On November 27, 2004, Érik Morales (47-1, 34 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (58-4, 41 KOs).
Érik Morales is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Carlos Hernández, 3 months and 27 days ago. Marco Antonio Barrera is on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Paulie Ayala, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 84.9-15.1 in favor of Érik Morales. Marco Antonio Barrera is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Morales should win this fight.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Érik Morales via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBC title. Barrera improves his record to 59-4, while Morales adds a loss to his record at 47-2.