Paulie Malignaggi wins over Pablo Cesar Cano via split decision ? Boxing News
Brooklynite Paulie Malignaggi was fortunately able to defeat Mexican Pablo Cesar Cano via split decision past Saturday. Malignaggi defended his WBA welterweight championship successfully, living up to the promises he had made to his fans. The fight was part of the Danny Garcia vs. Erik Morales card.
Malignaggi won 114-113 on two scorecards, whereas Cano won 118-109 on one scorecard. It should be noted here that throughout the fight was close, as Cano was the one to strike down Malignaggi during the 11th round of the bout.
?I thought I won the fight. I thought I won pretty handily,? said Malignaggi during the post fight conference. ?He was pressing the action, but he wasn?t laying a lot of shots. I got a little bit lazy. I was controlling the action. He came over the top and he got me good, but I felt like I won the fight,? he added regarding Cano?s fighting skills.
It should be noted here that even though the fight was for Malignaggi?s WBA title, the Brooklynite had nothing to lose as Cano was unable to make the weight.
?He was strong. I don?t know if him not making weight had anything to do with it,? said Malignaggi. ?It was a little bit disappointing not to have the title on the line. I won?t say I lost focus, but it was disappointing.?
On the other hand, Cano suffered severe damage during the showdown. He had a cut over his left eye in the early rounds through a massive punch by Malignaggi.
?I definitely don?t agree with the decision. I fought much better in the second half of the fight,? said Cano who believed he won the fight.
He added that he will come back and that he should have won the decision.
For now, Malignaggi has escalated to 32 wins and 4 losses in his career while Cano fell down to 25 wins and 2 losses.
As expected, Malignaggi is now looking forward to a fight against Briton welterweight fighter Ricky Hatton, who will be making his return in the upcoming weeks.
According to Malignaggi, it would be an honour for him to fight Hatton once again.
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