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Erik Morales

Erik Morales held 6 world titles across 4 weight classes, from super bantamweight to super lightweight, between 1997 and 2012. Morales's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 6, in 2005. Morales first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBC super bantamweight world title by beating Daniel Zaragoza.

World title bouts
23
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
18–5
World titles held
6
Longest world title reign (WBC super bantamweight, 1997–2000)
2 years, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1997 – Jan 2013

Super LightweightWBA Super
WBC
The Ring
LightweightWBC
Super FeatherweightWBC
IBF
FeatherweightWBC
The Ring
Super BantamweightWBC
WBO
1997age 201998age 211999age 222000age 232001age 242002age 252003age 262004age 272005age 282006age 292007age 302008age 312009age 322010age 332011age 342012age 352013age 36
200020052010

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2012

  2. Danny Garcia beats Erik Morales via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  3. Danny Garcia beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  4. Erik Morales’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  5. 2011

  6. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 7 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  7. Erik Morales beats Pablo Cesar Cano via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  8. 2007

  9. David Diaz beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  10. 2006

  11. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 4 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  12. 2005

  13. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 6 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  14. 2004

  15. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 8 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  16. Erik Morales’s reign as the IBF super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  17. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  18. Erik Morales beats Carlos Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC and IBF

  19. Erik Morales beats Jesus Chavez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  20. 2003

  21. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 4 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 8 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  22. Erik Morales’s reign as the WBC featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBC

  23. Erik Morales beats Fernando Velardez via knockout 5/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  24. Erik Morales beats Eddie Croft via knockout 3/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  25. 2002

  26. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 1 at featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 7 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  27. Erik Morales beats Paulie Ayala via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  28. Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC and The Ring

  29. 2001

  30. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 10 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  31. Erik Morales beats Chi In-jin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  32. Erik Morales beats Guty Espadas Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  33. 2000

  34. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 9 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  35. Erik Morales’s reign as the WBO super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBO

  36. Erik Morales beats Marco Antonio Barrera via split decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC and WBO

  37. 1999

  38. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 1 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 8 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  39. Erik Morales beats Wayne McCullough via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  40. Erik Morales beats Reynante Jamili via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  41. Erik Morales beats Juan Carlos Ramirez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  42. Erik Morales beats Angel Chacon via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  43. 1998

  44. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  45. Erik Morales beats Junior Jones via knockout 4/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  46. Erik Morales beats Jose Luis Bueno via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  47. Erik Morales beats Remigio Daniel Molina via knockout 6/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  48. 1997

  49. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  50. Erik Morales beats John Lowey via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  51. Erik Morales beats Daniel Zaragoza via knockout 11/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  52. 1996

  53. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 7 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  54. 1995

  55. The Ring magazine rates Erik Morales No. 9 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings