On November 16, 2002, Paulie Ayala (34-1, 12 KOs) and Érik Morales (41-1, 31 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC featherweight world titles. The vacant WBC featherweight title is also on the line.
Paulie Ayala is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Clarence Adams, 8 months and 24 days ago. Érik Morales is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Marco Antonio Barrera, 4 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81.2-18.8 in favor of Érik Morales. Paulie Ayala is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Morales should win this fight.
Érik Morales defeated Paulie Ayala via unanimous decision . Morales improves his record to 42-1, while Ayala adds a loss to his record at 34-2.