ERIK MORALES: NOW WHAT?...  by Chris Ackerman
Zahir Raheem shredded the legendary Erik Morales in front of a stunned pro-Mexico crowd at the Stapes Center on Saturday night.  It was a lop-sided beating of staggering proportions that reminds one of Leonard-Duran II, Mayweather-Corrales or vintage Roy Jones vs. Most Guys.  Raheem even showed their swagger and posturing.  Morales is a tough, gritty and seasoned veteran who loves to go to war but it looked as though he may have been sleeping in silk sheets since his war with Manny Pacquiao.  He looked stiff, slow and a little soft around the middle.
 

RAHEEM SHOCKS MORALES; PACQUIAO KO'S VELAZQUEZ... by Tom Dickey, ringside
Anyone who thought Saturday night's "Double Trouble" card would be simply tune up fights was sadly mistaken. In the main event, Erik Morales was shocked  by Zahir Raheem, who won a 12 round unanimous decision. For  Morales, it was his first loss to someone not named  Barrera. Raheem was able to utilize his speed, and at  times even power, to get a clear cut decision in front of a crowd of 10,584 boxing fans, most of them Morales supporters.
 

BRIAN VILORIA CAPTURES WBC BELT WITH 1ST ROUND KO OF ERIC ORTIZ... by Tom Dickey, ringside
What some people thought would be the fight of the night turned out to be the shortest fight of the night as Brian Viloria knocked out Eric Ortiz at the end of the first round to capture the WBC light flyweight title.  

NO ME SORPRENDIÓ LA DERROTA DEL 'TERRIBLE' MORALES... por Roberto Quesada
El mundo del boxeo profesional fue sorprendido por la derrota del mexicano Erik Morales el pasado sábado 10 de septiembre contra el americano y ex-olímpico Zahir Raheem en las 135 libras, por el titulo International del WBC.  Se vió a un Morales lento en el golpeo y torpe en los desplazamientos sobre el ring, a lo sumo creo que debió haber ganado solamente 2 rounds del total de 12.

'EL TERRIBLE' JUST TERRIBLE vs Z MAN... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez, Jr.
Styles make fights. It's cliché but it was a reinforced fact Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where one of boxing’s best fighters, Erik “El Terrible” Morales, 48-3-0-34 KO’s, was just plain terrible against Philadelphia native, Zahir “Z Man” Raheem, who out boxed and beat Morales to the punch for most of their 12 round fight.

ZAHIR RAHEEM HAS ARRIVED... FINALLY!... by Jeff Mayweather
The events of Saturday night at the Staples Center will erase all that happened on July 17, 2004, the night Zahir went against Juarez. The challenge put before Raheem on Saturday night was against a solid, proven champion and future Hall of Famer,  a world champion of three different weight classes. Raheem was not to be denied.
 

RAHEEM UPSETS MORALES OVER TWELVE; PACQUIAO GETS BACK TO FORM WITH TKO WIN.. by Chris Robinson
Moments ago at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales ran into a brick wall in the form of Zahir Raheem, losing a unanimous decision by scores of 118-110, 116-112, and 115-113. Whether it was a case of all his wars catching up with him or the possibility of overlooking his foe for bigger bounty down the line, Morales seemed lethargic from the outset and wasn’t able to amount a sustained attack against the Philadelphia native.
 

BEST QUOTES OF THE NIGHT FOR PACQUIAO - VELAZQUEZ AND MORALES - RAHEEM... by Chris Robinson and Elisa Harrison
Last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California  Manny Pacquiao came through with a big victory over hardened veteran Hector Velazquez while Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales was shockingly upset by slick Philadelphian Zahir Raheem over twelve rounds. Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, and Emmanuel Steward covered the action for HBO and we captured some of the finer quotes of the night from all parties involved.

RAHEEM - MORALES WEIGH IN GALLERY... Exclusive Photos by Chris Farina