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 strategy to accomplish that.
Lance Pugbmire [@pugboxing] stories Pacheco will likely 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 struggle for Paccheco, however not the one he’s considering. He needs to problem for a world title, however it could 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 could not get an opportunity to struggle the Mexican star if he chooses to serve him. One factor the 6’4″ Pacheco has going for him is he hasn’t seemed unbeatable in his six-year profession, and he’s younger at 23.
It received’t be stunning if Canelo picks Pacheco if he appears poor in his struggle 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 word 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 previous 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 greater if he had been extra energetic 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 begin shifting his profession alongside as a result of he’s too previous to be nonetheless preventing scrub. He lucked out right here with Pacheco deciding on him, however as soon as this struggle is over, he could possibly be again the place he began to from, preventing unknown opposition for the rest of his profession.
