Barrera vs Morales

Who won Barrera vs Morales?

Marco Antonio Barrera beat Erik Morales by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 27th, 2004, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 115-113, 114-114 in favor of winner Marco Antonio Barrera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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

Barrera vs Morales stats

Back in November 2004, Marco Antonio Barrera stepped into the ring with a record of 58 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Erik Morales made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Marco Antonio Barrera was the older man by 50 years, at 30 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 14 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erik Morales had been fighting more than Marco Antonio Barrera.

Going into this contest, Marco Antonio Barrera had last fought 1 year and 12 days ago, while Erik Morales' last outing had been 2 years and 11 days ago.

Barrera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

Morales' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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 GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Morales?

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