Coming from a family where his oldest brother, Erik, is a boxing legend and future Hall of Famer, and his older brother Diego is a former world champion, Ivan Morales takes a positive approach to the pressures of growing up the youngest in one of…
What a year it's been in boxing -- and we've still got six months to go. The first half of 2005 delivered a year's worth of exciting fights (Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo and Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, just to name two) and big events (Felix Trinidad vs. Winky Wright and the end of Mike Tyson, just to name two).…
By Robert Morales Staff Writer Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo have been trying to fight each other for more than a year but failed negotiations prevented the bout from becoming a reality. The lightweight champions finally will square off tonight at Mandalay Bay in a title unification fight.…