- Crystal Morales
Crystal Morales (born 1987) is a professional female boxer. She is from
Oxnard, California , which is also the home ofFernando Vargas and several Mexican world champion and prospect boxers, among others.Biography
Crystal Morales decided she wanted to become a boxer when she was a child. When she became a
teenage r, she began to prepare for that profession by working out regularly, training at a local gym afterschool and making personal fitness one of her hobbies. While still inhigh school , she became a licensedlifeguard and began to work around Los Angeles areabeach es.Crystal Morales made her dream of becoming a professional boxer become a reality when she squared off with
Lois Theobald , onApril 1 ,2005 , atLemoore, California . The match was declared a draw after four rounds.Her next bout marked her
television debut, as it was shown nationally byESPN2 . In front of a crowd that included such celebrities asAndy Roddick ,Donovan McNabb ,Diego Corrales ,Hugh Hefner and others, Morales metRita Valentini at the Playboy mansion in Beverly Hills. In what proved to be a somewhat controversial decision, Morales lost a four round unanimous decision to Valentini. ESPN2 commentatorTeddy Atlas , former trainer ofMike Tyson , thought she deserved another draw, at least, scoring the fight 38-38 on his unofficial scorecard.Morales has no wins, one loss and one draw.
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