SDFights reports, the three time world champion is as many weight divisions Erik “Terrible” Morales has received the blessing of the municipal administration of Tijuana to leave his current post as director of Municipal Institute of Sport that he has held since December of 2007 and concentrate on training for his upcoming return bout this July.
The 32-year-old Morales plans to depart his native city for the Otomi mountains in central Mexico to train for his run at his fourth world title, a distinction that no Mexican fighter has ever reached.
The former super bantamweight, featherweight and super featherweight WBC champion states that he does not deny the possibility of a bout against Juan Manuel Marquez this year but that no concrete plans have been made.
Before participating in a world champion bout, Morales said that he would like to fight in Tijuana against a top ranked fighter over ten rounds.
With a record of 48-6, 34KO. Morales last climbed into a ring in August of 2007 where he lost a close decision to the then WBC lightweight champion David Diaz in Chicago.
Suck a nut Jon
To me, this is a very sad story. Erik Morales is a “old” 32 years old, in going by boxing years.
A GREAT warrior who skill and courage thrilled us many times. Unfortunately, he is finished and even in the fights he won, he still took a pounding.
I will pray that he doesn’t get hurt. There is no doubt that if he fought any of the top fighters, he will be knocked out and doesn’t have the reflexes anymore to be competitive on the level that he was.
Boxing is cruel in that once the reflexes lose that little special extra, they are gone for ever.
Please Erik, please stay retired.
Jon
I hope if he does fight, that he fights an easy one cuz hes my favorite fighter of all time and I dont want to see him get beaten up. His body is to beat up from all those great fights he gave us. I dont want to see him talk like Frazier in ten yrs.
Stay home Morrales!
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