Los Angeles' Omar Trinidad (15-0-1) will headline a 360 ​​Promotions card Friday at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California when he faces Victor Slavinskyi (15-2-1) of the Ukraine. Trinidad, a 28 year-old featherweight is called the “King of Los Angeles” when it comes to the boxing scene in his hometown, which he describes as an entire kingdom. “It is a big place with a lot of culture too. It’s surreal to be called that, and it’s an honor that people say that. I never asked for it, and coming from them, it is quite an honor,” said the boxer. “It is very satisfying. I was always a boxer and it gives me adrenaline and excitement to put my hands on someone and be very competitive, which allowed me to become competitive. After going through everything I went through, it’s surreal, I never took anything lightly, plus it’s satisfying because I don’t think anyone is doing it like that nowadays, and if they do it’s very rare.

 

“Many people tend to take the easy way out, but not me. I like to recognize the bad and the good, and I’m all for that. Boxing is my sport and I am here to put on a show every time I go into the ring,” Trinidad commented.

 

The boxer is a memory of an era of Los Angeles boxing that we could take advantage of. In the 60s and 70s, boxers fought at the Grand Olympic Auditorium and left their mark on the residents, one of them being Trinidad’s father, who led his son to love the sport.

 

“My dad grew up with boxing and always mentioned big names. Boxing has always been in the family and my dad always told me that I fight like his favorite old school boxers. And there’s no doubt what my dad is like, having his own son in his favorite sport. “I’m pretty sure he’s happy every day,” he added.