In what will soon be a classic case of a paper champion, the faded Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s), coming off of a loss to Marcos Maidana, will be taking on 34-year-old Jorge Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KO’s) on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Victor Ortiz card on September 17th, and likely for the WBC light welterweight title belonging to Timothy Bradley. Morales, who is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, made a request to the World Boxing Council to have Bradley stripped of his title because he hasn’t defended it since winning the belt in January. Morales, ranked #3 despite losing his last fight to Marcos Maidana, will – if the WBC approves and they likely will – then leap frog over Jose Olusegun at #2 and Devon Alexander at #1 in the WBC rankings to fight for the belt against Barrios, a fighter who has lost two out of his last six fights. It’s a joke. The WBC will be making a determination on Morales’ request in the next couple of days, but they’re expected to strip Bradley and allow the Morales-Barrios fight to go forward for the WBC strap. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/07...ios-likely-for-bradleys-wbc-title/#more-74502
