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.
This should be a confident win for Paulie Malignaggi at 99-1 winning odds. Pablo César Cano really doesn't have much to present against Malignaggi.
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.