Erik Morales
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Érik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
) is a Mexican
professional boxer
. He is the first Mexican born boxer in history to win a world title in four weight classes and is the current WBC
Light Welterweight Champion. He is also the former WBC Silver World Light Welterweight Champion and former five-time world champion at WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight
(122 lb), WBC Featherweight
(126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight
(130 LB)and the IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions. He was also the former WBC International welterweight Champ (147 lb) champion. Morales also defeated 15 different world champions during the course of his career and has won 7 titles in five different weight classes. Famous for his trilogies with fellow Mexican legend three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera
and to Filipino
octuple champion
Manny Pacquiao
. He ranks #49 on ESPN
's 50 Greatest Boxers Of All Time
. Under the tutelage of his father, José Morales, a fighter himself, Erik started boxing at the age of 5 and amassed a very impressive amateur career that saw him fight 114 times (108-6) and win 11 major titles in Mexico. Morales made his professional debut at the age of 16, by knocking out Jose Orejel in two rounds. Between 1993 and 1997, he quickly climbed the ranks in the Super Bantamweight
division, winning 26 fights, 20 by knockout, including wins against former champions Kenny Mitchell
and Hector Acero Sánchez, before challenging for his first world title. It was during this time that he signed with promoter Bob Arum
.
super bantamweight champion and now member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
, Daniel Zaragoza
via knockout
in eleven rounds.
In his first defense, Morales defeated John Lowey
(24-2) by 7th round knockout. In his next fight, he defeated Remigio Molina
(31-1) by 6th round knockout. On May 16, 1998, he defeated former champion Jose Luis Bueno
via a second round knockout.
In September 1998, in another landmark fight, Morales knocked out former two-weight world champion Junior Jones
of the United States. Jones went into the battle with a daunting record against Mexican fighters of 35 victories and no losses, most notably including two victories over the previous champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, in 1996 and 1997. Also noteworthy was that Jones was entering México for the first time to fight and the fight was held at Tijuana. The fight went on to three contested rounds, before Morales knocked out Jones with two consecutive overhead right crosses in the fourth round.
In October 1999, Morales fought and defeated former WBC bantamweight
title holder Wayne McCullough
of Northern Ireland, saying that McCullough gave him one of the toughest three fights of his career.
to win the WBO Super Bantamweight title, in a fight that is considered one of boxing's classic bouts. Morales won the fight by a split decision. It was an intense battle in which both fighters were cut and battered. After the fight, Morales said, "He was a brave fighter, and we both gave it all we had. We were both hurt during the fight. He was the biggest puncher I ever faced in the ring." The Ring
named it the fight of the year
.
division. In his second fight at this weight, he fought 33 year-old former world champion Kevin Kelley, in September 2000. Kelley was knocked down in the fifth and seventh rounds, he was finally trapped in that latter round by a flurry of five consecutive uppercuts from Morales. Supported only by the ropes, a sixth uppercut landed, and the fight was stopped. Morales won WBC Interim Featherweight title.
Morales fought again in 2000, knocking out Rodney Jones
in the first round. In February 2001, he fought Guty Espadas, Jr., the WBC featherweight title holder with a thirteen fight winning streak, and whose father, Guty Espadas Sr.
, was also a world champion boxer. Morales won a close twelve round decision to claim his third world title in his second weight division. Although, Morales was highly rated in the featherweight division, Naseem Hamed
was seen as the lineal champion
of the division.
In July 2001, Morales defeated future champion In Jin Chi
of South Korea
and retained his title. Chi gave a strong effort, but Morales was the sharper, harder puncher and outworked him for much of the fight. Morales was cut and swollen over the left eye in the 6th round by an accidental clash of heads and Chi was penalized one point in the 10th round.
Morales then tasted defeat for the first time in his 42nd professional fight when he lost a unanimous decision against new lineal champion, Marco Antonio Barrera in June 2002. Morales constantly pressed forward and dominated much of the first half of the fight. He was cut on the bridge of the nose in the 2nd round, and cut and swollen over his right eye in the 8th. However, he punched Barrera to the canvas during the middle rounds, the only such event achieved by either man throughout their trilogy. Barrera fought cautiously in the early rounds, but rallied as the fight progressed.
Morales bounced back with a dominating twelve round decision victory over former world champion, Paulie Ayala
in November 2002. The early rounds were close, but Morales started to dominate in the middle rounds, consistently landing the harder punches and Ayala's left eye began to swell. He slowed his pace in the late rounds and Ayala rallied, but Morales rocked him with a series of punches in the 12th round.
Morales defeated Edward Lee Croft
in March, 2003. He scored three knockdowns and stopped Croft in the 3rd round. All the fighters on the card donated their purses to "Vamos Mexico", a children's charity headed by Marta Sahagun, wife of Mexican president Vicente Fox
.
Morales defeated Fernando Velardez later that year. He knocked down Velardez in the 1st, 4th, and 5th rounds when the fight was stopped without a count. In October, 2003, Morales defeated Guty Espadas Jr. in a rematch of their first close fight. This time Morales knocked him out in three rounds.
division. On February 28, 2004, Morales captured the WBC
Super Featherweight title by unanimous decision over Jesús Chávez
. Morales twice knocked down Chávez, which Floyd Mayweather, Jr. himself had been unable to do. Morales was rocked midway through the 1st round, but he came back to score two knockdowns in the 2nd round and managed to cut Chavez over the left eye. Chavez injured his right shoulder early in the fight and threw very few right hands, but still fought aggressively for the rest of the fight with his jab and left hooks which cut Morales over the eye in the 4th round. With the victory he became the second Mexican boxer to win a title at three separate weight divisions, the first being the acclaimed Julio César Chávez
.
On July 31, 2004, Morales unified his WBC Super Featherweight title with the IBF
Junior lightweight version by way of a twelve round unanimous decision over Carlos Hernández. Hernández constantly pressed forward, but Morales boxed effectively consistently landing the harder, more accurate punches which rocked Hernández several times.
fight of the year
.
Filipino
boxer Manny Pacquiao
, by a unanimous decision. During the 12th round, Morales, comfortably ahead on the scorecards, decided to brawl with the Filipino slugger, even turning southpaw during the process. In a post fight interview, HBO broadcaster Larry Merchant
, asked Morales, "Why?" Morales replied by asking a question of his own, "Did you enjoy it? That's why."
Later that night, at the post-fight press conference, Erik further explained his reasoning for brawling with the Filipino slugger; "It was a great pleasure to fight this way. I think I was controlling the fight with my distance. Sometimes I need to put a little flavor into the ring. My promoter always says that I make the fights very difficult, but they're not difficult, they're fun for the public. I decided to stop myself in front of him in the twelfth round because I wanted to give the public what they deserve. It was a great round. I'm very happy about it."
division and was defeated by unanimous decision by Zahir Raheem
. Raheem frustrated Morales with constant lateral movement. Raheem rocked Morales in the 5th round and built a lead on the scorecards, but Morales rallied in the 11th round and staggered him with a right hand as Raheem's glove touched the canvas, but it was not scored a knockdown by referee Jon Schorle. The final scores were 118-110, 116-112, and 115-112 in favor of Raheem.
He fought Pacquiao for the third time in a non-championship title bout, on November 18, 2006. Morales was defeated by a knockout in three rounds. After the fight, Morales said "Maybe it's time I should no longer be doing this." He had been sat speechless in his corner for five minutes afterward. "I did everything in camp necessary to win this fight. I didn't win it. It wasn't my night...it just wasn't meant to be." Asked by Larry Merchant
whether he would retire from boxing, Morales offered, "Maybe this is the way to end it. It's a beautiful night, and there's a lot of good people (here in the audience)...it was always a pleasure to give the public great fights."
On August 4, 2007, Morales fought David Díaz for the WBC Lightweight title and lost a close unanimous decision at the Allstate Arena
. Judges Herminio Cuevas Collazo, and Robert Hecko both scored Round 1, 10-9 Morales, even though Morales knocked down Díaz in that round. Collazo then went on to score Round 2, 10-8 for Diaz, when not only did a knockdown not occur, but the two other judges saw it as a Morales round. The final scores read 114-113 (Collazo), 115-113 (Hecko) and 115-112 (Uratani), all in favor of Díaz. It was Morales' fifth loss in his last six bouts. During the post-fight press conference, Morales announced his retirement from boxing.
His first comeback fight was then set for México in early 2010, against ranked Nicaraguan welterweight contender Jose Alfaro
.
Many boxing pundits felt that an aging Morales, fighting a couple of divisions above his best weight, stood little chance against the hard hitting Maidana. However, Morales turned back the clock and gave his best performance since handing Manny Pacquiao his most recent defeat over six years ago. The opening bell saw Maidana jump on the older Morales. Morales' eye was badly swollen in the first round by a series of hard Maidana shots, especially a devastating uppercut, and it looked like the rout was on. However, Morales held his own through the next few rounds before rallying himself in the 8th-10th rounds. Although Maidana was using combos to hurt "El Terrible" Morales started turnin the tide mid-fight throwing very heavy counter-punches almost knocking Maidana down. However, just when the fight seemed within his Morales grasp, Marco Maidana took over by throwing combos at Morales giving him the final rounds of the fight. Morales put up a valiant effort, performed better than anyone thought possible, won the crowd over, and gave the boxing public another "Fight of the Year" candidate. However it just wasn't enough. In the end, Maidana's youth and Morale's age and mileage were just too much to overcome, and Maidana eked out a majority decision victory with scores of 114-114 and 116-112 twice.
as an under card to the Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather
bout. Matthysse has pulled out of the bout citing a viral infection.
On September 17, 2011, Morales won the vacant WBC
Light Welterweight
title with a win over un-rated Pablo Cesar Cano
. The title had previously been stripped from Timothy Bradley
due to inactivity, many including experts and commentators, saw the title won by Morales as a paper championship. Following Morales' win, he would be rated No.7 on Ring Magazine's Light welterweight
ratings, with all other title holders and highly-rated contenders ranked above him.
, Hector Acero-Sanchez, Daniel Zaragoza
, Junior Jones
, Jose Luis Bueno
, Wayne McCullough
, Marco Antonio Barrera
, Kevin Kelley, Guty Espadas Jr., In Jin Chi
, Paulie Ayala
, Jesús Chávez
, Carlos Hernández
and Manny Pacquiao
.
and Top Rank organization. His brothers are undefeated prospect Iván Morales
and former WBO
Super Flyweight
champion Diego Morales
. Erik and his wife Andrea have three children.
Erik Morales currently spends his time managing a $3.5 million budget running the parks and recreation department in Tijuana. Morales donates his salary back to the department to further help fund it. Morales was quoted as saying, "This is just a way for me to be able to thank the people who have been so good to me all my life."
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|52 Wins (36 knockouts), 7 Losses, 0 Draw
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res.
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win ||52-7-0 || align=left|
Pablo César Cano
|TKO
|| (10) 12 || ||align=left|
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss ||51-7-0 || align=left|
Marcos René Maidana
|MD
|| 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 51-6-0 ||align=left|
Dominican RepublicFrancisco Lorenzo
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 50-6-0 ||align=left|
Kingdom of ScotlandWillie Limond
|KO || 6 , (2:46) || ||align=left| Plaza Mexico
, Mexico City
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 49-6-0 ||align=left|
NicaraguaJosé Alfaro
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Arena Monterrey, Monterrey
, Nuevo León
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 48-6-0 ||align=left|
United StatesDavid Díaz
|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Allstate Arena
, Rosemont, Illinois
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 48-5-0 ||align=left|
PhilippinesManny Pacquiao
|KO || 3 , (2:57) || ||align=left| Thomas & Mack Center
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 48-4-0 ||align=left| PhilippinesManny Pacquiao
|TKO || 10 , (2:33) || ||align=left| Thomas & Mack Center
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 48-3-0 ||align=left| United StatesZahir Raheem
|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Staples Center
, Los Angeles
, California
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 48-2-0 ||align=left| PhilippinesManny Pacquiao
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 47-2-0 ||align=left| MexicoMarco Antonio Barrera
|MD || 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 47-1-0 ||align=left| United StatesCarlos Hernández
|UD || 12|| ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 46-1-0 ||align=left| MexicoJesús Chávez
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 45-1-0 ||align=left| MexicoGuty Espadas, Jr.
|KO || 3 , (2:58) || ||align=left| Staples Center
, Los Angeles
, California
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 44-1-0 ||align=left| United StatesFernando Velárdez
|TKO || 5 , (1:02) || ||align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 43-1-0 ||align=left| United StatesEdward Lee Croft
|TKO || 3 , (2:16) || ||align=left| Plaza Mexico
, Mexico City
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 42-1-0 ||align=left| MexicoPaulie Ayala
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Loss || 41-1-0 ||align=left| MexicoMarco Antonio Barrera
|MD || 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 41-0-0 ||align=left|
South KoreaIn-Jin Chi
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Staples Center
, Los Angeles
, California
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 40-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoGuty Espadas, Jr.
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| MGM Grand
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 39-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesRodney Jones
|KO || 1 (1:02) || ||align=left| Auditorio Municipal
, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 38-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesKevin Kelley
|TKO || 7 , (2:30) || ||align=left|
Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 37-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesMichael Leroy Juárez
|KO || 3 (1:12) || ||align=left| Staples Center
, Los Angeles
, California
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 36-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoMarco Antonio Barrera
|SD || 12 || ||align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 35-0-0 ||align=left|
Northern IrelandWayne McCullough
|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Joe Louis Arena
, Detroit, Michigan
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 34-0-0 ||align=left| PhilippinesReynante Jamili
|TKO || 6 , (0:11) || ||align=left| Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 33-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJuan Carlos Ramírez
|TKO || 9 , (0:28) || ||align=left| Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 32-0-0 ||align=left|
Puerto RicoÁngel Chacón
|KO || 2 , (1:50) || ||align=left| Thomas & Mack Center
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 31-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesJunior Jones
|KO || 4 , (2:55) || ||align=left| Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 30-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJosé Luis Bueno
|KO || 2 , (1:19) || ||align=left| Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 29-0-0 ||align=left| ArgentinaRemigio Molina
|TKO || 6 , (0:14) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 28-0-0 ||align=left|John Lowey
|TKO || 7 , (3:00) || ||align=left| Auditorio Municipal
, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 27-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoDaniel Zaragoza
|KO || 11 , (2:59) || ||align=left| County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 26-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesConcepcion Velásquez
|TKO || 8 (1:11) || ||align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 25-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesRobbie Lovato
|UD || 10 || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 24-0-0 ||align=left| ArgentinaPedro Javier Torres
|KO || 2 (1:50) || ||align=left| Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 23-0-0 ||align=left| Dominican RepublicHector Acero Sánchez
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 22-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesLee Cargle
|TKO || 2 (0:11) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 21-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesRudy Bradley
|TKO || 11 (0:02) || ||align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 20-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesKenny Mitchell
|TKO || 2 (2:30) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 19-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoEnrique Angeles
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 18-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoAlberto Martínez
|TKO || 4 (0:42) || ||align=left| Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 17-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJuan Luis Torres
|UD || 12 || ||align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 16-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoArmando Castro
|TKO || 10 (1:04) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 15-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoEnrique Jupiter
|TKO || 6 (0:28) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 14-0-0 ||align=left| United StatesRicky Hernández
|KO || 1 (0:14) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 13-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJosé Valdez
|TKO || 3 (2:14) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 12-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoRamón Magana
|TKO || 2 (1:19) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 11-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoIdelfonso Bernal
|KO || 3 (0:21) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 10-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJulio César Cardona
|KO || 2 (1:01) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 9-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoIsidro Nolasco
|UD || 8 || ||align=left| Mexico City
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 8-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoPaul Olvera
|KO || 3 (2:55) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 7-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoAlfonso Mota
|KO || 2 (1:19) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 6-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJaime Abrica
|KO || 2 (0:03) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 5-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJosé Álvarez
|UD || 6 || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 4-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoMarco Tovar
|TKO || 1 (0:59) || ||align=left| Plaza de Toros, Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 3-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoÓscar Maldonado
|KO || 3 (0:32) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 2-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJaime Rodríguez
|KO || 2 (1:11) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win || 1-0-0 ||align=left| MexicoJosé Orejel
|KO || 2 (0:19) || ||align=left| Tijuana
, Baja California
, Mexico
|align=left|
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Tijuana
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, Baja California
Baja California
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, Mexico
Mexico
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) is a Mexican
Mexican people
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professional boxer
Boxing
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. He is the first Mexican born boxer in history to win a world title in four weight classes and is the current WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Light Welterweight Champion. He is also the former WBC Silver World Light Welterweight Champion and former five-time world champion at WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
(122 lb), WBC Featherweight
Featherweight
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(126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight
Super Featherweight
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(130 LB)and the IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions. He was also the former WBC International welterweight Champ (147 lb) champion. Morales also defeated 15 different world champions during the course of his career and has won 7 titles in five different weight classes. Famous for his trilogies with fellow Mexican legend three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera
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and to Filipino
Filipino people
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octuple champion
Octuple champion
In different sports, a sportsperson who wins eight crowns, titles, medals, belts, or other distinctions is called an octuple champion.-Boxing:In boxing, an octuple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in eight different weight classes....
Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
. He ranks #49 on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's 50 Greatest Boxers Of All Time
Early career
Erik Morales was born in the Zona Norte section of TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
. Under the tutelage of his father, José Morales, a fighter himself, Erik started boxing at the age of 5 and amassed a very impressive amateur career that saw him fight 114 times (108-6) and win 11 major titles in Mexico. Morales made his professional debut at the age of 16, by knocking out Jose Orejel in two rounds. Between 1993 and 1997, he quickly climbed the ranks in the Super Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
division, winning 26 fights, 20 by knockout, including wins against former champions Kenny Mitchell
Kenny Mitchell
- Amateur career :Mitchell won the New York Golden Gloves three times. He won the 112 lb Open Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Mitchell was defeated in the 1977 112 lb Sub-Novice Championship by Gino Gelormino. Mitchell trained at the Morrisania Youth Center in 1977 and 1978. In 1979...
and Hector Acero Sánchez, before challenging for his first world title. It was during this time that he signed with promoter Bob Arum
Bob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
.
Super Bantamweight titles
On September 7, 1997, in El Paso, Texas, at the age of 21, he won his first world title by stopping WBCWorld Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
super bantamweight champion and now member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
, Daniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza was a Mexican professional boxer. Known as "The Mouse," Zaragoza a popular champion in the Super Bantamweight division throughout the 1980s and 1990s.-Amateur career:...
via knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
in eleven rounds.
In his first defense, Morales defeated John Lowey
John Lowey
John Lowey is a former professional boxer. Lowey fought at super bantamweight and won the IBO world title in 1995.-External links:...
(24-2) by 7th round knockout. In his next fight, he defeated Remigio Molina
Remigio Molina
Remigio Daniel Molina is a former Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division...
(31-1) by 6th round knockout. On May 16, 1998, he defeated former champion Jose Luis Bueno
Jose Luis Bueno
José Luis Bueno , is a retired Mexican professional boxer and former WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Bueno is also the trainer of current WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Adrián Hernández....
via a second round knockout.
In September 1998, in another landmark fight, Morales knocked out former two-weight world champion Junior Jones
Junior Jones
Junior Jones is an American former professional boxer. Known by his nickname of "Poison", he won world championships at bantamweight and super bantamweight, and is best remembered for his two victories over then-undefeated Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera.-Amateur career:Jones won two New York...
of the United States. Jones went into the battle with a daunting record against Mexican fighters of 35 victories and no losses, most notably including two victories over the previous champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, in 1996 and 1997. Also noteworthy was that Jones was entering México for the first time to fight and the fight was held at Tijuana. The fight went on to three contested rounds, before Morales knocked out Jones with two consecutive overhead right crosses in the fourth round.
In October 1999, Morales fought and defeated former WBC bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
title holder Wayne McCullough
Wayne McCullough
Wayne William McCullough is a professional boxer. During his professional career, which spans back to 1993, he held the WBC title in the Bantamweight category...
of Northern Ireland, saying that McCullough gave him one of the toughest three fights of his career.
Morales vs. Barrera I
In February 2000, Morales defeated Marco Antonio BarreraMarco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
to win the WBO Super Bantamweight title, in a fight that is considered one of boxing's classic bouts. Morales won the fight by a split decision. It was an intense battle in which both fighters were cut and battered. After the fight, Morales said, "He was a brave fighter, and we both gave it all we had. We were both hurt during the fight. He was the biggest puncher I ever faced in the ring." The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
named it the fight of the year
Ring Magazine fights of the year
The Ring was established in 1922 and since 1945, it has named a Fight of the Year.-1940s:*1945 - Rocky Graziano KO 10 Red Cochrane I*1946 - Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano I*1947 - Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale II...
.
Featherweight titles
After nine successful title defenses, Morales chose to vacate his WBC super bantamweight title and his newly won WBO title in order to move up to the featherweightFeatherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division. In his second fight at this weight, he fought 33 year-old former world champion Kevin Kelley, in September 2000. Kelley was knocked down in the fifth and seventh rounds, he was finally trapped in that latter round by a flurry of five consecutive uppercuts from Morales. Supported only by the ropes, a sixth uppercut landed, and the fight was stopped. Morales won WBC Interim Featherweight title.
Morales fought again in 2000, knocking out Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones is an American poet and professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Jones was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award. His other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Peter I.B...
in the first round. In February 2001, he fought Guty Espadas, Jr., the WBC featherweight title holder with a thirteen fight winning streak, and whose father, Guty Espadas Sr.
Guty Espadas
Guty Espadas was a Mexican professional boxer who won the World Boxing Council Flyweight Championship. He is also the Father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr.-WBC Flyweight Championship:...
, was also a world champion boxer. Morales won a close twelve round decision to claim his third world title in his second weight division. Although, Morales was highly rated in the featherweight division, Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed is an English former professional boxer.He is the former WBO, WBC, IBF, & Lineal featherweight champion, and European bantamweight champion....
was seen as the lineal champion
Lineal championship
In professional boxing, the lineal championship of a weight class is a notional world championship title. It is initially held at some moment in time by a boxer universally acclaimed as the best in the class. Another boxer can win the lineal championship only by defeating the reigning lineal...
of the division.
In July 2001, Morales defeated future champion In Jin Chi
In Jin Chi
Chi In-jin is a South Korean former boxer in the featherweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council featherweight champion.- Boxing :...
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and retained his title. Chi gave a strong effort, but Morales was the sharper, harder puncher and outworked him for much of the fight. Morales was cut and swollen over the left eye in the 6th round by an accidental clash of heads and Chi was penalized one point in the 10th round.
Morales then tasted defeat for the first time in his 42nd professional fight when he lost a unanimous decision against new lineal champion, Marco Antonio Barrera in June 2002. Morales constantly pressed forward and dominated much of the first half of the fight. He was cut on the bridge of the nose in the 2nd round, and cut and swollen over his right eye in the 8th. However, he punched Barrera to the canvas during the middle rounds, the only such event achieved by either man throughout their trilogy. Barrera fought cautiously in the early rounds, but rallied as the fight progressed.
Morales bounced back with a dominating twelve round decision victory over former world champion, Paulie Ayala
Paulie Ayala
Paul Anthony Ayala is a Mexican-American former boxer and two time world champion. Ayala is a born-again Christian, and he professed so by thanking God for his success after virtually every fight...
in November 2002. The early rounds were close, but Morales started to dominate in the middle rounds, consistently landing the harder punches and Ayala's left eye began to swell. He slowed his pace in the late rounds and Ayala rallied, but Morales rocked him with a series of punches in the 12th round.
Morales defeated Edward Lee Croft
Edward Lee Croft
Edward Lee Croft is a professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is the former WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight champion.-Pro Career:...
in March, 2003. He scored three knockdowns and stopped Croft in the 3rd round. All the fighters on the card donated their purses to "Vamos Mexico", a children's charity headed by Marta Sahagun, wife of Mexican president Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
.
Morales defeated Fernando Velardez later that year. He knocked down Velardez in the 1st, 4th, and 5th rounds when the fight was stopped without a count. In October, 2003, Morales defeated Guty Espadas Jr. in a rematch of their first close fight. This time Morales knocked him out in three rounds.
Super Featherweight titles
Morales vacated his WBC Featherweight title and moved up to the Super FeatherweightSuper Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
division. On February 28, 2004, Morales captured the WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Super Featherweight title by unanimous decision over Jesús Chávez
Jesús Chávez
Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:...
. Morales twice knocked down Chávez, which Floyd Mayweather, Jr. himself had been unable to do. Morales was rocked midway through the 1st round, but he came back to score two knockdowns in the 2nd round and managed to cut Chavez over the left eye. Chavez injured his right shoulder early in the fight and threw very few right hands, but still fought aggressively for the rest of the fight with his jab and left hooks which cut Morales over the eye in the 4th round. With the victory he became the second Mexican boxer to win a title at three separate weight divisions, the first being the acclaimed Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a retired Mexican professional boxer.He is a six-time world champion in three weight divisions, and for several years he was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world...
.
On July 31, 2004, Morales unified his WBC Super Featherweight title with the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Junior lightweight version by way of a twelve round unanimous decision over Carlos Hernández. Hernández constantly pressed forward, but Morales boxed effectively consistently landing the harder, more accurate punches which rocked Hernández several times.
Morales vs. Barrera III
On November 27, 2004, Morales fought Barrera for the third time in a bout for the WBC Super Featherweight title. Their highly anticipated third battle drew a capacity crowd of over 11,000. Barrera started fast and rocked Morales late in the first round and bloodied his nose in the second. Morales came back strongly in the second half of the fight and won four of the last six rounds on two judges' scorecards. The 11th round saw Barrera badly staggered, and was the closest either man had come to being knocked out during their three fights. However, the judges scored the bout 114-114, 114-115, 113-115 in favor of Barrera. Their third meeting was once again named The RingThe Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
fight of the year
Ring Magazine fights of the year
The Ring was established in 1922 and since 1945, it has named a Fight of the Year.-1940s:*1945 - Rocky Graziano KO 10 Red Cochrane I*1946 - Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano I*1947 - Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale II...
.
Morales vs. Pacquiao I
On March 19, 2005, as a betting underdog, Morales defeated then three-division world championTriple Champion
In different sports when a sportsman wins three crowns, titles, medals, belts or another distinctions is called a Triple Champion.-Boxing:In boxing, a triple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in three different weight classes....
Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
boxer Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
, by a unanimous decision. During the 12th round, Morales, comfortably ahead on the scorecards, decided to brawl with the Filipino slugger, even turning southpaw during the process. In a post fight interview, HBO broadcaster Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, and is considered "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.-Life...
, asked Morales, "Why?" Morales replied by asking a question of his own, "Did you enjoy it? That's why."
Later that night, at the post-fight press conference, Erik further explained his reasoning for brawling with the Filipino slugger; "It was a great pleasure to fight this way. I think I was controlling the fight with my distance. Sometimes I need to put a little flavor into the ring. My promoter always says that I make the fights very difficult, but they're not difficult, they're fun for the public. I decided to stop myself in front of him in the twelfth round because I wanted to give the public what they deserve. It was a great round. I'm very happy about it."
Morales vs. Raheem
On September 10, 2005, Erik Morales moved up to the LightweightLightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division and was defeated by unanimous decision by Zahir Raheem
Zahir Raheem
Zahir Raheem is an American boxer. Known as "Z-Man", his current professional record stands at 30 wins, 3 losses with 17 knockouts....
. Raheem frustrated Morales with constant lateral movement. Raheem rocked Morales in the 5th round and built a lead on the scorecards, but Morales rallied in the 11th round and staggered him with a right hand as Raheem's glove touched the canvas, but it was not scored a knockdown by referee Jon Schorle. The final scores were 118-110, 116-112, and 115-112 in favor of Raheem.
Morales vs. Pacquiao II & III
On January 22, 2006, Morales fought Pacquiao in a rematch from their bout ten months before, and was defeated in ten rounds. Pacquiao knocked down Morales twice in the final seconds of round ten and the fight was stopped.He fought Pacquiao for the third time in a non-championship title bout, on November 18, 2006. Morales was defeated by a knockout in three rounds. After the fight, Morales said "Maybe it's time I should no longer be doing this." He had been sat speechless in his corner for five minutes afterward. "I did everything in camp necessary to win this fight. I didn't win it. It wasn't my night...it just wasn't meant to be." Asked by Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, and is considered "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.-Life...
whether he would retire from boxing, Morales offered, "Maybe this is the way to end it. It's a beautiful night, and there's a lot of good people (here in the audience)...it was always a pleasure to give the public great fights."
Morales vs. Díaz and retirement
Morales moved up to the Lightweight division in search of a possible fourth WBC title. During a holiday visit to the Philippines in January 2007, Morales told a local newspaper that he was fighting again but declined to name his next opponent. He stated that he had unfinished business in the boxing ring and was determined to regain recognition as a world champion. He also expressed his desire to become the first Mexican fighter to win four WBC titles in different divisions and surpass Julio César Chávez's record by campaigning at the Lightweight class of 135 lb (61.2 kg).On August 4, 2007, Morales fought David Díaz for the WBC Lightweight title and lost a close unanimous decision at the Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and...
. Judges Herminio Cuevas Collazo, and Robert Hecko both scored Round 1, 10-9 Morales, even though Morales knocked down Díaz in that round. Collazo then went on to score Round 2, 10-8 for Diaz, when not only did a knockdown not occur, but the two other judges saw it as a Morales round. The final scores read 114-113 (Collazo), 115-113 (Hecko) and 115-112 (Uratani), all in favor of Díaz. It was Morales' fifth loss in his last six bouts. During the post-fight press conference, Morales announced his retirement from boxing.
Comeback
In various interviews conducted in 2009, Morales began to state that he would fight again in late 2009 to early 2010, after he gave his body enough time to rest. Morales also stated that he would continue to fight as a Lightweight.His first comeback fight was then set for México in early 2010, against ranked Nicaraguan welterweight contender Jose Alfaro
José Alfaro
José Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxer with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant WBA lightweight title against Thai Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany. He later lost that title on May 19, 2008 to Yusuke Kobori who knocked him out in only 3 rounds...
.
Action Hero
On April 9, 2011, the MGM Grand Garden Arena hosted HBO Pay Per View's "Action Heroes". The main event featured Erik Morales vs. Marcos Rene Maidana.Many boxing pundits felt that an aging Morales, fighting a couple of divisions above his best weight, stood little chance against the hard hitting Maidana. However, Morales turned back the clock and gave his best performance since handing Manny Pacquiao his most recent defeat over six years ago. The opening bell saw Maidana jump on the older Morales. Morales' eye was badly swollen in the first round by a series of hard Maidana shots, especially a devastating uppercut, and it looked like the rout was on. However, Morales held his own through the next few rounds before rallying himself in the 8th-10th rounds. Although Maidana was using combos to hurt "El Terrible" Morales started turnin the tide mid-fight throwing very heavy counter-punches almost knocking Maidana down. However, just when the fight seemed within his Morales grasp, Marco Maidana took over by throwing combos at Morales giving him the final rounds of the fight. Morales put up a valiant effort, performed better than anyone thought possible, won the crowd over, and gave the boxing public another "Fight of the Year" candidate. However it just wasn't enough. In the end, Maidana's youth and Morale's age and mileage were just too much to overcome, and Maidana eked out a majority decision victory with scores of 114-114 and 116-112 twice.
Morales' title in fourth weight class
Morales was due to fight WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion Lucas MatthysseLucas Matthysse
Lucas Martin Matthysse is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion...
as an under card to the Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather
Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz, billed as Star Power, was a championship fight for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight title. The bout was held on September 17, 2011, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and televised via HBO PPV. As a part of a split-site doubleheader, the broadcast also featured...
bout. Matthysse has pulled out of the bout citing a viral infection.
On September 17, 2011, Morales won the vacant WBC
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
title with a win over un-rated Pablo Cesar Cano
Pablo Cesar Cano
Pablo César Cano García , is a Mexican professional boxer and the current NABF Light Welterweight Champion. Cano is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Boxing Company Golden Boy Promotions...
. The title had previously been stripped from Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
due to inactivity, many including experts and commentators, saw the title won by Morales as a paper championship. Following Morales' win, he would be rated No.7 on Ring Magazine's Light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
ratings, with all other title holders and highly-rated contenders ranked above him.
Record
Morales' record consists of 52 wins, 36 of these by knockout, and 7 losses(2KO). He won eight world titles in four different weight classes and successfully defended his titles fifteen times. Morales also holds victories over champions Kenny MitchellKenny Mitchell
- Amateur career :Mitchell won the New York Golden Gloves three times. He won the 112 lb Open Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Mitchell was defeated in the 1977 112 lb Sub-Novice Championship by Gino Gelormino. Mitchell trained at the Morrisania Youth Center in 1977 and 1978. In 1979...
, Hector Acero-Sanchez, Daniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza was a Mexican professional boxer. Known as "The Mouse," Zaragoza a popular champion in the Super Bantamweight division throughout the 1980s and 1990s.-Amateur career:...
, Junior Jones
Junior Jones
Junior Jones is an American former professional boxer. Known by his nickname of "Poison", he won world championships at bantamweight and super bantamweight, and is best remembered for his two victories over then-undefeated Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera.-Amateur career:Jones won two New York...
, Jose Luis Bueno
Jose Luis Bueno
José Luis Bueno , is a retired Mexican professional boxer and former WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Bueno is also the trainer of current WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Adrián Hernández....
, Wayne McCullough
Wayne McCullough
Wayne William McCullough is a professional boxer. During his professional career, which spans back to 1993, he held the WBC title in the Bantamweight category...
, Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
, Kevin Kelley, Guty Espadas Jr., In Jin Chi
In Jin Chi
Chi In-jin is a South Korean former boxer in the featherweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council featherweight champion.- Boxing :...
, Paulie Ayala
Paulie Ayala
Paul Anthony Ayala is a Mexican-American former boxer and two time world champion. Ayala is a born-again Christian, and he professed so by thanking God for his success after virtually every fight...
, Jesús Chávez
Jesús Chávez
Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:...
, Carlos Hernández
Carlos Hernandez (boxer)
Carlos Hernández is a retired Salvadoran American boxer. He made boxing history by becoming the IBF super featherweight champion by beating David Santos. Carlos Hernández counted in that fight with the backing up of Alexis Argüello, Roberto Durán and the Salvadoran President, all of whom were at...
and Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
.
Outside the ring
Morales was trained and managed by his father José Morales, and was promoted by Bob ArumBob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
and Top Rank organization. His brothers are undefeated prospect Iván Morales
Iván Morales
Iván Morales Elvira is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Bantamweight division...
and former WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Super Flyweight
Super Flyweight
Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...
champion Diego Morales
Diego Morales
Diego Adán Morales is a Mexican professional boxer and the younger sibling of Erik Morales.- External links :...
. Erik and his wife Andrea have three children.
Erik Morales currently spends his time managing a $3.5 million budget running the parks and recreation department in Tijuana. Morales donates his salary back to the department to further help fund it. Morales was quoted as saying, "This is just a way for me to be able to thank the people who have been so good to me all my life."
Professional record
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Pablo César CanoPablo Cesar Cano
Pablo César Cano García , is a Mexican professional boxer and the current NABF Light Welterweight Champion. Cano is signed with Oscar De La Hoya's Boxing Company Golden Boy Promotions...
|TKO
Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz, billed as Star Power, was a championship fight for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight title. The bout was held on September 17, 2011, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and televised via HBO PPV. As a part of a split-site doubleheader, the broadcast also featured...
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Marcos René MaidanaMarcos René Maidana
Marcos Maidana is an Argentine professional boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is and the current WBA light welterweight champion. His only professional losses have come against Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan both by Decision.-Fight with Kotelnik:On February 2, 2009, Andreas Kotelnik...
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Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana
Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as Action Heroes, was a boxing light welterweight fight for the Interim WBA Light Welterweight championship...
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MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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Dominican RepublicFrancisco LorenzoFrancisco Lorenzo
Francisco Lorenzo is a professional Dominican boxer in the Light Welterweight division...
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Caliente Racetrack, TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Kingdom of ScotlandWillie LimondWillie Limond
Willie Limond is a Glasgow-born professional boxer. He is the current WBU lightweight champion, former IBO Inter-Continental champion, and the former Commonwealth lightweight Champion.-Early career:...
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Plaza MexicoPlaza México
The Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third bout with Frankie Randall...
, Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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NicaraguaJosé AlfaroJosé Alfaro
José Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxer with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant WBA lightweight title against Thai Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany. He later lost that title on May 19, 2008 to Yusuke Kobori who knocked him out in only 3 rounds...
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Arena Monterrey, MonterreyMonterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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United StatesDavid Díaz|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Allstate ArenaAllstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and...
, Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
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PhilippinesManny PacquiaoManny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
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Thomas & Mack CenterThomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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PhilippinesManny PacquiaoManny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
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Thomas & Mack CenterThomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesZahir RaheemZahir Raheem
Zahir Raheem is an American boxer. Known as "Z-Man", his current professional record stands at 30 wins, 3 losses with 17 knockouts....
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Staples CenterStaples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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PhilippinesManny PacquiaoManny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
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MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoMarco Antonio BarreraMarco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
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MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesCarlos HernándezCarlos Hernandez (boxer)
Carlos Hernández is a retired Salvadoran American boxer. He made boxing history by becoming the IBF super featherweight champion by beating David Santos. Carlos Hernández counted in that fight with the backing up of Alexis Argüello, Roberto Durán and the Salvadoran President, all of whom were at...
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MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoJesús ChávezJesús Chávez
Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:...
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MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoGuty Espadas, Jr.|KO || 3 , (2:58) || ||align=left|
Staples CenterStaples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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United StatesFernando VelárdezFernando Orlando Velárdez
Fernando Orlando Velárdez is a Mexican American professional boxer in the Lightweight division...
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Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesEdward Lee CroftEdward Lee Croft
Edward Lee Croft is a professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is the former WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight champion.-Pro Career:...
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Plaza MexicoPlaza México
The Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third bout with Frankie Randall...
, Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoPaulie AyalaPaulie Ayala
Paul Anthony Ayala is a Mexican-American former boxer and two time world champion. Ayala is a born-again Christian, and he professed so by thanking God for his success after virtually every fight...
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Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoMarco Antonio BarreraMarco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
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MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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South KoreaIn-Jin Chi|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Staples CenterStaples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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MexicoGuty Espadas, Jr.|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesRodney Jones|KO || 1 (1:02) || ||align=left|
Auditorio MunicipalAuditorio Municipal
Auditorio Municipal is an indoor arena in Torreón, Mexico. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home field of the Algodoneros Comarca. It holds 2,500 people....
, Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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United StatesKevin Kelley|TKO || 7 , (2:30) || ||align=left|
Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, TexasEl Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
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United StatesMichael Leroy Juárez|KO || 3 (1:12) || ||align=left|
Staples CenterStaples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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MexicoMarco Antonio BarreraMarco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...
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Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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Northern IrelandWayne McCulloughWayne McCullough
Wayne William McCullough is a professional boxer. During his professional career, which spans back to 1993, he held the WBC title in the Bantamweight category...
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Joe Louis ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA is a hockey arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, Joe Louis Arena is named after boxer and former heavyweight...
, Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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PhilippinesReynante JamiliReynante Jamili
Reynante Jamili is a former Filipino professional boxer in the Featherweight division...
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Plaza de Toros, TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJuan Carlos RamírezJuan Carlos Ramírez
Juan Carlos "Ranchero" Ramírez is a Mexican professional boxer in the lightweight division...
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Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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Puerto RicoÁngel ChacónÁngel Chacón
Ángel Chacón , is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former WBC FECARBOX Super Bantamweight, WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight, and the IBA Featherweight Champion.-Amateur career:...
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Thomas & Mack CenterThomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesJunior JonesJunior Jones
Junior Jones is an American former professional boxer. Known by his nickname of "Poison", he won world championships at bantamweight and super bantamweight, and is best remembered for his two victories over then-undefeated Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera.-Amateur career:Jones won two New York...
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Plaza de Toros, TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJosé Luis BuenoJose Luis Bueno
José Luis Bueno , is a retired Mexican professional boxer and former WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Bueno is also the trainer of current WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Adrián Hernández....
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Plaza de Toros, TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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ArgentinaRemigio MolinaRemigio Molina
Remigio Daniel Molina is a former Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division...
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TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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|Win || 28-0-0 ||align=left|John Lowey
John Lowey
John Lowey is a former professional boxer. Lowey fought at super bantamweight and won the IBO world title in 1995.-External links:...
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Auditorio MunicipalAuditorio Municipal
Auditorio Municipal is an indoor arena in Torreón, Mexico. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home field of the Algodoneros Comarca. It holds 2,500 people....
, Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoDaniel ZaragozaDaniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza was a Mexican professional boxer. Known as "The Mouse," Zaragoza a popular champion in the Super Bantamweight division throughout the 1980s and 1990s.-Amateur career:...
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County Coliseum, El Paso, TexasEl Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
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United StatesConcepcion Velásquez|TKO || 8 (1:11) || ||align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesRobbie Lovato|UD || 10 || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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ArgentinaPedro Javier Torres|KO || 2 (1:50) || ||align=left|
Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
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Dominican RepublicHector Acero Sánchez|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Caesars PalaceCaesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesLee Cargle|TKO || 2 (0:11) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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United StatesRudy Bradley|TKO || 11 (0:02) || ||align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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United StatesKenny Mitchell|TKO || 2 (2:30) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoEnrique Angeles|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoAlberto Martínez|TKO || 4 (0:42) || ||align=left|
Caesars PalaceCaesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoJuan Luis Torres|UD || 12 || ||align=left|
Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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MexicoArmando Castro|TKO || 10 (1:04) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoEnrique Jupiter|TKO || 6 (0:28) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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United StatesRicky Hernández|KO || 1 (0:14) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJosé Valdez|TKO || 3 (2:14) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoRamón Magana|TKO || 2 (1:19) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoIdelfonso Bernal|KO || 3 (0:21) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJulio César Cardona|KO || 2 (1:01) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoIsidro Nolasco|UD || 8 || ||align=left|
Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoPaul Olvera|KO || 3 (2:55) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoAlfonso Mota|KO || 2 (1:19) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJaime Abrica|KO || 2 (0:03) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJosé Álvarez|UD || 6 || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoMarco Tovar|TKO || 1 (0:59) || ||align=left|
Plaza de Toros, TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoÓscar Maldonado|KO || 3 (0:32) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJaime Rodríguez|KO || 2 (1:11) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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MexicoJosé Orejel|KO || 2 (0:19) || ||align=left|
TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- Notable boxing families
- List of super bantamweight boxing champions
- List of featherweight boxing champions
- List of super featherweight boxing champions
- List of WBC international champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- The Boxing Times - World Rankings
- Reigning boxing champions
- Fight Night 2004Fight Night 2004Fight Night 2004 is a 2004 boxing console game developed by EA Sports. It is the successor to EA's previous boxing series, Knockout Kings. Four sequels followed, Fight Night Round 2 in 2005, Fight Night Round 3 in 2006, Fight Night Round 4 in 2009 and Fight Night Champion in 2011...
- Fight Night Round 2
- Fight Night Round 3
- Fight Night Round 4Fight Night Round 4Fight Night Round 4 garnered positive reaction from critics for its strategic gameplay and strong multiplayer component. The PlayStation 3 version received an 87.89% and an 88% from review aggregate websites GameRankings and MetaCritic respectively...
- List of boxing triple champions
- List of boxing quadruple champions
External links
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