Erik Morales Tickets

Erik Morales beat Pablo Cesar Cano (22-1-1, 17 KOs) by 10th round TKO in a vacant WBC light welterweight title fight on the undercard of Mayweather vs Ortiz on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. With both eyes almost swollen shut and his left eye badly cut and bleeding profusely Cano's corner stopped the fight at the end of round ten. Cano was a late substitute for Lucas Martin Matthysse. Morales is now the first Mexican fighter to win world titles in four weight divisions.

Next up for Morales is a 12-round WBC light welterweight title fight against Puerto Rican Danny "Swift" Garcia (22-0-0, 14 KOs) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on HBO on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. Garcia is coming off a split decision win over Kendall Holt in October 2011 on the Hopkins-Dawson undercard. Morales had one of his best performances in years in his fight with Maidana in April 2011. Also appearing on the Morales vs Garcia card will be James Kirkland vs Carlos Molina. Note: The fight was originally scheduled for January 28th but Morales had emergency gallbladder surgery and needed time to heal so the whole card has been postponed to March 24th. All tickets for the January 28th date will be honored for the new date.

Erik "El Terrible" Morales

(52-7-0, 36 KOs)

Erik Morales is recognized universally as one of the best fighters in the world. Morales is a former WBC super bantamweight champion, two time WBC featherweight champion and WBC super featherweight champion. He became the second fighter from Mexico to win world titles in three weight classes, Julio Cesar Chavez was the first.

Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera would begin one of boxings most brutal rivalries in 2000. In Barrera-Morales I at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Erik Morales beat Marco Antonio Barrera by a 12-round split decision. Many boxing fans disagreed. The WBO refused to give Morales the title saying the decision was wrong. The Ring magazine named Barrera-Morales I the 2000 Fight of the Year. On June 22, 2002 Barrera-Morales II took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Marco Antonio Barrera beat Erik Morales by a 12-round unanimous decision. On November 27, 2004 in Barrera-Morales III, Marco Antonio Barrera beat Erik Morales by a 12-round majority decision ending the triology.

Once again Morales would become involved in another trilogy. This time with Manny Pacquiao. Coming off a loss with Barrera, Erik Morales would sign for a match with Pacquiao. On March 19, 2005 Pacquiao-Morales I took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas where Morales beat Pacquiao by 12-round unanimous decision with scores of 115-113. The WBC selected Pacquiao-Morales I as one of the best of the fights of the year.

Ringside Las Vegas: On January 21, 2006 in Pacquiao-Morales II in front of a loud sold out crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Pacquiao avenged his loss to Morales with a 10th round TKO. It was the first time in his career that Morales had been stopped. Pacquiao dropped Morales twice in round ten causing referee Kenny Bayles to put an end to the bout. Morales left the ring bloodied with a broken nose, both eyes heavily swollen and a huge welt on his forehead. It was a blistering fight.

Ringside Las Vegas: On November 18, 2006 in Pacquiao-Morales III once again at the Thomas & Mack, Morales made weight and looked fit but Manny Pacquiao was too fast and too strong for him. Pacquiao and Morales traded punches with abandon but Morales was down once in round two and twice in round three. At 2:57 of round three referee Vic Drakulich counted Morales out. Sitting up with his back against the ropes Morales knew there was no point in getting up. He later admitted that for the first time in his career he felt the power of his opponent and was hurt by his punches.

In a trilling bout from start to finish, Erik Morales lost a 12-round unanimous decision to WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on August 4, 2007 at Allstate Arena in Chicago. Morales, trying to make history moved up to 135lbs to fight Diaz. Having previously held WBC world titles at 122lbs, 126lbs and 130lbs Morales wanted to be the first Mexican boxer to win four world championships in four different weight classes. After the bout before the decision was read Morales announced his retirement saying This is it. I'm not going to fight anymore. I've taken far too many punches, particularly to the head area. Punches to the head are really beginning to bother me.

Morales did not stay retired. He returned to the ring on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at La Explanada Del Palacio Municipal in Monterrey, Mexico and fought Nicaraguan Jose Alfaro (23-6-0, 20 KOs) winning by 12-round unanimous decision. Morales also won the vacant WBC International welterweight title. Scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112.

Erik Morales beat Willie Limond (33-3-0, 8 KOs) of Glasgow, Scotland by 6th round KO on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico. Morales downed Limond three times in round six with body shots. With the WBC's three knockdown rule in effect referee Jay Nady stopped the fight at 2:46. In addition to his victory Morales took home the vacant WBC Silver light welterweight title.

Morales beat Dominican Francisco Lorenzo (35-9-0, 16 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico. Scores were 116-111, 115-112 and 114-113. It was Morales' first defense of his WBC Silver light welterweight trinket.

Erik Morales lost by a close 12-round majority decision to Marcos Maidana (30-2-0, 27 KOs) in an interim WBA World light welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Scores were 114-114, 112-116 and 112-116. Morales fought from round one with his right eye swollen shut. Despite it in an all out war Morales wobbled Maidana in rounds two, five, eight and nine. In round ten it was back and forth like an Auturo Gatti fight. Morales was the more accurate puncher controlling the middle rounds, Maidana only won because of the last couple of rounds. It wasn't a clean win for Maidana. Most saw it as Morales winning or at the very least a draw with Maidana only surviving. Morales said after the fight that he wanted a rematch and Maidana said he would give him one. It might be the start of another trilogy of which Morales has been in before with Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera.

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