
Video: Pablo Cesar Cano Talks Erik Morales Clash
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight Pable Cesar Cano to discuss his upcoming fight with former three division world champion Erik Morales.
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Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight Pable Cesar Cano to discuss his upcoming fight with former three division world champion Erik Morales.

Undefeated Pablo Cesar Cano has acknowledged that former three division champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales will be a very tough opponent, but the young boxer feels that he has the ability to surprise the veteran, and become the new junior welterweight champion (WBC) this Saturday at the MGM hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, MGM Grand - The grand arrivals took place, as nearly all of the fighters involved with Saturday's pay-per-view were present at the MGM Grand. Junior welterweight Jessie Vargas, former three division champion Erik Morales, and the main eventers themselves, WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather Jr., were mobbed by the fans. Photos by Chris Cozzone.

(Left to Right) Undefeated super lightweight contender Jessie Vargas, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, Six-Time World Champion Floyd Mayweather, WBC Welterweight World Champion Victor Ortiz, super welterweight contender Alfonso Gomez, undefeated super lightweight contender Pablo Cesar Cano and super lightweight contender Josesito Lopez pose at Universal Studios CityWalk in Universal City, California at an appearance in advance of the dual-site “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” mega-event on which Mayweather will face Ortiz, Cano will face Five Time and Three Division World Champion Erik Morales and Vargas will face Lopez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada while Alvarez will face Gomez at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2011 and all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Photos by Gene Blevins/Hoganphotos.

He appears to be in excellent physical condition. The former three-time world champion Erik "Terrible" Morales is ready to his Las Vegas, where on Saturday he will face Pablo Cesar Cano for the vacant junior welterweight championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC). After leaving the Otomi Ceremonial Center in Temoaya, Morales made ​​a stop in his native Tijuana, where he took part in a light workout under the supervision of his father and coach Jose "Olivaritos" Morales.

The World Boxing Council has explained how #12 ranked Pablo Cesar Cano was approved to fight Erik Morales this coming Saturday for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title, taking place on the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz pay-per-view at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WBC President called it "an extreme emergency" as Morales' scheduled opponent Lucas Matthysse withdrew last week with an illness.

WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is taking no prisoners. The British superstar lashed out at several of his recent critics. The first boxer on Khan's verbal junior welterweight hitlist - is WBA "regular' champion Marcos Maidana. Khan won a close decision over Maidana in 2010, a clash which received "Fight of The Year" honors.

LOS ANGELES-Mexico City's Pablo Cesar "El Demoledor" Cano, the WBC's leading available contender and a young and hungry Mexican phenom has agreed to step in and face Erik Morales on next Saturday's "STAR POWER" mega-event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Cano got his chance after Morales' original opponent, Lucas Matthysse, withdrew from the bout earlier in the week due to a viral infection.

The WBC has advised BoxingScene.com that Pablo Cesar Cano (22-0-1, 17 KOs) has been approved to face Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title on September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cano replaces the ill Lucas Matthysse who withdrew on Thursday. The fight is going to be televised on HBO pay-per-view as part of the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz "Star Power" event. Cano is trained by Mexican veteran Rudy Perez, who trains Marcos Maidana and used to train Morales' old rival Marco Antonio Barrera.

After a few weeks of looking for an opponent for his first defense of the WBA super lightweight title on Friday the 23rd of September, Marcos Maidana has an opponent: Russian Petr Petrov (29-2, 13 KOs).