Eric Morel Ready To Return, Eyes Hasegawa Showdown

By Rey Colon

Eric Morel has finished his hard training for his fight on December 11 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington. The first fight under Golden Boy Promotions. His father and coach Cyril Morel, says the former 112-pound champion of the WBA is interested in becoming the king of his division in 2011.

"We finished strong. We did 94 rounds of spariing and prepare to leave on Thursday to Tacoma, Washington. And we know the 118-pound tournament is taking place that night. We hope to make one last fight at this weight for the title, and then go to 122," Cyril said from Wisconsin.

Cyril added that at junior featherweight, Eric, with a record of 42-2 and 21 KOs, will have strong campaign before hoping to move up in a timely manner to the featherweight division. They are not going to waste time waiting on Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel to fight them. They are looking at WBC featherweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa.

"We have ambitious plans. We want to be champion at 118, 122 and 126 pounds without losing much time. We're going to propose that to Golden Boy. Eric is now ready to fight anywhere, even in Africa. But we will not waste time waiting on Donaire or Montiel. I have an eye on [Hozumi] Hasegawa and we are willing to go to Japan. And that is what we will discuss. We will not wait for anyone," Cyril said.

Rey Colon covers the Puerto Rican boxing scene for Sports Press