By Jose Antonio Soriano, notifight.com
José “Olivaritos” Morales, father and coach of Erik "Terrible" Morales, considered that 2010 was very "positive" for his son's return to boxing. This year, Morales will aim to become the first Mexican to win four world titles in four weight divisions. Morales wants to win that fourth title at lightweight. Talks are ongoing with WBA/WBC champion Juan Manuel Marquez for an April 16 meeting.
"The last fight against the Dominican Francisco Lorenzo was complicated. But we got the better of him. Erik's experience helped him very much to get the win," he explained. "My son is 34 and hopefully his body will still continue to respond. Erik has fought the best, has experience and technique. The three fights he did in his return were good, we started from welterweight against Nicaraguan Jose Alfaro. Then we went lower to 140 pounds to face Willie Limond where he won the WBC silver belt, and finally against Lorenzo in Tijuana. "
Erik "Terrible" Morales wants to make history in boxing.
"This year, we want my son win his fourth world title and leave a deeper mark on the world and Mexican boxing. He is talking with two names to fights for their world titles, one of them is Juan Manuel Marquez and the other I can not remember his name. The world title bout will be at lightweight, so training will be much stronger, harder."
