© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Mexican legend Erik Morales very nearly pulled off a major upset last night at Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand but the former three weight world champion lost a majority decision to Marcos Rene Maidana for the Interim WBA light welter title. …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana
Golden Boy Promotions stages “Action Heroes” tonight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The principal boxers all weighed in yesterday. © Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions WBA Interim Super Welter Championship, 12 Rounds Erik Morales: 140 lb Marcos Maidana: 140 lb
Read More »Boxing Quotes: “Action Heroes” PPV Fight Card
Golden Boy Promotions presents “Action Heroes,” this Saturday evening, featuring Erik Morales vs. Marcos Rene Maidana in a 12-round junior welterweight bout, Robert Guerrero vs. Michael Katsidis in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBA and WBO Interim Lightweight Championships, James Kirkland facing Nobuhiro Ishida in an 8-round middleweight bout …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: “Action Heroes” Stars Talk Super Powers
The stars of the April 9 “Action Heroes” pay-per-view event arrived in Las Vegas today for a full week of activities leading up to fight night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. When asked about their favorite action heroes and their own …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: “Action Heroes” Camp Notes
The countdown to one of 2011’s most exciting nights of boxing has begun and the stars of the April 9 “Action Heroes” main event Erik “El Terrible” Morales and Marcos “El Chino” Maidana are deep in training. Each week camp notes will be distributed to update media and fans on …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: “Action Heroes” Lineup Announced
To become a legend, you must beat a legend and on Saturday, April 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., six “Action Heroes” will be featured in one night of all-out action fights where every bout pits two fighters looking to prove something against each other. …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana In Las Vegas April 9
In what promises to be an explosive night of fights featuring six all-action boxing heroes, on Saturday, April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., five-time and three-division World Champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KOs) returns to the pugilistic forefront when he faces power-punching …
Read More »Boxing Spotlight: Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta VI
It has long been one of boxing’s most famous rivalries. Before Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran, Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales, Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward and Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez, Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta met in six brutal bouts that …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Lopez vs. Marquez Tickets On Sale August 2
Fireworks will fly during Mexican Independence Day weekend in Las Vegas, Nev., when two-division world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez collide for Lopez’s WBO featherweight title, Saturday, September 18, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 12-round world title tilt will be televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing. …
Read More »Boxing Result: Erik Morales Wins Comeback Fight In Mexico
It wasn’t pretty but Mexican legend Erik Morales won his first professional fight in over two years by pounding out a decision over Nicaraguan slugger Jose Alfaro at La Explanada Del Palacio Municipal last night in Monterrey, Mexico. Both men were fighting two divisions above their optimum weight classes and …
Read More »Boxing Weights and Quotes: Erik Morales vs. Jose Alfaro
Former multi-weight champion Erik Morales ends over two years of inactivity tonight in Monterrey, Mexico when he meets ex-WBA lightweight titlist Jose Alfaro at welterweight. Erik Morales, who scaled 146.8 lb, said, “I want to thank everyone who has supported us for this fight. I’m ready. I had a lot …
Read More »Mexican Boxing Icon Erik Morales Ready For Alfaro Clash
© KO Entertainment and Box Latino Erik Morales held a workout yesterday for Saturday night’s PPV show vs. Jose Alfaro in Mexico. “Losing so much weight in recent months isn’t going to affect me,” said Morales. “For two and one-half months we worked a lot on the technical issues but …
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