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BOXNEWS Boxer Eric Morel

Eric Morel

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Record 45 (23 ko's) + 2 + 0 = 47
Nick Little Hands Of Steel
Weight division Bantamweight (118 lbs)
Positions in ratings 8 - WBC Bantamweight (January 2012)
4 - WBA Bantamweight (January 2012)
4 - IBF Super Flyweight (February 2005)
World Title - WBO Bantamweight (September 2010)
Nationality Puerto Rico   Puerto Rico
Lives & trains USA   USA, Madison
Born Puerto Rico   Puerto Rico, San Juan
Profdebut11 Oct 1996
Birthday1 Oct 1975
Height (cm) 169
Hand (cm) 178
Stance Orthodox
Boxrec ID 007813

Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
413.08.2011 Mexico Daniel Quevedo[13-11-2, 8]USA  USA, Las VegasW TKO 4 (10)more...
301.04.2011 Mexico Luis Maldonado[35-5-1, 26]USA  USA, IndioW TKO 4 (10)more...
213.02.2010 Philippines Gerry Penalosa[54-7-2, 36]USA  USA, Las VegasW SD 12 (12)more...
119.03.2005 Mexico Martin Castillo[27-1-0, 16]USA  USA, Las VegasL UD 12 (12)more...







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Penalosa wins; retires  12 Oct 2010 12:33

Penalosa wins; retires

Former two-division world champion Gerry Penalosa (55-8-2, 37 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over Yodsaengkeng Kiatmungmee (12-3, 8 KOs) on Sunday at the Vitaliano Agan Stadium in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It was a bodyshot that brought down Kiatmungmee at the 1:49 mark. After the bout, the 38-year-old Penalosa announced that it was time for him to leave boxing read more ...
Barrera vs De Jesus? 27 Apr 2010 14:25

Barrera vs De Jesus?

Sources indicate that Brazilian Fighter Adailton De Jesus (26-4 21 KOs) could be the opponent of former triple world champion Marco Antonio Barrera on the big June 26 PPV card at the Alamodome in San Antonio, headlined by Julio Cesar Chávez Jr against Ireland’s John Duddy. Barrera has already spent two weeks in preparation for his comeback fight prior to this week’s press tour read more ...
Chavez Jr vs Duddy: Agreement Reached For June 26 2 Apr 2010 11:24

Chavez Jr vs Duddy: Agreement Reached For June 26

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that an agreement was reached on Wednesday to match Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30KOs) against John Duddy (29-1, 18KOs) in a middleweight contest on June 26 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas read more ...
Donaire destroys Vargas 14 Feb 2010 10:29

Donaire destroys Vargas

WBA interim super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KOs) scored a third round KO over late sub Manuel ‘Chango’ Vargas (26-5-1, 11 KOs) in a non-title bout on Saturday night at the famous Las Vegas Hilton Hotel/Casino. Donaire was in command all the way before laying out Vargas for the count with a left uppercut at 1:33. After original challenger Gerson Guerrero failed his physical read more ...
Weights from Las Vegas 13 Feb 2010 06:47

Weights from Las Vegas

Nonito Donaire 115 vs Manuel Vargas 114 (WBA Interim Super Flyweight Championship) Fernando Montiel 118 vs Ciso Morales 118 (WBO Bantamweight Championship) Gerry Penalosa 118 vs Eric Morel 117 read more ...
Montiel injured, Arce steps in 16 Jun 2009 15:16

Montiel injured, Arce steps in

Former world champion Jorge ‘Travieso’ Arce of Mexico is heading to Atlantic City, N.J. Arce will take on Fernando Lumacad of the Philippines on Top Rank’s Latin Fury 9′ championship boxing event at the Boardwalk Hall. Caesars Atlantic City is hosting. The Arce vs. Lumacad super flyweight fight will replace the Fernando Montiel vs. Eric Morel title fight. Montiel, the WBO bantamweight champion from Mexico, is out with a hand injury read more ...
Morel sentenced to two years!
12 Oct 2005 16:41

Morel sentenced to two years!

Former WBA flyweight champion Eric Morel has received a two year prison sentence for sexual assault Tuesday in a Madison, Wisconsin courtroom. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that Morel had pleaded no contest in a plea deal with prosecutors where he likely would receive house read more ...
Martin Castillo defeats Eric Morel over 12 21 Mar 2005 15:00

Martin Castillo defeats Eric Morel over 12

WBA junior bantamweight champion Martin Castillo 28-1 (16) from Mexico made the first defence of his world title with a unanimous twelve round points decision over Puerto Rican Eric Morel 35-2 (18) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao card... read more ...