October 28, 1941, marked the first time Pastor boxed abroad as a professional, when he faced old rival Al Delaney (whom Pastor had tied with in his eleventh fight as a professional boxer) at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.
On January 30, 1942, Pastor faced another world Light-Heavyweight champion, Gus Lesnevich, who also was recognized, like in Conn's case before, by the National Boxing Association and the New York State Athletic Commission and who was also trying his luck as a Heavyweight.