Diego Pacheco, Rocky Hernandez, and Dalton Smith have all landed essential fall headline reveals dwell worldwide on DAZN.
Pacheco is taking up Maciej Sulecki at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Los Angeles on Saturday August 31, Hernandez tackling Thomas Mattice in Hermosillo on Friday September 13 and Smith going through Jon Fernandez for the vacant European Tremendous-Light-weight title on the Utilita Enviornment in Sheffield on Saturday September 28.
The triple-threat occasion announcement kicks off with Tremendous-Middleweight sensation Pacheco headlining for the second time in Los Angeles and taking up Poland’s former World title challenger Sulecki in Matchroom’s first ever present on the vaunted ‘Battle Grounds’ venue in Carson Metropolis.
Pacheco (21-0 17 KOs) returns to his hometown after a ten-round factors win over Shawn McCalman in Las Vegas in April, the place he efficiently defended the USWBC and WBO Worldwide titles he places on the road towards Sulecki. The 23 12 months outdated headlined for the primary time in his hometown towards Marcelo Coceres in November on the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, together with his trademark energy shining by means of to report a ninth-round stoppage.
Sulecki (32-2 12 KOs) has been unbeaten in 4 fights since difficult Demetrius Andrade for the WBO World Middleweight crown and will likely be seeking to crash Pacheco’s social gathering and put himself in line for the massive fights at 168lbs. The entertaining Pole fights on his fourth Matchroom card having taken on Daniel Jacobs, Gabriel Rosado and Andrade in earlier outings, and enters the bout on the again of a ten-round factors win in Queens, New York in Could.
“I’m excited to be headlining at house once more,” stated Pacheco. “I’m trying ahead to a tremendous evening. Sulecki is at all times in good fights, and he’s shared the ring with some nice fighters and brought about them issues, however I really feel nice about the way in which my profession is heading and I’m trying ahead to taking one other massive step in direction of a World title shot.”
“After just a few surgical procedures, I’m again at the place I ought to be,” stated Sulecki. “On August 31, I’ll take younger Pacheco into deep waters. It is a combat we had checked out for some time now and with my new trainers, Sosa Crew, we’re going to go away Los Angeles victorious. I’m trying ahead to headlining on DAZN once more in a Polish vs. Mexican brawl!”
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom introduced a brand new multi-fight deal for Hernandez yesterday, and the primary combat of that new deal sees ‘Rocky’ face Mattice for the WBA Continental Americas Tremendous-Featherweight title in Hermosillo on September 13.
Hernandez (35-2 32 KOs) was 22 seconds away from profitable the World title from O’Shaquie Foster earlier than the champion stopped him in an epic battle in Cancun in October, with their unimaginable eleventh spherical choosing up the Ring Journal’s spherical of the 12 months award. The 27 12 months outdated bounced again with a seventh-round stoppage win of his personal in one other battle towards Daniel Lugo in Aguascalientes in Could and can look to maneuver nearer to a second World title shot with victory over the ‘Gunna Man’.
Mattice (22-3-1 17 KOs) will likely be assured of including a second defeat to Rocky’s CV although, coming into the bout on a terrific run of wins, highlighted by him taking two unbeaten information again to again dwell on DAZN, first in his Cleveland hometown over ten rounds to assert the WBC Continental Americas title over Christian Tapia in November 2022, after which dramatically stopping Ramiro Cesena within the remaining spherical of ten in San Antonio in April 2023 to defend that belt, being behind on all three playing cards on the time.
“Mattice is a superb fighter and he’s been missed,” stated Hernandez. “He’s very gifted, and he has an analogous model to Foster, so I wish to show to the world that I’m greater than prepared for him, and anybody else I must combat to turn out to be a World champion.”
“I’m excited and able to combat come September 13,” stated Mattice. “This combat provides me the possibility to make myself a much bigger participant within the Junior-Light-weight division and set up my presence within the division. It’s gone be each little bit of thrilling as all my fights are. I’m able to problem myself with the highest guys and it begin with this combat in Hermosillo.”
The third occasion introduced at this time sees Sheffield ace Smith tackle Fernandez for the European title at 140lbs.
Smith (16-0 12 KOs) can add one other belt to his assortment in his fourth headline combat in his Metal Metropolis yard. Final trip, the 27 12 months outdated underlined his World title credentials with by touchdown a sickening combat spherical physique shot to knock out former World title challenger Jose Zepeda. ‘Thunder’ continues to tread the standard route of amassing all of the belts, and may add the Euro strap to the English, British and Commonwealth crowns by beating Fernandez (26-2 22 KOs), the Spaniard who’s unbeaten in his final three fights since teaming up with star coach Ismael Salas.
“The English, British and Commonwealth are all on my mantelpiece, so this combat is about finishing the home assortment earlier than shifting on to World titles,” stated Smith. “Azim selected to vacate the European title fairly than face me, however Jon Fernandez is recreation to combat anybody. He hits very arduous and placed on a very robust efficiency towards Rivera who’s a category operator.
“I don’t underestimate him, however one of the best Dalton Smith beats him in spectacular style and that’s what I’ll be seeking to do, making it three showreel stoppages in a row. After this it’s all about securing that World title shot as I really feel prepared.”
“I’m very comfortable that the combat has lastly been introduced,” stated Fernandez. “It’s positively a terrific alternative for my profession that I plan to make the most of. I’ll put together for this combat in Las Vegas just like the final three fights with Ismael Salas. We all know it is going to be a tricky combat, a battle, so we’ll put together for it. I hope to make all of the followers benefit from the combat.”
“These are three enormous fights for 3 of our future World champions,” stated Hearn.
“Diego is banging on the door for a shot on the massive weapons and World titles at 168lbs, however Maciej at all times brings the motion and this is a crucial evening for Diego to maintain exhibiting the world that he’s the true deal. For Matchroom and me, it’s an honor to advertise our first combat on the Battle Grounds of the Dignity Well being Sports activities Park, a venue that’s pricey to our hearts as an organization as Kell Brook turned World champion there in August 2014.
“We had been delighted to signal Rocky to a multi-fight deal, and that is going to be a cracking combat. You recognize what you’re going to get from Rocky – pure motion. And Thomas has proved that he’s received the ability to match the talent, and positively has the guts to return to Mexico and pull off the win, so this will likely be one other must-watch Rocky Hernandez combat.
“Final, however positively not least, Dalton headlines once more in Sheffield and he’ll be seeking to swallow up that final ‘home’ belt by touchdown the European title towards Jon. Dalton, like Diego and Rocky, is a World champion in ready in my eyes, and needs all of the smoke – he’s on the heels of the massive names within the division, and I feel we see yet one more assertion win from ‘Thunder’ on September 28.”
Ticket data and undercards for all three occasions will likely be introduced quickly.
