Daniel Zaragoza vs Érik Morales
On September 6, 1997, Daniel Zaragoza (55-7-3, 28 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow Mexican challenger, Érik Morales (26-0, 20 KOs).
Zaragoza vs Morales Stats
Daniel Zaragoza is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, 4 months and 23 days ago. Érik Morales is on a 26-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Concepcion Velásquez, 5 months and 2 days ago.
Zaragoza vs Morales Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Daniel Zaragoza at 52.5-47.5, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Zaragoza has a slightly better chance of winning, but Morales could also certainly pull it off.
Zaragoza vs Morales Result
Érik Morales stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC super-bantamweight champion. Morales improves his record to 27-0 (21 KOs), while Zaragoza adds a loss to his record at 55-8-3.