Junior welterweight contender Pablo Cesar Cano (26-3-1, 20KOs) hs promised to return even stronger after losing a twelve round decision to former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley on Saturday night in Cancun. Cano has fought most of his career at 140-pounds and lower, but his last two contest took place at the welterweight limit.
Grand Oasis Arena, Cancun, Mexico - Getting his first victory since a 2009 TKO over Antonio Margarito, former three division world champion (47-8-1, 39KOs), 41-years-old, won a twelve round unanimous decision over Pablo Cesar Cano (26-3-1, 20KOs). All three judges saw it 115-113. It was Mosley's first fight since last May's decision loss to 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Sugar Shane Mosley was finally able to add a fight to his win column after four years as he defeated tough Pablo Cesar Cano in Cancun, Mexico with scores of 115-113 across the board. Many felt the future hall of fame fighter should’ve hanged up his gloves already but Mosley showed there is still something left in the tank as he defeated a fighter 18 years his junior. While many go to Cancun to enjoy a vacation and relax, Mosley came to this popular Mexican destination to try to salvage his career. Things didn’t get off to a great start for the 41 year old veteran as Cano put on a very methodical attack as he worked both the body and the head of Mosley. The young Mexican contender used his combinations as Mosley just wasn’t busy enough; a trend he has shown far too many times in previous fights.
Rolando Arellano, manager of welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano, spoke to BoxingScene.com about his client Pablo Cesar Cano’s chances against Shane Mosley this Saturday. Cano (26-2-1, 20 KOs), from Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mex., has made the trip east to Cancun to face a future Hall of Famer in Mosley (46-8-1, 39 KOs), who has seen better days but is far from a heavy underdog. “Pablo’s not the fastest or the quickest, but he brings consistent pressure and he’s heavy-handed,” Arellano told BoxingScene.com. “He kind of reminds me of [Julio Cesar] Chavez. He wasn’t the slickest boxer but he just kept coming.
Grand Oasis Arena, Cancun, Mexico - WBC junior flyweight champion Yesenia Gomez (6-2, 3KOs) defended her title with a windmill of punches against outgunned Blanca Diaz (0-3). Yesenia never let up, pounding Blanca to the body and trapping her on the ropes. The Referee saved Blanca after one minute forty eight of the opening round.
The weights are in for tomorrow's Fox Deportes televised event from Cancun, Mexico. In the main event at the Grand Oasis Arena, former three division champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-8-1, 39 KO’s) will face Pablo Cesar Cano (26-2-1, 20 KO’s). Mosley came in at 146.6-pounds, while Cano was 145.5. In the lightweight co-featured fight, Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (30-2-0, 28 KO’s) will take on Colombian Gustavo “Huracán” Sandoval (13-4-1, 11 KO’s). Thompson was 135-pounds at the limit, while “Huracán” Sandoval was 133.3.
Former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-8-1, 39KOs), 41-years-old, has not secured a victory since knocking out Antonio Margarito in January of 2009. One Saturday he steps in the ring for his first fight outside of the United States and takes on Pablo Cesar Cano (26-2, 20KOs) for the vacant WBC International welterweight title in Cancun, Mexico.
By Thomas Gerbasi - “I just want to fight healthy.” From the mouths of some, there would be a pleading element to the above statement, a desire to say ‘hey, give me one more shot.’ But when Shane Mosley says it, it’s as if he’s given up on trying to convince the world that he wasn’t at his best in the last four years, that what some call excuses were only reasons, reasons that will make all the sense in the world when he makes his return to the ring Saturday night in Cancun against Pablo Cesar Cano. It’s been slightly over a year since Mosley was last seen in a boxing ring, losing a lopsided 12 round decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. To say it was the best Mosley looked since his 2009 stoppage of Antonio Margarito would probably be accurate, but that’s more an indictment of how bad he was in losing to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao and drawing with Sergio Mora than for anything he did positively against “Canelo.” By the end of the bout, fans and media called for Mosley’s retirement, and the three division champion granted their wish, walking away from the sport last June. “It was really difficult to walk away, knowing that I could do better in my fights,” said Mosley, who left on his own terms, but also with the nagging sense that it wasn’t the way he wanted to leave. For him, his twilight years in the sport were supposed to be filled with fights against the best in the world – and they were – but if he didn’t win he was supposed to go out in a blaze of glory, not with three judges’ rendering his fate.
Sugar" Shane Mosley is 0-3-1 in his last four fights, but is continued his career nonetheless. He fights Pablo Cesar Cano on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico, and tells BoxingScene he received inspiration from future Hall of Famer James Toney, who is still fighting despite being well past his prime. "I was on the plane signing autographs with James Toney, he was the IBA and IBU heavyweight champion of the world, and he's like 44," Mosley, 41, told BoxingScene. "He was giving me the pep talk and said 'You retire when you ready, when I'm ready to retire, I'll retire.' I kind of feel the same way. I love the boxing game and I'll know when it's time.
The final press conference took place for the welterweight showdown between "Sugar" Shane Mosley and Pable Cesar Cano, taking place at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico. Also on the card, Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson faces Gustavo Sandoval. Prospects Adan Mares and Ivan Cano will also see action on the show.