Morales-Barrios

By William Mackay: It’s pretty clear that IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be looking to add the WBC title to his collection by beating the winner of the September 17th bout between Erik Morales and Jorge Barrios, who will be fighting for the World Boxing Council belt that is being stripped from Timothy [...]

By Gerardo Granados: The World Boxing Council (WBC) has been criticized for sanctioning the Erik Morales vs. Jorge Barrios fight with the light welterweight title. Some believe that the WBC is deliberately favoring Erik Morales for allowing him to dispute the organization title by stripping the current champion Tim Bradley, who has not defended the [...]

By William Mackay: In what will soon be a classic case of a paper champion, the faded Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s), coming off of a loss to Marcos Maidana, will be taking on 34-year-old Jorge Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KO’s) on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Victor Ortiz card on September 17th, and [...]

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions has reportedly made a request to the World Boxing Council (WBC) to sanction a fight between 34-year-old Erik Morales and Jorge Barrios for the absolute WBC light welterweight title, because the current WBC champion Timothy Bradley hasn’t defended the WBC title since capturing it six months ago in a [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former three division world champion Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KO’s) will be defending his obscure WBC Silver light welterweight title against 34-year-old Jorge Rodrigo Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KO’s) on December 18th at the Caliente Racetrack, in Tijuana, Mexico. This is one of those fights which match two fighters that are on the [...]

By Jason Kim: Former three division world champion Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KO’s) will continue his comeback on December 18th against former World Boxing Organization super featherweight champion Jorge Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KO’s) in a 12 round bout at the Caliente Racetrack, in Tijuana, Mexico. Morales, 34, will be defending his obscure WBC Silver light [...]