ERIK MORALES accepted on Saturday night what most people in boxing were all too aware of – thousands of punches to the head have taken their toll on a great warrior.

OSCAR DE LA HOYA delivered a chilling message to Sugar Shane Mosley ahead of their September 13 rematch when he stopped Mexican Yory Boy Campas in seven rounds to retain his WBC/WBA light-middleweight titles at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas.