Unbeaten tremendous middleweight contender Diego Pacheco will likely be preventing in the primary occasion on September seventh on DAZN on the Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, California.
In response to Boxingscene, the #1 WBO Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) is negotiating to face unbeaten contender Kevin Lele Sadjo (23-0, 20 KOs).
The 34-year-old Sadjo is slight step down in competitors from Pacheco’s earlier opponent Shawn McCalman, who he beat by a ten spherical unanimous resolution on April sixth in Las Vegas.
Sadjo is ranked extremely at #4 WBC, #6 IBF, #7 WBO at 168, however he’s brief at 5’8″, and tires within the later rounds. The France native Sadjo has not fought anybody of be aware throughout his eight-year professional profession.
Shared Historical past: Jack Cullen
Pacheco and Sadjo share a typical opponent in Jack Cullen. Sadjo knocked out Cullen in six rounds in 2021, whereas Pacheco stopped him in 4 rounds in 2023. The hand pace of Sadjo was what gave Cullen issues towards him as a result of he was not capable of deal with it, and the physique pictures that he landed.
Sadjo knocked Cullen down within the sixth spherical with a left to the physique, and struggle was promptly waved off. The 6’3″ Cullen is across the identical top because the 6’4″ Pacheco, so it ought to be fascinating to see how Sadjo does towards him.
That struggle befell three years in the past, and Sadjo is just not fairly as younger as he was again then. In Sadjo’s latest fights, he’s proven that he likes to maul and throw brief physique pictures.
He’ll doubtless try to use the identical ways towards Pacheco to cope with his top, and never let him dominate on the surface or get get leverage on his pictures. It will be a messy struggle. The 5’8″ Sadjo comes ahead along with his head down, banging into the face of his taller opponents.
It’s necessary that the 6’4″Pacheco win this struggle, as he’s ranked #1 WBO and able to problem for a world title towards champion Canelo Alvarez. That doesn’t imply Pacheco will ever get a shot towards Canelo, however there’s nonetheless an opportunity of the Mexican celebrity decides he’d wish to face him in some unspecified time in the future.
In Pacheco’s latest fights, hie’d crushed McCalman, Marcelo Coceres, Manuel Gallegos and Jack Cullen.
