Felix "Tito" Trinidad has decided to call it quits for the second time. The 32-year-old native of Puerto Rico announced his retirement on Sunday night after his return to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
Trinidad dropped a one-sided unanimous 12-round decision to Ronald "Winky" Wright in a WBC middleweight eliminator on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Upon his return to Puerto Rico, Trinidad said his father, who is also his trainer and manager, would not continue in his corner.
"I do not return to ring," the younger Trinidad said. "I am saying today (Sunday). I want that they remember us like two great figures of boxing."
Wright, a junior middleweight champion, was fighting for the first time as a middleweight. He won by scores of 120-107, 119-108 and 119-108 and improved to 49-3 with 25 knockouts. The St. Petersburg, Florida, native landed more punches than anyone ever has against Trinidad.
Meanwhile, Trinidad, who came into the bout as the favorite, finishes his 15-year career at 42-2 with 35 knockouts. He was world champion in three different weight classes -- welterweight, light-middleweight and middleweight.
Trinidad had retired in 2002, only to return to the ring two years later.