Full name
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira

Date of birth
September 1, 1976

Debut
March 29, 1993, knocked out José Orejel in two rounds, in Tijuana, Baja California

Won The World Title
On September 6, 1997, he knocked out Daniel Zaragoza in 11 rounds at the Country Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, and won the WBC super bantamweight title. On September 2, 2000, in El Paso, Texas, he knocked out Kevin Kelley in seven and won the interim WBC featherweight title. He obtained the WBC super featherweight belt by defeating Jesús Matador Chávez by unanimous decision on February 28, 2004 and on September 17, 2011, he won the interim WBC super lightweight title by defeating Pablo César Cano by majority decision in Las Vegas. Vegas.s.

Achievements
On August 12, 2017, Erik Morales was inducted into the Las Vegas Hall of Fame.

Lost His Title
June 22, 2002, he lost the WBC featherweight title by falling by points with Marco Antonio Barrera, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was his second world crown. In a new duel against Marco Antonio Barrera, Morales fell again by decision and with it he lost the WBC super featherweight belt, on November 27, 2004. He lost the interim super lightweight title on March 24, 2012 against Danny García, by decision , in Houston, Texas.

Withdrawal
On October 20, 2012, in New York, Danny Danny Garcia knocked him out when he disputed the WBC-WBA super lightweight titles. His greatest achievement is having won four titles in different divisions: Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight and Super Lightweight.

The Data
Eric Morales was the first fighter to defeat Manny Pacquiao. It happened on March 19, 2005 in Las Vegas, where he won by unanimous decision and obtained the WBC International title.