The 10-round featherweight fight between Trinidad (20-0-2, 14 KOs) and Ancajas (38-4-2, 25 KOs) will serve as the co-main event on the Zuffa Boxing 08 card at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Paramount+.

“Ancajas has been a world champion, so he's been at that level that I haven't been at yet,” Trinidad told The Ring. “So I feel like he has that over me, you know, that experience. He's a seasoned veteran. He's maybe seen all the styles, but I feel like mine is going to be different. My style is going to give him trouble.

“I've been working super hard with my team, sharpening my tools, and I'm just ready to show the people another dominant performance. Even more perfect would be a knockout win while taking home a performance bonus as I head to bigger and better fights.”

Trinidad isn’t a flash in the pan. The 30-year-old Los Angeles native has had a solid stretch of success that saw him get briefly ranked No. 10 by The Ring at 126 pounds last year.

He has fought seven times since the beginning of 2024 against opponents who brought a combined record of 138-19-7 into the ring, but none have had the experience that Ancajas presents.

Ancajas was the IBF 115-pound titleholder from 2016 to 2022 and defended the belt nine times before meeting his match in back-to-back losses against Fernando "Puma" Martinez.

Ancajas has been competing at higher weights ever since, including a knockout loss against Takuma Inoue in February 2024, but four wins in a row have followed for the 34-year-old Filipino.

Ancajas, however, hasn’t fought a dangerous, full-fledged featherweight like Trinidad before.

“I just have to stay composed under the pressure,” Trinidad said. “We've been watching tape on Ancajas. We've been very focused and are not taking him lightly. A lot of these fighters take their opposition lightly. I don't. I work hard. I lock in for months and months on end and show up on fight night.”

Trinidad certainly showed up and showed out in his last fight during Zuffa Boxing’s maiden voyage in January, dropping Max Ornelas three times en route to a 10th-round stoppage win. Trinidad came into the encounter against Ornelas with a chip on his shoulder after fighting to a majority draw against Lorenzo Parra five months prior.

“I felt like I fell short in the Parra fight,” Trinidad said. “I really got down on myself, and I beat myself up about it. I had to make an example out of Ornelas, especially because it was on the first Zuffa card, and I was on the prelims hoping to get up to the main card for the next one.”

Trinidad has now graduated to a co-main event slot in short order, providing chief support for the rematch between Jose Valenzuela and Edwin De Los Santos.

“The fans are going to be happy and satisfied after my fight. I feel like I'm going to beat Ancajas with dominance,” Trinidad said. “I see big names and big fights for myself. IBF champion Angelo Leo makes the most sense.

"It looks like any fight is possible, you know, as long as it makes sense on paper. I would love to fight any of the featherweight champions.”