Three time world champion Erik “Terrible” Morales will face Vicente Escobedo of Oxnard, CA, in his second comeback fight on July 17th at the Caliente Stadium in his hometown of Tijuana, MX.
“Terrible” made the announcement earlier this week from Tijuana in which he
also mentioned that in the bout he will be defending his WBC International welterweight title that he captured in March versus Jose Alfaro in Monterrey, MX.
“There is only a couple of details that need to be worked out but it is a done deal that I will face Escobedo,” Morales stated.
After a two and a half year hiatus, Morales made his comeback fight against Nicaragua’s Alfaro at the Monterrey Arena which he won via unanimous decision.
“The fight will be highly promoted with press conferences in Los Angeles, Tijuana and Mexico City,” Morales added. “We will release the dates soon on the press conferences. The bout will be televised by Televisa.”
The 28 year old Escobedo has a record of 22 wins with 14 KOs against two defeats. As an amateur, he represented the United States in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece.
Escobedo has traded leather with the likes of Kevin Kelley, Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez and Michael Katsidis, the current WBO interim lightweight champion.
Morales stated that he will once again train in the Otomi Mountains in Central Mexico for his upcoming bout.