Omar Trinidad-Viktor Slavinskyi, Gor Yeritsyan-Aram Amirkhanyan card for July 26 in Commerce
Omar Trinidad was brutal against Andrew Bentley who was still fired. Photo by Lina Baker / 360 Promotions
Tom Loeffler's two main fights under 360 Boxing Promotions will be headlined Hollywood Fight Nights card on July 26 at Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Omar Trinidad will face Viktor Slavinskyi, Gor Yeritsyan will face Aram Amirkhanyan in a welterweight fight.
Both 10-round bouts will air live on UFC Fight Pass (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT).
Trinidad and Yeritsyan have gained a significant following throughout Southern California. 28-year-old Trinidad lives a few miles away in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Loeffler said the July 26 card is similar to HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast of what he expects to be two action fights, along with some of the top fighters on the card.
“I keep saying the whole program just keeps getting better, and this is a great program,” Loeffler told The Ring in a recent interview. “That July 26 show, we have two title fights. Two WBC Continental Americas fights. Two fan favorites. Omar Trinidad is the king of LA Indeed he is a huge fan favorite. Gor really brings out a lot of fans. Both (are) in really tough matchups.
“(Lightweight) Karlos Balderas is also on the card because his fight on June 7 is over. So you have all three fighters, plus (undefeated prospect) Abel Mejia. It will be a great show on July 26 at Commerce.”
Trinidad (15-0-1, 12 knockouts) last fought on January 27, and at the Commerce Casino, he dropped Jose Perez twice during the fight, ending the story in the 8th round. In his previous fight on November 9, in a live-fight arena, Trinidad stopped journeyman Andrew Bentley in the opening round.
In recent matches, Trinidad has shown strength and aggression, stopping seven of its eight opponents.
Slavinskyi, who is originally from Mykolaiv, Ukraine and now trains in Los Angeles, knocked out fighter Darel Harris in the fourth round of his last fight on December 14. In his last fight on April 8 of last year, Slavinskyi defeated goalkeeper Juan. Antonio Lopez by majority decision in a close fight some think Lopez did enough to win.
In 2022, the 33-year-old (15-2-1, 7 KOs) lost a majority decision to Claudio Marrero in a junior lightweight bout. Later that year, Slavinskyi lost a split decision to former world title challenger Edward Vazquez.
Yeritsyan (18-0, 14 KOs) last fought on February 23, defeating Quinton Randall by unanimous decision. In his last fight on November 9, Yeritsyan won by unanimous decision against Luis Alberto Veron.
The 29-year-old recently signed a promotional deal with Tom Loeffler and lives in Los Angeles. He is coached by Freddie Roach.
Amirkhanyan (15-0-1, 4 KOs), who lives in Kazan, Russia, has not fought since his unanimous decision win over goalkeeper Cameron Krael on July 29. Almost a year to the day from his last fight, Amirkhanyan revealed the journey built by Octavian. Gratii eight rounds of one side.
Prior to his last two fights, the 34-year-old had not fought since February 2020, stopping former opponent Keandre Gibson. Amirkhanyan also had notable victories over Stanyslav Skorokhod and Khuseyn Baysangurov, both of which occurred in 2018.
Ironically, both Yeritsyan and Amirkhanyan were born in Yerevan, Armenia.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has handled boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. They can be reached at [email protected]
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