He said he wasn't nervous. They've all got two arms and two legs, like us. If you step in the ring intimidated, you've already lost the fight. And with Eric's style, we know he can't win from behind. We know that, and he knows that.
Morel prefers to box while backing up, counter-punching when an opponent makes a mistake.
That style might serve him well when he turns professional, but it puts him at a disadvantage in amateur matches, when the object is to pile up points in a short amount of time. He seemed ready. I don't know. He just froze. In the first round, Romero dissected a passive Morel with crisp left jabs and stinging straight rights, building a 9-1 lead.