Raheem vs Morales

Who won Raheem vs Morales?

Zahir Raheem beat Erik Morales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 10th, 2005, at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Zahir Raheem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Raheem vs Morales stats

Back in September 2005, Zahir Raheem stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Erik Morales made his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Zahir Raheem was the same age as Erik Morales, at -19 years old.

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

Both Zahir Raheem and Erik Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Raheem was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 3 years and 7 months later than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 214 fewer professional rounds, totaling 211 compared to Morales' 425.

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Morales' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Raheem vs Morales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Raheem vs Morales?

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