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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.

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

WBA Light Welterweight Championship

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 Benitez won the WBC jr. welterweight title when he was 17 years old. The victory over Hiranaka was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 1989. 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.

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 20 wins (12 knockouts), 4 loss
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Win20–4Indonesia Robert AzumahUD121995-05-27Philippines Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Metro ManilaPhilippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) super welterweight title
24Win19–4Philippines Jun CastilloTKO1 (12)1995-03-25Philippines Iloilo City Sports Complex, Iloilo City, IloiloPhilippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) super welterweight title
23Loss18–4Japan Jintoku SatoUD101995-02-13Japan Tokyo
22Win18–3Australia Jeff MalcolmPTS101994-11-26Philippines Cebu City, Cebu,
21Win17–3South Korea Yung-Yong LeeKO6 (10)1994-05-14Philippines Araneta Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila
20Loss16–3Argentina Juan Martin CoggiTKO8 (12), 2:501993-01-12Argentina Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata, Buenos AiresLost WBA World super lightweight title
19Win16–2Japan Akinobu HiranakaTKO11 (12), 1:471992-09-09Japan Nippon Budokan, TokyoWon WBA World super lightweight title

Training career

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.

Personal life

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, Morris East, Sr. With the help of a CNN news team, the father was located in Oakland, California and their first meeting was broadcast by CNN. Morris, Jr. improved his father's living condition but his father, suffering from bad health, died of a massive heart attack a few months later.

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