Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) weighed in at 168 lbs, whereas his opponent, veteran Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12 KOs), got here in at 167.4 lbs on the weigh-in on Friday for his or her 12-round headliner this Saturday, August thirty first on the Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, California and dwell on DAZN.
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Hearn’s Excessive Hopes for Pacheco
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes #1 WBO Pacheco, 23, is one to 3 fights away from difficult for a world title towards unified 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez. He feels that if Pacheco destroys Sulecki, 35, he’d wish to see him tackle Jaime Munguia, Christian Mbilli, or Erik Bazinyan subsequent.
If Hearn matches the 6’4 ” Pacheco towards Munguia or Mbilli subsequent, it is likely to be asking a bit an excessive amount of of him as a result of these two are superior fighters who would take a look at his chin and doubtlessly expose him.
Weigh in outcomes
Diego Pacheco 168 vs. Maciej Sulecki 167.4
Eduardo Nunez 133 vs. Miguel Marriaga 131.8
Arturo Cardenas 121.2 vs. Jesus Arechiga 122
Chev Clarke 199.8 vs. Efetobor Apochi 199.2
Adelaida Ruiz 113.6 vs. Ginny Fuchs 114.4
Tremendous featherweight Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez (26-1, 26 KO faces the powerful veteran Miguel Marriaga (31-7, 26 KOs), who can nonetheless punch however is up there in age at 37.
“I like Jason Quigley, however we’re previous that stage now,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to IFL TV, reacting to being instructed that Jason Quigley needs Diego Pacheco subsequent. “Sulecki, for my part, is barely above Quigley. But when not, on the identical type of stage.
Potential Opponents and Challenges
“After Sulecki, if we get the job completed, now we have to be taking a look at Munguia, Bazinyan, Mbilli. These sorts of fights as a result of Diego Pacheco is #1 on this planet with the WBO. He’s going to get ordered to combat the winner of Berlanga towards Canelo in 2025, and we’ve bought to be prepared for it. I’m not turning it down.”
If Pacheco goes to combat a type of fighters, Bazinyan could be the best way to go as a result of he’s probably the most beatable and provides him his greatest shot of successful. Pacheco will get hit an excessive amount of to go up towards any of these different fighters.
“When that chance comes, you’ve bought to be able to be able to take it,” mentioned Hearn. “However Diego is 2 or three fights away from being prepared for that combat. He thinks he’s prepared for it now, however you’ve bought to chop by way of Sulecki like a knife by way of butter, and also you’ve bought to beat a type of different names that I’ve simply talked about. Then you definately’re prepared, however this child [Pacheco] is 23 years of age.
“He is without doubt one of the high fighters on this nation already, and I believe he’s going to be a famous person,” mentioned Hearn.
