Paul Malignaggi - New WBA Welterweight World Champion
The new champion of Brooklyn, Paul "Magic Man" Malignaggi after defeating the former WBA Welterweight Champion Vyacheslao Senchenko in 9th Round stoppage last April at Donbase Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine will defend his title in October 20 against Pablo Cesar Cano at the New Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York but being the Champion He feels a little pressure at this time.
Pablo Cesar Cano, A light Welterweight division fighter had been given the chance by World Boxing Association (WBA) with a rank for the fight. A decent and young fighter, The 22 years old. boxer was selected because of his impressive record 25-1- 1 and 9 KOs against 31-4-0 and 7 KOs of Malignaggi. Cano never fought before at Welterweight but he will surely give Malignaggi a tough fight.
After the fight on October 20, Malignaggi still hoping for a rematch against Ricky Hatton by next year and Hatton eyeing him also as his opponent at his next fight after his match this upcoming November 24 at Manchester England.
Boxing Profile: Name: Paul Malignaggi Division: Welterweight Stance: Orthodox Record: Won-31 Lost-4 Draw-0 KO's-7 Reach: 70" Residence: Brooklyn, New York Birthday: November 23, 1980 Age: 31 Height: 5' 8 1/2 |
Boxing Profile: Name: Pablo Cesar Cano Division: Welterweight Record: Won-25 Lost-1 Draw-1 KO's-19 KO (%): 70.37% Residence: Atizapan de Zaragoza, México, Birthday: October 4, 1989 Age:23 |
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