Erik Morales Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) a tiny reprieve by his gallbladder surgery that postponed his fight #1 World Boxing Council challenger Danny Garcia (22-0, 14 KO’s), but the fight has now been rescheduled for March 24th and Morales is still faced with the same tough task as he [...]

STILL THE KING GBP President Oscar de la Hoya may be retired from active duty in the ring, but he’s still the king when it comes to the Guinness Book of World Records as it was announced during the WBC’s 49th Annual Convention in Las Vegas in December that the “Golden Boy” holds world records [...]

HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ALSO FEATURING JAMES KIRKLAND VS. CARLOS MOLINA STILL SET FOR RELIANT ARENA IN HOUSTON LOS ANGELES, December 29 – As a result of having undergone emergency gall bladder surgery the week before Christmas, World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight World Champion Erik “Terrible” Morales’ originally scheduled January 28 HBO World Championship [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The previously scheduled fight between WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) and #1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Danny Garcia (22-0, 14 KO’s) has been moved to March 24th, according to the 35-year-old Morales, who revealed the information on his twitter.

By Dan Ambrose: The January 28th fight card headlined by WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia has now been officially shelved, according to ESPN. It was already announced that the Morales-Garcia fight had been canceled due to the 35-year-old Morales’ recent gallbladder surgery.

By Eric Thomas: To no great surprise WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) has pulled out of his scheduled January 28th bout against #1 World Boxing Council challenger Danny Garcia (22-0, 14 KO’s) following gallbladder surgery that the 35-year-old Morales had last week.

By Gerardo Granados: According to the info stated on the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Erik “Terrible” Morales twitter account, he will go under surgery today and it is himself who ask his fans to pray for him so everything goes right so he can still fight on January 28.

By Dan Ambrose: If you looked at how truly awful 35-year-old Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) looked last September in capturing the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against 22-year-old fringe contender Pablo Cesar Cano you would know how precarious Morales’ position is as the new champion going into his fight next month [...]

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By Gerardo Granados: It is official, it has been announced that the veteran lion king Erik Morales will defend his WBC light welterweight belt against the young lion but inexperienced Danny Garcia next January 28 at the Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

HOUSTON, TEX. (December 15) – To kick off the 2012 boxing year, Golden Boy Promotions and Box Latino Promotions will deliver a night of boxing that no fight fan will want to miss when future Hall of Famer Erik “El Terrible” Morales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight title against unbeaten Philadelphian Danny [...]

By Eric Thomas: Dan Rafael is reporting that a potential hot card headlined by WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) vs. unbeaten contender Danny Garcia ( 22-0, 14 KO’s) and junior middleweight contenders James Kirkland (30-1, 27 KO’s) vs. Carlos Molina (19-4-2, 6 KO’s) is a possibility for January 28th in Houston, [...]

By Allen Fox: If you’re a boxing fan hoping to see Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title in the near future, please don’t hold your breathing waiting for that to happen.

By Dan Ambrose: 35-year-old World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Council belt in January 2012 against an opponent still to be determined.

By Chris Williams: There has been no such discussions for a May 5th fight between WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs) and Erik Morales (52-7. 36 KO’s) according to news from Dan Rafael, who spoke with Morales’s promoters from Golden Boy Promotions about the issue. A day earlier, Bob Arum, the promoter [...]

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum is under the impression that Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is looking to fight 35-year-old Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) on May 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada rather than looking to fight against Pacquiao.

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) has a list of potential fighters he’d like to take on next and on top of the list is unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. trailed by rematches against Amir Khan and Erik Morales.

By Dan Ambrose: Now that the smoke has cleared in the fight between Antonio DeMarco (26-2-1, 19 KO’s) and Jorge Linares after DeMarco came from behind to stop Linares in the 11th round, Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) now knows who his target will be for 2012.

By Jason Kim: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions are looking for Morales next opponent for him to make his first – and likely only – title defense of his World Boxing Council title on December 10th in Tijuana, Mexico.

By William Mackay: After capturing the WBC welterweight title against inexperienced fringe contender Pablo Cesar Cano last month, Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) will continue with that trend of facing soft opposition when he fights Anthony Crolla (22-2, 9 KO’s) on December 10th in Tijuana, Mexico.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) is looking for a soft target for his first defense of his title on December 10th in Morales’ home city of Tijuana, Mexico. 2nd tier British lightweight Anthony Crolla (22-2, 9 KO’s) is reportedly being considered by the 35-year-old Morales.

By Allen Fox: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Council title in December in a fight that will likely take place in Morales’ home country of Mexico.

By Allen Fox: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) looked like a beast in destroying an underpowered Petr Petrov (29-3-2, 13 KO’s) in a 4th round TKO last night at the Sociedad Alemana in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Allen Fox: 35-year-old WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) is reportedly looking to get back in the ring quickly to defend his newly won World Boxing Council title in December in a fight that will be taking place in Mexico.

It’s a special edition of HBO LATINO BOXING when HBO Sports presents CANELO ALVAREZ VS. ALFONSO GOMEZ AND ERIK MORALES VS. PABLO CESAR CANO, this SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 at 11:15 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO Latino. The Spanish language broadcast team will call all the action.

By Gerardo Granados: Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda – Boxing organization rankings are tricky, you can see some absurd rankings all the time, it is not new and maybe it will never change. But can the WBC ranking of Cano on number twelve legitimize Morales as an “authentic” four weight division champion?

By William Mackay: I’m sure IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan was wincing at Saturday’s press conference between the new WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) and Pablo Cesar Cano, who Morales defeated by a 10th round retirement on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand [...]

Erik Morales: “He’s a young fighter and he throws really hard punches. It took me some time to get my rhythm, but when I did I was clearly the better fighter. I could tell the blood affected him and made him nervous and once he started breathing profusely I could tell he was scared.

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) wants to go after Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) after he beats the WBC picked out fringe contender Pablo Cesar Cano (22-0-1, 17 KO’s) for the vacant World Boxing Council light welterweight title at the MGM Grand in [...]

By Dallan O’ Donnell: Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – Despite not being in the greatest condition for a world title fight, Former three time world champion Eric Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) will still prove he has plenty to offer the boxing world by taking on unbeaten contender Pablo Cesar Cano (22-0-1, 17 KO’s).