On December 4, 2010, Hanks beat Villi Bloomfield by KO in round 4, on the undercard of Donaire-Sidorenko. On April 22, 2011, Hanks beat Terrell Nelson via a RTD in 4 rounds. In his next fight, on July 23, 2011, at
Hunts Point Produce Market,
Bronx, he won a unanimous decision against Alfredo Escalera Jr., which also won him the vacant IBA Americas heavyweight title. In his next fight on December 3, 2011, against Franklin Edmondson at
Greensboro Coliseum Complex,
Greensboro, North Carolina, Hanks won by a second-round TKO. Hanks won by a second-round TKO, as Pedro went down with an apparent dislocated shoulder. Against veteran Marcus Rhode on April 27, 2012, he scored a first-round TKO victory, as Rhode went down three times. On December 6, 2012, Hanks defeated Maurenzo Smith in
Costa Mesa, California, by a 6-round unanimous decision. ==Professional boxing record==