Morales vs Chi

Who won Morales vs Chi?

Erik Morales beat In Jin Chi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2001, at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Erik Morales.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr's and Julio Cesar Gonzalez's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship.

Morales vs Chi stats

Back in July 2001, Erik Morales stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 40 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

In Jin Chi made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Erik Morales was the same age as In Jin Chi, at -23 years old.

Morales had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Erik Morales and In Jin Chi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Morales was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 1993, 1 year and 4 months later than Chi, whose first professional fight was in 1991. He had fought 179 more professional rounds, totaling 425 compared to Chi's 246.

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Morales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Morales vs Chi 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 Morales vs Chi?

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