The fight began with a bang as Diaz was pressing the action in the first round with his power and size. Towards the end of the round, he had Morales rocked against the ropes and was trying to put him away. During the exchange, Morales landed a huge right hand to send Diaz down on his back in the closing seconds. The knockdown immediately changed the tempo of the fight read more ...

Midway through their WBC lightweight championship bout on Saturday night at the Allstate Arena outside Chicago, three-division world champion Erik Morales seemed headed his fourth world title in a fourth division. After six rounds, Morales was comfortably ahead on the cards of judges Hermino Cuevas (58-55), Nobuaki Uratami (58-55), and Robert Hecko (59-55). From that point on, however, the judges were not kind to 'El Terrible read more ...

WBC lightweight champion David Diaz (33-1-1, 17 KOs) won a narrow twelve round unanimous decision over legendary three-division champion Erik Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) on Saturday night in front of 9,735 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Diaz was all over Morales early in round one, but Morales dropped Diaz with a fluash right hand. There was good two-way action in the rounds that followed. Diaz pressed ahead, but Morales countered read more ...

Three-time world champion Erik 'El Terrible' Morales and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz faced off during today's press conference for their upcoming PPV "War For 4" clash live on HBO Pay-Per-View on Saturday at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. "Come Saturday, August 4th there will be a new champion," stated Morales. "I feel great, I've trained very hard and I'm very prepared." The champion Diaz vowed read more ...

Mexican ring legend Erik Morales said today that he will defeat WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on Saturday night to become the first Mexican and win a world title in four weight divisions. "I feel very comfortable and strong at this weight," commented Morales. "I think you're going to see a good show, I think you're going to see a great fight, and to be very honest with you I really think I can win." Morales said read more ...

n Mexico, three-time world champion Erik 'El Terrible' Morales said he will beat world champ David Diaz and win his 4th world crown on Top Rank's 'War For 4' PPV in Chicago in August 4. "Diaz is a very raw fighter and he still has an amateur style of fighting," Morales said. "The difficulties will be that he is left-handed and he is fighting in his hometown. But I will win this fight with intelligence and by taking away his aggressiveness early in the fight. I expect a good fight, but in the end my boxing skills and experience read more ...