Barrera vs Morales

Who won Barrera vs Morales?

Marco Antonio Barrera beat Erik Morales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 22nd, 2002, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Marco Antonio Barrera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Barrera vs Morales stats

Back in June 2002, Marco Antonio Barrera stepped into the ring with a record of 54 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Erik Morales made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 41 wins and 0 draws.

Marco Antonio Barrera was the older man by 50 years, at 28 years old.

Morales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barrera. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 1989, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 493 compared to Morales' 425.

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What time did Barrera vs Morales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Morales?

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