Erik Morales to be out of the ring until his right eye heals, suspended until 6/9

By Sean McDaniel: Three time world champion Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) will be out of the ring for at least two months or longer for his badly swollen right eye and laceration to heal from his 12 round decision loss to Marcos Maidana on April 9th. According to Philboxing.com, the 34-year-old Morales has been suspended until June 9th by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to Morales’ badly swollen up right eye.

Morales was hit by powerful uppercut from Maidana in the 1st round, causing Morales’ right eye to swell up and close almost immediately. Morales would fight for the remainder of the fight with his problem, which only got steadily worse as the fight wore on. Morales lost most of the rounds in the first half of the fight, but then came on from the 5th until the 10th, fighting effectively. However, Morales ran out of gas in the 11th and 12th, which hurt his chances for getting the win.

Morales asked for a rematch after the fight and Maidana agreed to give him one. However, Morales is now trying to get a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. It’s doubtful that Marquez will give him a fight, because he’s only looking at really big fights against fighters like Manny Pacquiao or at the very least a fight against one of the champions like IBF light welterweight champ Zab Judah. Morales has no belt to over, and that will likely ruin Morales’ chances of landing a fight against the 37-year-old Marquez.

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