both give him a brief night time or an extended night time.”
The 28-year-old power-puncher, who has as traditional ready as traditional beneath the watchful eye of Jesus “Don Chuy” Lopez Sr. for two-months, acknowledges the potential hazard Sosa brings however feels, finally, it is going to he his undoing.
“He’s a stress fighter, he is available in wild and likes to sit down down on his punches, so I’m fairly positive probably the most harmful factor is his conditioning, stamina and stress,” he mentioned. “How I’ll get him out of their is, I’m going to frustrate him, he’s going to overcommit and I’m going to catch him with a shot.”
Final day out, Trinidad impressively stopped Viktor Slavinskyi (TKO 10), in what was an essential studying curve combat.
“It was one other powerful combat, I knew as quickly as I took that WBC (Continental Americas) belt it’s going to be an enormous goal on my again, and I knew there have been going to be a number of step-up fights and I knew what I signed up for and I took the problem head on,” he mentioned. “I do know each combat after I maintain enterprise on the twenty sixth it’s going to be one other exhausting combat.
“Going again to the Slavinsky combat, it was a fairly powerful combat. I believe that was the second or third southpaw I’d fought in my profession and I really feel like I uncovered him and took benefit however he made me work for the W that’s for positive however I’m glad I received 10-rounds within the financial institution and received the knockout.”
That have has set him in good stead for this combat and has positioned him inside touching distance of a world title alternative.
“My promoter has a plan to combat me 4 or 5 instances subsequent 12 months, I do know they’re having a number of occasions,” he mentioned. “I really feel like I’m perhaps two fights away from a world title and truthfully if it’s the subsequent one, it’s as much as my staff in the event that they wish to take the combat, I’ll take any combat, if it’s a world title, I’ll take it gladly. That’s why I’ve received staff, I’ve received a supervisor so he can information me.”
He feels his current improvement has helped take him onto a brand new degree and expects victory to return by any means obligatory.
“From final 12 months, to this 12 months, I really feel like I’ve gone from prospect to contender for positive and the rankings communicate for themselves,” he mentioned. “I do know it’s going to be a troublesome combat – my first 12-rounder. I’m not shy going the space. I’ve been operating, coaching to present an amazing combat to the followers.
“I do know it’s going to be a troublesome one however I’ll make certain I come out victorious. If I knock him out, he’s by no means been knocked out, and I did one thing his prior opponents couldn’t do. One other one can be if I took him 12 rounds and dominate him. That may solidify me that I’m prepared for the elite.”
Tom Loeffler, the President of 360 Promotions, is wanting ahead to seeing his fighter again in motion as he appears to be like to take one other step towards his purpose of preventing for a world title.
“Omar Trinidad has confirmed to be not solely an incredible expertise, however undoubtedly lives as much as the moniker ‘King of LA’ with all of the followers that flip up for his fights,” mentioned the promoter. “Born and Raised in Boyle Heights, Omar is the definition of a neighborhood child made good, now being rated (WBC) No. 10 on this planet.
“Sosa will likely be his hardest problem to this point and we expect a number of fireworks on this world class matchup. Omar isn’t in a boring combat and this combat ought to be no completely different with Sosa already proving his world class mettle. The winner of this combat will certainly transfer an enormous step towards a world title shot.”
Sosa turned skilled in 2017. He gained his first 13 in his native Argentina and claimed the South American junior featherweight title. He misplaced his unbeaten document when he ventured to Panama and dropped a call to Rafael Pedroza (UD 10). After returning to the win column he was bested by Christian Carto (UD 8).
That prompted the 29-year-old to maneuver as much as featherweight the place he has gained three fights together with a come from behind stoppage over former world title challenger Jazza Dickens (TKO 10) and, most not too long ago, dropping Keenan Carbajal early to win a lopsided 12-round unanimous choice.
Trinidad-Sosa, plus undercard bouts, will likely be televised on UFC Combat Cross at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT.
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