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 69.9-30.1 in favor of Érik Morales, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Marco Antonio Barrera is going to put on an exceptional fight, Morales better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.