El Terrible is Back!

   Known for his trilogy fights with fellow countryman Marco Antonio Barrera and Filipino Manny Pacquiao, former 3-division title holder Erik "El Terrible" Morales made his awaited return to the boxing ring against Jose Alfaro as a welterweight yesterday, March 27 at Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.


  Morales, (49-6, 34 KO) now 33, captured the vacant WBC International welterweight title against Alfaro (20-3, 18 KO) in a unanimous victory. Prior to the fight, Morales stated that he wanted to face Pacquiao again for the fouth time as well as Juan Manuel Marquez.


  “One must pursue the dream” Morales said, “Defeating Pacquiao is my greatest accomplishment in the ring. I remember seeing him cry after our fight. I would love another chance at Pacquaio and I also look forward to fighting Juan Manuel Marquez in the future.”


El Terrible is also known as the last man who defeated Pacquiao, the fighter who is considered as todays best. In March 2005, Morales won a unanimous victory that left Pacquiao bloodied. The two faced each other again in January and November 2006 which both resulted in a knock-out win for Pacquiao after 10 and 3 rounds respectively.