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Pacheco Vs. Nelson Set For January twenty fifth In Las Vegas


Unbeaten 168-lb contender Diego Pacheco will face Steven Nelson on January twenty fifth in Las Vegas. Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs) needs to remain busy in 2025, and preventing undefeated #13 WBO Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs) is one approach to accomplish that.

Lance Pugbmire [@pugboxing] reviews Pacheco might be preventing Nelson subsequent on January twenty fifth in Las Vegas. That is one other step ahead within the profession of the 23-year-old Pacheco.

It is a respectable combat for Paccheco, however not the one he’s interested by. He needs to problem for a world title, however it might require His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to make that occur.

Pacheco is able to problem unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for his titles. Nonetheless, he might not get an opportunity to combat the Mexican star if he chooses to serve him. One factor the 6’4″ Pacheco has going for him is he hasn’t regarded unbeatable in his six-year profession, and he’s younger at 23.

It gained’t be shocking if Canelo picks Pacheco if he appears poor in his combat in opposition to Nelson. He can’t afford to look good in opposition to Nelson as a result of it doesn’t repay to

Nelson, 36, is lengthy within the tooth and nonetheless hasn’t fought anybody of observe throughout his eight-year professional profession. Hardcore followers fee Nelson extremely, however he hasn’t but crushed anybody to deserve the reward. He’s an old-looking 36.

Steven Nelson’s latest fights:

– Marcos Vazquez
– Rowdy Legend Montgomery
– James Ballard
– DeAndre Ware
– Cem Kilic

These 5 fights consumed 4 years of Nelson’s profession till 2024, and he’s too outdated to be preventing this occasionally in opposition to fighters at that stage.

Pacheco is ranked #1 WBO, #3 WBC, and #4 IBF. He’s ready to problem Canelo’s WBO if the sanctioning physique orders it. Nelson is ranked #13 WBO. He could be increased if he had been extra lively and preventing high quality opposition followers have heard of.

The Eddie Hearn-promoted Pacheco’s latest wins

– Maciej Sulecki
– Shawn McCalman
– Marcelo Coceres
– Manuel Gallegos
– Jack Cullen

Nelson wants to start out shifting his profession alongside as a result of he’s too outdated to be nonetheless preventing scrub. He lucked out right here with Pacheco deciding on him, however as soon as this combat is over, he could possibly be again the place he began to from, preventing unknown opposition for the rest of his profession.

John Anderson
John Andersonhttps://usdailysports.com
John Anderson is a seasoned sports journalist with over 15 years of experience covering the NFL, NBA, and MLB. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, John has worked with ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times. His insightful analysis and in-depth reporting have earned him multiple awards in sports journalism.

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