Érik Morales (El Terrible) is a 48-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-weightclass world champion with 7 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years, 6 months, and 21 days, Morales amassed a record of 52-9, which includes 36 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2018.
Érik Morales was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on September 1, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on March 29, 1993 against José Orejel. Morales defeated Orejel via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Morales became a world champion at the age of 21 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Daniel Zaragoza for the WBC super-bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the featherweight (WBC), super-featherweight (WBC, IBF), and super-lightweight (WBC) divisions as well to become a four-division world champion.
Morales' last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Danny García at age 36, on October 20, 2012, in which he was fighting for the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-lightweight titles.
Some of Érik Morales' best fights have been against Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Jesús Chávez, Reynante Jamili, Marco Antonio Barrera (HOFer), Daniel Zaragoza (HOFer), and Carlos Hernandez. For a complete list of Morales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Érik Morales".
Morales has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Érik Morales Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Oct 20, 2012 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
60 | Mar 24, 2012 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
59 | Sep 17, 2011 | 35 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
58 | Apr 09, 2011 | 34 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
57 | Dec 18, 2010 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
56 | Sep 11, 2010 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
55 | Mar 27, 2010 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
54 | Aug 04, 2007 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
53 | Nov 18, 2006 | 30 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
52 | Jan 21, 2006 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
51 | Sep 10, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
50 | Mar 19, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
49 | Nov 27, 2004 | 28 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
48 | Jul 31, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
47 | Feb 28, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
46 | Oct 04, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
45 | Jul 31, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
44 | Feb 22, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Nov 16, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
42 | Jun 22, 2002 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Jul 28, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
40 | Feb 17, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
39 | Dec 09, 2000 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
38 | Sep 02, 2000 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Jun 17, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
36 | Feb 19, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
35 | Oct 22, 1999 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jul 31, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
33 | May 08, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
32 | Feb 13, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Sep 12, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
30 | May 16, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
29 | Apr 03, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Dec 12, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
27 | Sep 06, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
26 | Apr 04, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
25 | Nov 29, 1996 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Oct 12, 1996 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
23 | Jun 07, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Apr 22, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Feb 25, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
20 | Dec 18, 1995 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Nov 10, 1995 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
18 | Sep 09, 1995 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jul 14, 1995 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Jun 02, 1995 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Apr 21, 1995 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Feb 03, 1995 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Dec 19, 1994 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Nov 28, 1994 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Oct 17, 1994 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
10 | Aug 22, 1994 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Mar 26, 1994 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Jan 21, 1994 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
7 | Dec 06, 1993 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Oct 22, 1993 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Jul 26, 1993 | 16 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
4 | Jul 08, 1993 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 25, 1993 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
2 | May 07, 1993 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
1 | Mar 29, 1993 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |