Diego Pacheco faces veteran Maciej Sulecki in a 12-round tremendous middleweight combat in the primary occasion this Saturday, August thirty first, dwell on DAZN on the Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Los Angeles. The occasion will likely be proven beginning at 7:30 pm ET.
Pacheco’s Quick Monitor to a Title Shot
Matchroom is fast-tracking the 23-year-old Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO KOs), ramping him up for a world title shot. It is smart as a result of if he can get a title shot in opposition to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez earlier than he retires in a couple of years, he could make some huge cash.
The lanky 6’4″ Pacheco will tackle 35-year-old Sulecki (32-2, 12 KOs). The Polish fighter Sulecki has received his final 4 fights since dropping to former Matchroom fighter Demetrius Andrade by a 12-round unanimous choice in June 2019. Sulecki began gradual in that combat however gave Andrade a whole lot of issues down the stretch.
Sulecki’s different loss was a 12-round unanimous choice to Daniel Jacobs in April 2018. In that combat, he gave the New Yorker big issues till gassing out late in a extremely aggressive contest.
Undercard Motion
On the undercard of Saturday’s Pacheco-Sulecki combat, tremendous featherweight Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez battles Miguel Marriaga in a 10-round combat.
“Diego [Pacheco], he’s so younger. He’s bought six years forward of him within the sport, and it’s a very good take a look at in opposition to [Maciej] Sulecki, a extremely good take a look at. It’s one which when you come by way of that with flying colours, you’re prepared for the Munguias. You’re prepared for the Mbillis, all of these guys at 168 that you simply’re prepared,” stated Eddie Hearn to the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel about his fighter, tremendous middleweight contender Diego Pacheco’s combat in opposition to Maciej Sulecki this Saturday, August thirty first, on DAZN.
Pacheco has appeared good in latest fights, defeating Shawn McCalman, Marcelo Coceres, and Manuel Coceres. Nonetheless, Pacheco appears to be like weak at instances, particularly early in fights, and it’ll be fascinating to see how he offers with the stiff pictures from Sulecki. If Pacheco can’t rating a knockout on this combat, it might be a troublesome one for him.
“I hope all these names that I discussed are up for the problem as a result of don’t wait round for Canelo Alvarez,” stated Hearn. “Munguia, you already boxed him. Mbilli, you’re not going to get your shot. Let’s make these nice fights at 168.”
Canelo could look Pacheco’s method quickly if he runs out of fascinating opponents for him to combat. He’s talked about desirous to combat a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, however that may be simply discuss from Canelo.
Hearn’s Excessive Hopes for Pacheco
“Edgar has bought a life-changing alternative the place he’s making an absolute fortune, and he’s getting a shot in opposition to arguably the largest title in boxing,” stated Hearn about Berlanga. “So, proper now, I don’t suppose Edgar Berlanga is considering Diego Pacheco or Jaime Munguia, or Christian Mbilli. He’s desirous about Canelo Alvarez.”
If Berlanga loses his combat with Canelo on September 14th, he’ll need to rebuild, and Pacheco can be seen as too dangerous for that objective. Hearn promotes Berlanga, and we’ll need to preserve them aside to slowly carry the New Yorker again.
“If he wins, he’s a celebrity within the sport,” Hearn stated about Berlanga. “If he loses, he nonetheless has a large profile, and he’ll need to be in massive fights. If that massive combat is Diego Pacheco, I feel he’s up for that. Once you’re constructing a fighter like Diego Pacheco, the simple method to not
