On October 20, 2012, Paulie Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Pablo César Cano (26-1-1, 19 KOs).
Paulie Malignaggi is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Vyacheslav Senchenko, 5 months and 21 days ago. Pablo César Cano is on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision win over Johan Pérez, 2 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 62.3-37.7 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. Pablo César Cano also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Pablo César Cano via split decision and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Malignaggi improves his record to 32-4, while Cano adds a loss to his record at 26-2-1.