Diego Adán Morales (born December 11, 1979 in
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,["Tijuana"](_blank)
(US) and [< ...]
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Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
) is a Mexican former professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who held the
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History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title in 1999. He is the younger sibling of
Érik Morales
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (; born September 1, 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes, having held the WBC ...
.
Professional boxing record
See also
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Notable boxing families
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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Living people
1979 births
Mexican male boxers
Bantamweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
Southpaw boxers
World Boxing Organization champions
World super-flyweight boxing champions
Boxers from Baja California
Sportspeople from Tijuana
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