News - Erik Morales

Three-time world champion Erik 'El Terrible' Morales said today he expects Zahir Raheem "to be real quick in the ring on Sept. 10, so I'm preparing deal with it. If I can, I will take him out. If not, I'm prepared to go 12 rounds," said Morales, who today began his third week of training at the Centro Ceremorial Otomi in the mountains north of Mexico City. This is where Morales has trained for every major fight since 1995 when he took on Enrique Jupiter. read more ...

Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will fight in the same ring on Saturday, September 10th. Before one can start wagering the outcome of the fight with family, friends, or neighbors, understand both fighters will not fight the rematch of their epic bout they fought in March in Las Vegas. At least not now. Instead, both fighters will step inside the ring with different opponents. read more ...

The fight was as exciting as the fans had hoped for when Erik Morales won a thrilling twelve round points decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA on a Top Rank, M&M Sports Promotion. It was a high quality fight between two of the best boxers in the world that deserved to be for a world title, even though the vacant WBC International junior lightweight title was the only belt at stake... read more ...

Erik “El Terrible” Morales, 47-2, (34) and Manny Pacquiao, 39-2-2, (30) held their final press conference today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, promoting their highly anticipated mega-showdown scheduled for this Saturday March 19th... read more ...

- Does Morales’ punching power worry you at all? Manny Paquiao: "No I’m not worried about the punching power of Erik Morales. He doesn’t punch as hard as Marco Antonio Barrera". - Some betting shops are giving good odds that you’ll end the fight within the distance. Are you expecting a knockout? Manny Paquiao: "I just came to win this fight. I’m not saying anything about a knockout. I’m just going to do what I do and I want to make people happy this fight..." read more ...

Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao has indeed hooked up with the influential boxing man Shelly Finkel, a key member of the boxer's team said Thursday morning. Pacquiao signed up with Finkel, chief handler of Mike Tyson and other top notch fighters, in the presence of a ranking California State Athletic Commission official. Pacquia... read more ...

Three-time world champion Erik 'El Terrible' Morales is off to the cold mountains north of Mexico City and will beginning high-altitude training today. "I've been running and doing conditioning work in Tijuana, but now it's time to step it up. I'll be in the mountains for six weeks," Morales said... read more ...