# Pablo César Cano

Pablo César Cano García (born 4 October 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBA interim super lightweight title in 2012, and challenged once for the WBC super lightweight title in 2011 and once for the WBA welterweight title in 2012. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world’s ninth best super lightweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

## Professional career

In June 2010, Pablo beat the veteran Óscar Leon to win the NABF super lightweight title.

### WBC super lightweight championship

On 17 September 2011 Cano faced three-division titleholder Érik Morales for a vacant WBC super lightweight title, on the undercard of Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather. Cano lost via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth round to Erik Morales. He replaced hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse of Argentina, who withdrew with a viral infection that prevented him from training.
He also fought Paulie Malignaggi in what was supposed to be a title fight, however Cano missed weight. Cano dropped Malignaggi in the eleventh round. The fight ended with a disputed split decision in Malignaggi's favor.
Cano also faced Shane Mosley in Cancun, dropping a unanimous decision with all three scorecards being 115-113.
On 13 September 2018, Cano fought Ruslan Madiev. The fight started off fast, with both fighters exchanging a number of punches from the opening round. In the fifth round, Madiev caused a massive cut over Cano's left eye with a headbutt followed by a punch. Huge amounts of blood made the referee stop the fight, which led to a technical decision victory for Cano, who was up 49-47 on all three scorecards at the time.
In his next fight, Pablo Cesar Cano fought former champion Jorge Linares who moved up from lightweight. Cano shocked the boxing world by dominating Linares, dropping him three times in the first round before the judge would see that Linares, despite beating the count could not take any more punishment from Cano. Linares seemed like he could not take any of Cano's punches and seemed oversized by Cano.
After the biggest win of his career, Cano faced Roberto Ortiz on November 16, 2019. Ortiz started off strong and managed to drop Cano in the first round. After the first round ended, it seemed like that was the only time Ortiz had any chance at winning the fight, since from the start of the second round Cano took over the fight. Cano would end up dominating the round and dropping Ortiz twice, before the referee had seen enough and called the fight to a stop.

## Professional boxing record

| 46 fights | 35 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 25 | 4 |
| By decision | 10 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 46 | Loss | 35–9–1 (1) | Shakhram Giyasov | TD | 11 (12) | 24 Feb 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 35–8–1 (1) | Zachary Ochoa | TKO | 6 (10), 1:57 | 4 Oct 2023 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 34–8–1 (1) | Oscar Arenas Maya | KO | 3 (6), 1:45 | 29 Oct 2022 | Arena Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico | |
| 43 | Loss | 33–8–1 (1) | Danielito Zorrilla | KO | 2 (10), 0:56 | 14 Sep 2021 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 33–7–1 (1) | Roberto Ortiz | TKO | 2 (10), 1:55 | 16 Nov 2019 | Plaza de Toros, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | Retained WBC International Silver super lightweight title |
| 41 | Win | 32–7–1 (1) | Jorge Linares | TKO | 1 (12), 2:48 | 18 Jan 2019 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC International Silver super lightweight title |
| 40 | Win | 31–7–1 (1) | Ruslan Madiev | TD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 13 Sep 2018 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBC International Silver super lightweight title |
| 39 | Loss | 30–7–1 (1) | Marcelino Lopez | TKO | 2 (10), 1:55 | 13 Oct 2017 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California | |
| 38 | Loss | 30–6–1 (1) | Fidel Maldonado | SD | 10 | 17 Jun 2017 | Tostitos Championship Plaza, Frisco, Texas, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 30–5–1 (1) | Mauricio Herrera | SD | 10 | 18 Nov 2016 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 29–5–1 (1) | Alan Sanchez | SD | 10 | 6 May 2016 | Toshiba Plaza Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight title |
| 35 | Win | 29–4–1 (1) | Silverio Ortiz | UD | 10 | 19 Dec 2015 | Deportivo Tlalli, Tlalnepantla, Mexico | |
| 34 | NC | 28–4–1 (1) | Juan Carlos Abreu | MD | 10 | 27 Feb 2015 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | Originally MD win for Cano, overturned due to failed drug test |
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 | Jorge Silva | KO | 1 (10), 2:09 | 7 Feb 2015 | Domo del Palacio Municipal, Chetumal, Mexico | |
| 32 | Loss | 27–4–1 | Fernando Angulo | TKO | 9 (10), 0:07 | 1 Mar 2014 | World Trade Center Mexiquense, Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | Ashley Theophane | SD | 10 | 14 Sep 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 26–3–1 | Shane Mosley | UD | 12 | 18 May 2013 | Grand Oasis Cancún, Cancún, Mexico | For vacant WBC International welterweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 26–2–1 | Paulie Malignaggi | SD | 12 | 20 Oct 2012 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Johan Pérez | TD | 7 (12), 0:55 | 21 Jul 2012 | Grand Oasis Cancún, Cancún, Mexico | Won WBA interim super lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Fidel Monterrosa | KO | 9 (10), 1:08 | 26 May 2012 | Grand Oasis Cancún, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Francisco Contreras | RTD | 6 (10), 0:01 | 18 Feb 2012 | Grand Oasis Cancún, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 25 | Loss | 23–1–1 | Erik Morales | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 17 Sep 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For vacant WBC super lightweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Mario Hermosillo | TKO | 5 (10) | 27 Aug 2011 | Centro de Espectáculos de la Feria de León, León, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 | Pablo Lugo | TKO | 7 (10), 2:06 | 25 Jun 2011 | Domo Del Mar, Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Jorge Romero | TKO | 4 (10), 2:09 | 19 Feb 2011 | Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito Beach, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Oscar León | SD | 10 | 25 Jun 2010 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant WBC-NABF super lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Marcos Valdez | KO | 1 (8), 0:49 | 20 Feb 2010 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Tomas Sierra | KO | 1 (8) | 12 Dec 2009 | Auditorio Miguel Barragán, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Fabian Marimon | SD | 8 | 20 Jun 2009 | Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Jorge Luis Lopez | TKO | 4 (6), 2:00 | 25 Apr 2009 | Arena Miguel Canto Solis, Cozumel, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 15–0–1 | Ernesto Gonzalez | UD | 8 | 21 Feb 2009 | Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Luis Rey Campoa | UD | 8 | 31 Jan 2009 | Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Rodrigo Martinez | TKO | 2 (8) | 20 Sep 2008 | Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Jose Luis Rodriguez | TKO | 2 (8) | 31 Jul 2008 | Roots Magic Club, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Carlos Mario Sanchez | TKO | 2 (4) | 31 May 2008 | Centro Internacional de Convenciones, Chetumal, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Mario Rodriguez | KO | 3 (6) | 26 Apr 2008 | Fronton El Gato, San Mateo Atenco, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Alejandro Espindola | TKO | 1 (6) | 21 Dec 2007 | Metepec, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Jesus Cruz Bibiano | TKO | 2 (4) | 2 Aug 2007 | Vive Cuervo Salom, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Israel Almarez | KO | 2 (4) | 30 Jun 2007 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Osvaldo Ortiz | TKO | 1 (6) | 29 Mar 2007 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Adolfo Cruz | TKO | 1 (4) | 22 Dec 2006 | Rodeo Montana, Zihuatanejo, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Angel Licea | KO | 1 (6) | 8 Dec 2006 | Auditorio Enrique Batiz, Cuatlitlan Izcali, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Candelario Torres | UD | 4 | 27 Oct 2006 | Auditorio Enrique Batiz, Cuatlitlán Izcali, Mexico | |
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Israel Ramirez | PTS | 4 | 15 Jun 2006 | Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gilbert Aguilar | PTS | 4 | 26 Apr 2006 | Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Miguel Angel Merino | KO | 1 (4) | 7 Mar 2006 | Auditorio Enrique Batís, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico | |