Date: 2001-05-12

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr

The middleweight title bout between Felix Trinidad and William Joppy was ''History in the Making.'' There may not have been history made in the ring last night at Madison Square Garden, but there is every chance that Trinidad's convincing victory over Joppy will be seen as another  rousing chapter in a flourishing legend.

On the undercard, Christy Martin Kathy Collins,

Chris Byrd (33-2) won the United States Boxing Association heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Maurice Harris, a fighter from Newark.

Vernon Forrest won the vacant I.B.F. welterweight     championship earlier with a unanimous decision over   Raul Frank.