Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer, eight time WBC, IBF, WBO,and IBA world champion. He is a former world champion at Super Bantamweight (122 lb), WBC - WBO Featherweight (126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight, International Super Featherweight (130 lb), and most recently the IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions.

Already a legend in the boxing ring and in Mexico, Morales has earned the ominous nickname of El Terrible, Erik "The Terrible" due to high knockout percentage in his early career.

Morales is of indigenous Amerindian ancestry and had a disadvantaged upbringing. He grew up in great poverty on the streets of Tijuana. His father and trainer José (also a former fighter) was a struggling gym-owner in the city's industrial zone, but wanted something better for his sons. At the age of five, Morales donned boxing gloves. It is often said Morales "grew up in a boxing gym"[citation needed]. By the age of 16, in 1993, Morales fought his first professional fight.
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