Omar Trinidad was ferocious towards out-gunned Andrew Bentley. Picture by Lina Baker / 360 Promotions
Two of Tom Loeffler’s prime fighters below 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 Cross (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 just a few 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 hold saying each present retains getting higher, and it is a super present,” Loeffler instructed The Ring in a latest interview. “That July 26 present, we’ve two title fights. Two WBC Continental Americas title fights. Two fan favorites. Omar Trinidad is the king of L.A. He actually is a giant fan-favorite. Gor is absolutely bringing out quite a lot of followers. Each (are) in actually powerful matchups.
“(Light-weight) Karlos Balderas can be on the cardboard as a result of his struggle on June 7 fell via. So you’ve got all three fighters, together with (unbeaten prospect) Abel Mejia. It’s going to be an incredible 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 struggle, ending issues in spherical 8. In his earlier struggle on November 9, in a stay-busy struggle, Trinidad stopped journeyman Andrew Bentley within the opening spherical.
In latest 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 struggle on December 14. In his earlier struggle on April 8 of final 12 months, Slavinskyi defeated gatekeeper Juan Antonio Lopez by majority determination in an in depth struggle 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 struggle on November 9, Yeritsyan gained by unanimous determination over Luis Alberto Veron.
The 29-year-old lately signed a promotional cope with 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 struggle, 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 have 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]
