On February 28, 2004, Jesús Chávez (40-2, 28 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Érik Morales (45-1, 34 KOs).
Érik Morales is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Guty Espadas Jr., 4 months and 24 days ago. Jesús Chávez is on a 5-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Sirimongkol Singwancha, 6 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Érik Morales at 99-1 winning odds. Jesús Chávez really doesn't have much to present against Morales.
Érik Morales defeated Jesús Chávez via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Morales improves his record to 46-1, while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 40-3.