![]() ![]() On May 16, 1998, he defeated former champion Jose Luis Bueno via a second-round knockout. In his next fight, he defeated Remigio Molina (31–1) by 6th-round knockout. ![]() In his first defense, Morales defeated John Lowey (24–2) by 7th-round knockout. On September 6, 1997, in El Paso, Texas, at the age of 21, he won his first world title by stopping WBC Super Bantamweight Champion and now member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Daniel Zaragoza, via knockout in eleven rounds. It was during this time that he signed with promoter Bob Arum. ![]() Between 19, he quickly climbed the ranks in the super bantamweight division, winning 26 fights, 20 by knockout, including wins against former champions Kenny Mitchell and Hector Acero Sánchez, before challenging for his first world title. #DE QUE MURIO EL HIJO DE TERRIBLE MORALES PROFESSIONAL#Morales made his professional debut at the age of 16, by knocking out Jose Orejel in two rounds. Under the tutelage of his father, José Morales, a fighter himself, Érik started boxing at the age of 5 and amassed a very impressive amateur career that saw him fight 114 times (108–6) and win 11 major titles in Mexico. Érik Morales was born in the Zona Norte section of Tijuana. Morales was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June 2018. ESPN ranked Morales at number 49 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time. Morales defeated fifteen world champions during the course of his career, and is famous for his trilogies with fellow Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, as well as Manny Pacquiao. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes, having held the WBC super bantamweight title from 1997 to 2000, the WBC featherweight twice between 20, the unified WBC and IBF super featherweight titles in 2004, and the WBC light welterweight title from 2011 to 2012. Érik Isaac Morales Elvira ( / m ə ˈ r æ l ə s/ born September 1, 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. ![]()
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