Morales vs. Barrios

By Dan Ambrose: The undercard for the September 17th HBO telecast for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz will feature WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez going up against Alfonso Gomez in a nice little mismatch.

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 Jason Kim: Barry Hunter, the manager for light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) is reportedly unhappy that there is rumors of IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) facing the winner of the September 17th bout between Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s), who is ranked No.3 by the WBC, and [...]

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 Sean McDaniel: The World Boxing Council had reportedly stripped Timothy Bradley of his WBC light welterweight title for not having defended it in the past six months. Bradley will be champion in recess, meaning that he’ll likely get a shot at recapturing the belt at some point in the future if he’s interested.

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 [...]