Felix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga

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Felix Trinidad 158 lbs beat Ricardo Mayorga 158 lbs by TKO at 2:39 in round 8 of 12

• Date: 2004-10-02
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Steve Smoger
• Judge: Freddie Ucci 68-64
• Judge: Guy Jutras 68-64
• Judge: Steve Weisfeld 67-64

• NABC Middleweight Title (Vacant)
• Promoter: Don King (Don King Productions)
• Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
• Aired On: HBO Pay-Per-View (Main Event)

Notes

• The fight also known as "Back with a Vengeance".
• Inaugural NABC Middleweight title fight.
• Trinidad and Mayorga agreeing on a $100,000 side bet for the winner of the fight.
• The fight, which was held before more than 17,000 fans at New York's Madison Square Garden, featured the return of boxing superstar Felix Trinidad after a two-year absence.
• Trinidad down in 3rd when his glove touched the canvas.
• Mayorga down three times in 8th. Upon the last knockdown, the referee immediately waves off the bout without starting a count.
• The fight generated 420,000-470,000 pay-per-view buys, about 260,000 of the buys were from cable homes and 160,000 were from satellite homes, and over $23 million in revenue, according to HBO Sports. [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Promoter Don King went on a tirade against HBO days after the fight, complaining that HBO had dedicated 6 months to promote the Hopkins vs. De La Hoya fight and only six days to promote the Trinidad vs. Mayorga showdown.
• On October 5 Mayorga announced his retirement from boxing, although he later returned onto the ring to fight Michele Piccirillo.

Preceded by: Inaugural

NABC Middleweight Title Fight # 1

Succeeded by: Chang vs. Houk