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Erik "El Terrible" Morales has held
titles at 122, 126 and 130 pounds who has
fought in 18 world title bouts. His only loss came in his second fight with
former featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales has been in the ring
with the likes of Paulie Ayala, Guty Espadas, Marco Antonio Barrera, Kevin
Kelley, Wayne McCullough, In-Jin Chi, Junior Jones, Daniel Zaragoza and Jesus
Chavez all past and current champions. At age 27 Morales is in his 11th year
as a professional boxer.
On the other side of the ring will be
Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez 40-3-1 (24 KO's). Hernandez, who is a California
native, became El Salvador’s first world boxing
champion in February, 2003. He will be putting his IBF title on the
line for the second time since he last fought in October of 2003.
In his last bout "Famoso" walked away
with a unanimous decision win against former champion Steve Forbes. The bout
was stopped after nine rounds due to a cut caused by a headbutt.
Hernandez has not fought the same kind
of competition as Morales, but he has been in the ring with one of boxing's
best -if not the best- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Even though he ended up a
unanimous decision looser in the bout , Hernandez walked away with the
distinction of handing Mayweather the first knockdown of his career, as
Mayweather's right glove touched the canvas in the sixth round.
Hernandez is 33 years old and is also in
his 11th year of his professional boxing career.
“My country has suffered a
lot but thank God I am the first champion from El Salvador" said Hernandez. "I
have motivation and strength from my people. I will fight Morales with all my
heart and with all of my countrymen rooting for me.”
7-14-2004
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On July 31, at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas Nevada, Erik Morales and Carlos Hernandez will be putting their
belts on the line in a partial unification. Morales, 40-1 (34 KO's), who
hails from Tijuana Mexico last fought in February and captured the WBC super
featherweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision over Jesus "El Matador"
Chavez.
The Morales vs.
Hernandez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT on July 31st, has
a suggested retail price of $39.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View
and will be available to over 48 million pay-per-view homes.The bout
will be shown on HBO PPV for $39.95. Tickets can be purchased at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office
MGMGRAND.COM or Ticketmaster.com.