Diego Pacheco confirmed each elements of why he’s one of the vital thrilling younger contenders within the sport tonight in Carson, California in his newest DAZN major occasion. The younger star used his abilities and bodily benefits early, then completely detonated the heart of Maciej Sulecki with a savage energy punch to the liver to shut the present within the sixth spherical.
Pacheco (22-0, 18 KO) began gradual and affected person behind his enormous attain benefit, content material to jab from distance and frustrate Sulecki whereas incomes rounds. Sulecki (32-3, 12 KO) couldn’t get inside, and rarely landed wherever however Pacheco’s arms and gloves when he did shut the hole. By the third spherical, Pacheco had his timing dialed in properly sufficient to land highly effective counters on Sulecki prices with out taking many significant punches in return.
Sulecki was damage badly close to the top of the fifth, then completely wrecked on a left hook physique punch within the first minute of the sixth. That liver shot left Sulecki curled up within the fetal place, writhing on the canvas, unable to even look forward to virtually a minute and a half.
It’s the primary knockout lack of Sulecki’s profession, a pleasant milestone for Pacheco that even world champion stage fighters like Danny Jacobs and Demetrius Andrade couldn’t hit after they fought Sulecki.
After the ring announcement, Pacheco mentioned he desires anybody within the prime 10 subsequent, with Eddie Hearn mentioning Jaime Munguia by title as a goal matchup.
Eduardo Nunez TKO-6 Miguel Marriaga
One other highly effective, punishing efficiency from Eduardo Nunez, although it took him a couple of minutes to actually discover his rhythm this time. Nunez (27-1, 27 KO) began out displaying a variety of respect to Marriaga, incomes some boos after the first spherical from followers who might have been anticipating a fast end. However, he discovered the entrance foot within the 2nd, hurting Marriaga badly on an excessive proper hook late within the spherical.
Marriaga (31-8, 26 KO) was damage once more a few times within the third, bought knocked down and virtually out of the ring within the 4th, however stored combating by way of it and touchdown the occasional significant counter in opposition to Nunez. However, the injury stored constructing, Nunez stored gaining steam, and Marriaga couldn’t reverse course. When Marriaga went down on the very finish of the sixth, he managed to seek out his toes, however seemed horrible. He wasn’t even all the way in which to the nook earlier than a CSAC official rapidly jumped in forward of him and confirmed Marriaga’s group’s willingness to finish it.
Arturo Cardenas SD-10 Jesus Arechiga
Cut up choice victory for Arturo Cardenas, however that is the second straight battle that he eked out on considerably questionable scores, and it appears seemingly he’s hit his ceiling. Jesus Arechiga was a difficult matchup for him, giving us back-and-forth, robust to attain motion in step with the fights that got here earlier than. Arechiga (21-2, 15 KO) seemed sharper, bloodying the nostril of Cardenas within the fifth spherical. However Cardenas (15-0-1, 8 KO) landed the more durable punches of the 2, and it was sufficient to earn him two out of three playing cards on official scores of 96-94 Arechiga, 98-92 Cardenas, and 96-94 Cardenas. The 8-2 card was exhausting to defend, and commentary was fast to name it “ridiculous.” However, the 6-4 both manner was very cheap.
Cheavon Clarke MD-10 Efetobor Apochi
One other robust one for Efetobor Apochi, as he as soon as once more takes the loss in an entertaining motion battle. Nowhere close to the tempo we noticed within the opener (extra on that beneath), however this one was delightfully freed from clinches, a minimum of till Cheavon Clarke bought unsteady within the remaining spherical.
Clarke (10-0, 7 KO) was rinsing blood from his mouth after the seventh spherical, however had his finest second rocking Apochi halfway by way of the eighth. Clarke couldn’t put him down, although, and gassed himself out attempting. Apochi (12-3, 12 KO) damage Clarke on the very finish of the ninth, however too late to capitalize earlier than the bell rang. Apochi dominated the tenth, and I favored his work within the swing rounds to edge it his manner on an unofficial 96-94 scorecard. However, the judges didn’t agree, giving Clarke the bulk choice on official scores of 95-95, 98-92, and 97-93.
Ginny Fuchs SD-10 Adelaida Ruiz
Very excessive work price from the very begin, virtually fixed hooks in each instructions from the opening bell. Fuchs (4-0, 1 KO) had barely the higher of it early, whereas Ruiz (16-1-1, 8 KO) had a greater argument within the latter half of the battle. Robust one to parse and rating due to the amount and roughly equal work from each ladies. Judges have been very break up, handing over playing cards of 100-90 Fuchs, 97-93 Ruiz, 97-93 Fuchs, and this was the very uncommon kind of battle the place none of these scores have been actually outrageous. In the end, the break up choice and the interim WBC tremendous flyweight title went to Fuchs.
After the battle, Fuchs found that she’d fought 9 of the ten rounds with a grotesque thumb fracture. She thought she had sprained it halfway by way of the primary, however realized it was really a damaged bone protruding sideways by way of the pores and skin when the gloves got here off.
