On September 17, 2011, Érik Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) and Pablo César Cano (23-0-1, 17 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC super-lightweight world titles. The vacant WBC super-lightweight title is also on the line.
Érik Morales is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision loss to Marcos Maidana, 5 months and 8 days ago. Pablo César Cano is on a 21-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Mario Hermosillo, 21 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.4-3.6 in favor of Érik Morales. Pablo César Cano won't be able to do much against Morales.
Pablo César Cano refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Érik Morales is crowned the new WBC super-lightweight world champion. Morales improves his record to 52-7 (36 KOs), while Cano adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.