Érik Morales Record & Stats
In a career spanning 19 years and 6 months, Érik Morales fought 61 times with 52 wins and 9 losses. By his last professional fight on October 20, 2012, Morales' boxing record stood at 52-9 (36 KO wins, 3 KO losses).
- Born
- Sep 1, 1976
- Age
- 46
- Debut
- Mar 29, 1993
- Record
- 52-9
- Rounds
- 425
- KOs
- 36 (59%)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 183 cm
- Ape Index
- 10 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| sLT w1 d0 | ||
| sFT w1 d1 | sFT w1 d0 | |
| FT w2 d3 | ||
| sBT w1 d9 | sBT w1 d0 |
Érik Morales (El Terrible) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on September 1, 1976. Morales made his professional boxing debut at the age of 16 on March 29, 1993. He is a former 4-weight-class world champion. He is 46 years old, and will be turning 47 in 7 months. Morales is a Hall of Famer.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 61 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 52 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 36 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 7 |
| Title Defenses | 13 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 11 |
| Losses via KO | 3 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Oct 20, 2012 | 36 | Danny García | Loss | KO4 |
| 60 | Mar 24, 2012 | 35 | Danny García | Loss | UD |
| 59 | Sep 17, 2011 | 35 | Pablo César Cano | Win | RTD10 |
| 58 | Apr 9, 2011 | 34 | Marcos Maidana | Loss | MD |
| 57 | Dec 18, 2010 | 34 | Francisco Lorenzo | Win | UD |
| 56 | Sep 11, 2010 | 34 | Willie Limond | Win | KO6 |
| 55 | Mar 27, 2010 | 33 | José Alfaro | Win | UD |
| 54 | Aug 4, 2007 | 30 | David Díaz | Loss | UD |
| 53 | Nov 18, 2006 | 30 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss | KO3 |
| 52 | Jan 21, 2006 | 29 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss | TKO10 |
| 51 | Sep 10, 2005 | 29 | Zahir Raheem | Loss | UD |
| 50 | Mar 19, 2005 | 28 | Manny Pacquiao | Win | UD |
| 49 | Nov 27, 2004 | 28 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Loss | MD |
| 48 | Jul 31, 2004 | 27 | Carlos Hernández | Win | UD |
| 47 | Feb 28, 2004 | 27 | Jesús Chávez | Win | UD |
| 46 | Oct 4, 2003 | 27 | Guty Espadas Jr. | Win | KO3 |
| 45 | Jul 31, 2003 | 26 | Fernando Velárdez | Win | TKO5 |
| 44 | Feb 22, 2003 | 26 | Eddie Croft | Win | TKO3 |
| 43 | Nov 16, 2002 | 26 | Paulie Ayala | Win | UD |
| 42 | Jun 22, 2002 | 25 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Loss | UD |
| 41 | Jul 28, 2001 | 24 | In-Jin Chi | Win | UD |
| 40 | Feb 17, 2001 | 24 | Guty Espadas Jr. | Win | UD |
| 39 | Dec 9, 2000 | 24 | Rodney Jones | Win | KO1 |
| 38 | Sep 2, 2000 | 24 | Kevin Kelley | Win | TKO7 |
| 37 | Jun 17, 2000 | 23 | Mike Juárez | Win | KO3 |
| 36 | Feb 19, 2000 | 23 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Win | SD |
| 35 | Oct 22, 1999 | 23 | Wayne McCullough | Win | UD |
| 34 | Jul 31, 1999 | 22 | Reynante Jamili | Win | TKO6 |
| 33 | May 8, 1999 | 22 | Juan Carlos Ramírez | Win | RTD9 |
| 32 | Feb 13, 1999 | 22 | Ángel Chacón | Win | KO2 |
| 31 | Sep 12, 1998 | 22 | Junior Jones | Win | KO4 |
| 30 | May 16, 1998 | 21 | José Luis Bueno | Win | KO2 |
| 29 | Apr 3, 1998 | 21 | Remigio Molina | Win | TKO6 |
| 28 | Dec 12, 1997 | 21 | John Lowey | Win | RTD7 |
| 27 | Sep 6, 1997 | 21 | Daniel Zaragoza | Win | KO11 |
| 26 | Apr 4, 1997 | 20 | Concepcion Velásquez | Win | TKO8 |
| 25 | Nov 29, 1996 | 20 | Robbie Lovato | Win | PTS |
| 24 | Oct 12, 1996 | 20 | Pedro Javier Torres | Win | KO2 |
| 23 | Jun 7, 1996 | 19 | Hector Acero Sánchez | Win | UD |
| 22 | Apr 22, 1996 | 19 | Lee Cargle | Win | TKO2 |
| 21 | Feb 25, 1996 | 19 | Rudy Bradley | Win | TKO11 |
| 20 | Dec 18, 1995 | 19 | Kenny Mitchell | Win | TKO2 |
| 19 | Nov 10, 1995 | 19 | Enrique Angeles | Win | UD |
| 18 | Sep 9, 1995 | 19 | Alberto Martínez | Win | TKO4 |
| 17 | Jul 14, 1995 | 18 | Juan Luis Torres | Win | UD |
| 16 | Jun 2, 1995 | 18 | Armando Castro | Win | TKO10 |
| 15 | Apr 21, 1995 | 18 | Enrique Jupiter | Win | TKO6 |
| 14 | Feb 3, 1995 | 18 | Ricky Hernández | Win | KO1 |
| 13 | Dec 19, 1994 | 18 | José Valdez | Win | TKO3 |
| 12 | Nov 28, 1994 | 18 | Ramón Magana | Win | TKO2 |
| 11 | Oct 17, 1994 | 18 | Idelfonso Bernal | Win | KO3 |
| 10 | Aug 22, 1994 | 17 | Julio César Cardona | Win | KO2 |
| 9 | Mar 26, 1994 | 17 | Isidro Nolasco | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Jan 21, 1994 | 17 | Paul Olvera | Win | KO3 |
| 7 | Dec 6, 1993 | 17 | Alfonso Mota | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Oct 22, 1993 | 17 | Jaime Abrica | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | Jul 26, 1993 | 16 | José Álvarez | Win | UD |
| 4 | Jul 8, 1993 | 16 | Marco Tovar | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | May 25, 1993 | 16 | Óscar Maldonado | Win | KO3 |
| 2 | May 7, 1993 | 16 | Jaime Rodríguez | Win | KO2 |
| 1 | Mar 29, 1993 | 16 | José Orejel | Win | KO2 |
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Career Summary
Érik Morales' professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1993 to 2012.
Morales made his debut against José Orejel at the age of 16 on March 29, 1993, defeating Orejel via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 40 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 30 wins via stoppage.
Morales had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on September 6, 1997 after 26 professional fights, against Daniel Zaragoza for the super-bantamweight WBC title. He defeated Zaragoza via 11th round KO to become the super-bantamweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time unified world champion — at super-featherweight and super-bantamweight, and has won seven world titles at 4 weight classes. For all the details about Morales' world title wins and defenses refer to "Érik Morales World Titles".
Some of Morales' best fights and notable victories include wins over Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao, Junior Jones, Carlos Hernández, Jesús Chávez, and Reynante Jamili.
Érik Morales had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and five in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Marco Antonio Barrera via 12 round unanimous decision on June 22, 2002, which ended his 41-fight win streak. He has been stopped three times and lost six times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Érik Morales' losses".
His last professional fight was on October 20, 2012 against American boxer Danny García for García's super-lightweight WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring titles. Morales lost the fight via 4th round KO. It's been 10 years, 3 months, and 12 days since this fight.
Morales retired from professional boxing with a record of 52-9, which included 36 knockout wins and 3 losses via knockout, and 7 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2018.
Career Highlights
Érik Morales fought a total of 61 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances. These six fights are the highlight of his career.
Érik Morales vs. Daniel Zaragoza
A 21-year old Érik Morales (26-0, 20 KO) had his first world title fight against Daniel Zaragoza for Zaragoza's WBC super-bantamweight belt. Zaragoza was 39 years old with a record of 55-7-3. Zaragoza was on a five-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. Morales was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Morales defeated Zaragoza via 11th round KO to win the WBC super-bantamweight title.
Érik Morales vs. Junior Jones
A 22-year old Érik Morales (30-0, 24 KO) faced Junior Jones, who was 27 years old with a record of 44-3 in a super-bantamweight title defense fight. Jones was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Morales had a 3 cm reach advantage over Jones.
Morales defeated Jones via 4th round KO to retain the WBC super-bantamweight title.
Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
A 23-year old Érik Morales (35-0, 28 KO) faced Marco Antonio Barrera, who was 26 years old with a record of 49-2 in a super-bantamweight unification fight. Barrera was on a six-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. Morales was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Morales defeated Barrera via 12 round split-decision to win the WBO super-bantamweight title and retain the WBC super-bantamweight title.
Érik Morales vs. Jesús Chávez
A 27-year old Érik Morales (45-1, 34 KO) faced Jesús Chávez, who was 31 years old with a record of 40-2. Chávez was on a five-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. Morales was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
Morales defeated Chávez via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-featherweight title.
Érik Morales vs. Carlos Hernandez
A 27-year old Érik Morales (46-1, 34 KO) faced Carlos Hernández, who was 33 years old with a record of 40-3-1 in a super-featherweight unification fight. Hernández was on a seven-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Morales was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage.
Morales defeated Hernandez via 12 round unanimous decision to win the IBF super-featherweight title and retain the WBC super-featherweight title.
Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao
A 28-year old Érik Morales (47-2, 34 KO) faced Manny Pacquiao, who was 26 years old with a record of 39-2-2. Pacquiao was on a one-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Morales was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
Morales defeated Pacquiao via 12 round unanimous decision.
FAQs
What are some of Érik Morales' best wins?
Some of Morales' best wins were against Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao, Junior Jones, Carlos Hernández, Jesús Chávez, and Reynante Jamili. Despite the loss, his performance against Marco Antonio Barrera is also among Morales' best.
How many KOs does Érik Morales have on his record?
Morales knocked out 36 of his 61 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 59%. Of his total 52 wins, 36 of them were via KO (69.2%).
Who did Érik Morales lose to?
Morales had 9 losses. Danny García, Marcos Maidana, David Díaz, Manny Pacquiao, and Zahir Raheem are some of the boxers who have beaten Morales.