Boxing: ERIK MUST BE UP FOR IT

Morales is one of the best and most battle-hardened fighters in the world, but rival champion Hernandez can push him all the way.

Erik "El Terrible" Morales is one of the best fighters in the ring today at any weight, with the aura that the truly special fighters project. But he's going to have his hands full when he meets Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez in a battle of champions at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on 31 July.

The two meet in the super featherweight (or junior lightweight) division, with Morales defending the World Boxing Council title while Hernandez puts up the International Boxing Federation belt.