In June 2010, Pablo beat the veteran Óscar Leon to win the NABF super lightweight title.
[1] 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.
[2] He replaced hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse of Argentina, who withdrew with a viral infection that prevented him from training.
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.
[5] In his next fight, Pablo Cesar Cano fought former champion Jorge Linares who moved up from lightweight.