Érik Morales (52-9, 36) was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on September 1, 1976. At the age of 16 years on March 29, 1993, he made his professional boxing debut against José Orejel, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 27th career fight at 21 years old, Morales became a super-bantamweight world champion on September 6, 1997 after defeating Daniel Zaragoza via 11th-round KO to win the WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Morales' last fight was a super-lightweight world-title fight against Danny García for García's WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring titles on October 20, 2012. He lost the fight via 4th-round KO. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Érik Morales' best fights have been against Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Jesús Chávez, Carlos Hernández, José Alfaro, Daniel Zaragoza and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Morales has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61  | Oct 20, 2012 36 years, 1 months 52-9 (36) | 24 years, 7 months 24-0 (15) | SLT | 4 | KO | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
60 | Mar 24, 2012 35 years, 6 months 52-8 (36) | 24 years 22-0 (14) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
59  | Sep 17, 2011 35 years 52-7 (36) | 21 years, 11 months 23-0-1 (17) | SLT | 10 | RTD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
58  | Apr 9, 2011 34 years, 7 months 51-7 (35) | 27 years, 8 months 29-2 (27) | SLT | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBA Interim |
57 | Dec 18, 2010 34 years, 3 months 51-6 (35) | Francisco Lorenzo | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN |
56  | Sep 11, 2010 34 years 50-6 (35) | 31 years, 7 months 33-2 (9) | SLT | 6 | KO | WIN |
55  | Mar 27, 2010 33 years, 6 months 49-6 (34) | 26 years, 4 months 23-5 (20) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
54  | Aug 4, 2007 30 years, 11 months 48-6 (34) | 31 years, 1 months 32-1-1 (17) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
53  | Nov 18, 2006 30 years, 2 months 48-5 (34) | 27 years, 11 months 42-3-2 (32) | SFT | 3 | KO | LOSS |
52 | Jan 21, 2006 29 years, 4 months 48-4 (34) | 27 years, 1 months 40-3-2 (31) | SFT | 10 | TKO | LOSS |
51 | Sep 10, 2005 29 years 48-3 (34) | Zahir Raheem | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
50 | Mar 19, 2005 28 years, 6 months 48-2 (34) | 26 years, 3 months 39-2-2 (30) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
49  | Nov 27, 2004 28 years, 2 months 47-2 (34) | 30 years, 10 months 58-4 (41) | SFT | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
48  | Jul 31, 2004 27 years, 10 months 47-1 (34) | 33 years, 6 months 40-3-1 (24) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Defended WBC |
47  | Feb 28, 2004 27 years, 5 months 46-1 (34) | 31 years, 3 months 40-2 (28) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
46 | Oct 4, 2003 27 years, 1 months 45-1 (34) | Guty Espadas Jr. | 3 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Jul 31, 2003 26 years, 10 months 44-1 (33) | Fernando Velárdez | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
44 | Feb 22, 2003 26 years, 5 months 43-1 (32) | Eddie Croft | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
43  | Nov 16, 2002 26 years, 2 months 42-1 (31) | 32 years, 6 months 34-1 (12) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
42 | Jun 22, 2002 25 years, 9 months 41-1 (31) | 28 years, 5 months 54-3 (39) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC For The Ring Vacant |
41 | Jul 28, 2001 24 years, 10 months 41-0 (31) | In-Jin Chi | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
40 | Feb 17, 2001 24 years, 5 months 40-0 (31) | Guty Espadas Jr. | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
39 | Dec 9, 2000 24 years, 3 months 39-0 (31) | Rodney Jones | 1 | KO | WIN | |
38  | Sep 2, 2000 24 years 38-0 (30) | 33 years, 2 months 51-4-2 (34) | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Interim |
37 | Jun 17, 2000 23 years, 9 months 37-0 (29) | Mike Juárez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Feb 19, 2000 23 years, 5 months 36-0 (28) | 26 years, 1 months 49-2 (36) | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO Defended WBC |
35 | Oct 22, 1999 23 years, 1 months 35-0 (28) | Wayne McCullough | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
34  | Jul 31, 1999 22 years, 10 months 34-0 (28) | 26 years, 7 months 39-4 (30) | SBT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
33 | May 8, 1999 22 years, 8 months 33-0 (27) | Juan Carlos Ramírez | SBT | 9 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC |
32 | Feb 13, 1999 22 years, 5 months 32-0 (26) | Ángel Chacón | SBT | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
31  | Sep 12, 1998 22 years 31-0 (25) | 27 years, 8 months 44-3 (27) | SBT | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
30 | May 16, 1998 21 years, 8 months 30-0 (24) | José Luis Bueno | SBT | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Apr 3, 1998 21 years, 7 months 29-0 (23) | Remigio Molina | SBT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
28 | Dec 12, 1997 21 years, 3 months 28-0 (22) | John Lowey | SBT | 7 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC |
27  | Sep 6, 1997 21 years 27-0 (21) | 39 years, 8 months 55-7-3 (28) | SBT | 11 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
26 | Apr 4, 1997 20 years, 7 months 26-0 (20) | Concepcion Velásquez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Nov 29, 1996 20 years, 2 months 25-0 (19) | Robbie Lovato | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Oct 12, 1996 20 years, 1 months 24-0 (19) | Pedro Javier Torres | SBT | 2 | KO | WIN |
23 | Jun 7, 1996 19 years, 9 months 23-0 (18) | Hector Acero Sánchez | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Apr 22, 1996 19 years, 7 months 22-0 (18) | Lee Cargle | SBT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Feb 25, 1996 19 years, 5 months 21-0 (17) | Rudy Bradley | SBT | 11 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Dec 18, 1995 19 years, 3 months 20-0 (16) | Kenny Mitchell | SBT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Nov 10, 1995 19 years, 2 months 19-0 (15) | Enrique Angeles | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
18 | Sep 9, 1995 19 years 18-0 (15) | Alberto Martínez | SBT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Jul 14, 1995 18 years, 10 months 17-0 (14) | Juan Luis Torres | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
16 | Jun 2, 1995 18 years, 9 months 16-0 (14) | Armando Castro | SBT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Apr 21, 1995 18 years, 7 months 15-0 (13) | Enrique Jupiter | SBT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Feb 3, 1995 18 years, 5 months 14-0 (12) | Ricky Hernández | SBT | 1 | KO | WIN |
13 | Dec 19, 1994 18 years, 3 months 13-0 (11) | José Valdez | SBT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Nov 28, 1994 18 years, 2 months 12-0 (10) | Ramón Magana | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 17, 1994 18 years, 1 months 11-0 (9) | Idelfonso Bernal | 3 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 22, 1994 17 years, 11 months 10-0 (8) | Julio César Cardona | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 26, 1994 17 years, 6 months 9-0 (7) | Isidro Nolasco | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Jan 21, 1994 17 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Paul Olvera | 3 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 6, 1993 17 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | Alfonso Mota | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 22, 1993 17 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | Jaime Abrica | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 26, 1993 16 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | José Álvarez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jul 8, 1993 16 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Marco Tovar | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 25, 1993 16 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Óscar Maldonado | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 7, 1993 16 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Jaime Rodríguez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 29, 1993 16 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | José Orejel | 2 | KO | WIN |
