Morris East boxer

Morris East boxer
bouts
25
won
20
lost
4
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super lightweight
Debut
1989-05-03
Height
5′ 6″/168cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1973-08-08
Death
-
Nationality
Philippines

Morris East (born August 8, 1973 in Olongapo, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional boxer and boxing trainer. East is the former GAB Light Middleweight, OPBF and WBA World Light Welterweight champion. Morris has trained world champions Zab Judah and Nonito Donaire.As a teenager, East moved to Cebu City and was spotted by Lito Cortes who brought him to the Cebu Coliseum gym. Promoter Sammy Gello-ani then offered him amateur fights to keep him earning for his meals.East turned professional in 1989 and won the WBA World Light Welterweight Championship by defeating Akinobu Hiranaka with an 11th round TKO victory in Tokyo on 9 September 1992. With the victory, East became the youngest ever Filipino to hold a world championship in boxing at the age of 19 years and 31 days old. He is also the second youngest boxer to win a world title at 140 lbs., second to Puerto Rico's Wilfred Benítez, who won the WBA World Jr. Welterweight title when he was 17 years old. The victory over Hiranaka was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 1992. Morris lost the title in his first defense against Juan Martin Coggi.East would retire after winning and defending the Philippines Games & Amusement Board Light Middleweight Championship in 1995 at only 21 years of age.East moved to San Diego, California in 1996 and later moved to Las Vegas, where he works as a fight trainer in the Johnny Tocco gym. In 2011, he worked with IBF light welterweight titleholder Zab Judah and WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. East also worked with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.Born of a Filipina and black American U.S. Navy sailor, East didn't meet his father until he became champion. He traveled from the Philippines to the United States a month after winning his WBA belt to locate his father, John East, Sr. With the help of a long-lost sister and the CNN news team, the father was located in Oakland, California and their first meeting was broadcast by CNN. Morris. improved his father's living condition but his father, suffering from bad health, died of cancer a few months later.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1995-05-27 Robert Azumah LLLWWL Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-03-25 Jun Castillo WWDWLD Iloilo City Sports Complex, Iloilo City WIN
Technical knockout
1995-02-13 Jintoku Sato WLWWWW LOST
Unanimous decision
1994-11-26 Jeff Malcolm LWWLWW Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City WIN
Unanimous decision
1994-05-14 Yung-Yong Lee LLLLLL Araneta Center, Quezon City WIN
KO
1993-01-12 Juan Martin Coggi WWWWWW Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata LOST
Technical knockout
1992-09-09 Akinobu Hiranaka WWLWWW Nippon Budokan WIN
Technical knockout
1992-07-17 Dindo Canoy LWWWLL Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila WIN
Technical knockout
1992-02-29 Pyung-Sub Kim WDWWDW Bucheon WIN
KO
1991-12-20 Flash Ursus DLDLLL Olympia Sports Complex, Makati City WIN
Unanimous decision
1991-10-19 Florencio Pastor Jr WWLWWW Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City WIN
Technical knockout
1991-08-28 Tata Escorro LLL Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City WIN
Technical knockout
1991-06-12 Joey Corpas WLWWW Quezon City WIN
Points
1990-12-22 Jojo Cayson WWWWWL Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City NC
No Contest
1990-10-12 Armando Andales WWLLWL Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila WIN
Unanimous decision
1990-08-31 Ric de la Paz WWLLLL Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila WIN
Technical knockout
1990-07-14 Pablo Pucay WW Baguio College Foundation Gym, Baguio City WIN
Technical knockout
1990-03-31 Fernando Palad LWLWLW Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City LOST
Split-decision
1990-01-21 Alberto Saxon WDWLLL Barangay Malinta, Valenzuela City WIN
Technical knockout
1989-12-29 Boy Masuay LLDLWL Pasay City Sports Complex, Pasay City WIN
Technical knockout
1989-11-30 Armando Andales LWDLWW Angeles City WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-09-30 Boy Masuay LLLLDL PRCI, District of Santa Ana, Manila LOST
Majority decision
1989-07-21 Geronimo Magallanes WLDW PRCI, District of Santa Ana, Manila WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-06-23 Fer Guevarra debut PRCI, District of Santa Ana, Manila WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-05-03 Jessie Miranda debut Elorde Sports Center, Paranaque City WIN
Technical knockout