WBO #1, WBC #4, WBA #4 super middleweight Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) believes he is ready to take on the biggest names in the super middleweight division – but knows he has to see off Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12 KOs) in style first on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, live worldwide on DAZN.
“A win gets me that step closer,” said Pacheco. “If I can do that, it hopefully gets me a fight with someone that’s in the top ten with me, and then become mandatory for one of the titles and next year, get that World title shot. I don’t feel like I have to show anything in particular. People have already seen that I can knock people out, that I can hurt people to the body, I can drop guys with uppercuts, hurt them with jabs. It’s more just getting the win and looking good, that’s what I train for, there’s no added pressure.
“There’s Mbilli, Berlanga, Bazinyan; there’s a lot of good fighters out there that I would face and I’m ready for any of them. It’s hard for those guys to fight me because they think I’m just a young kid who hasn’t done much in the sport. But one fight at a time it’s getting to the point where they can’t deny me anymore and those fights will have to be made, and I have a promoter in Eddie Hearn and Matchroom who gets those fights lined up, so in due time I’ll be mixing it up with them all.
“I think in five years from now I’ll be ruling the 168lb division, unifying it and ultimately becoming undisputed, that’s my goal. I want to dominate, keep the momentum going, keep knocking guys out and keep entertaining the fans.”
You gotta get past sulecki first. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. You are setting yourself up for some bad mojo.
You 100% right killa king
Pacheco, why mentionig all these guys, go for broke and ask for Canelo
Probably smart not to mention Canyellow. He seems to pick everyone that ain’t asking for him.
All top 168 are aiming in one direction, a pot of gold guarded by a chicken. What does Pacheco offer?
Don’t know. Too soon to tell. Let’s see how he does this weekend. If he comes out clean, then maybe some of those names he mentioned are within reach.
Unlike that p#$sy Canelo here’s a fighter looking to take on the best opposition.
Lets not forget Canelo was also a young gunner at the early stages of his career. Im thinking Bivol knocked a lot of the fight from Canelo and doesn’t want that situation again. Canelo doesn’t fight the best fighters possible but still beat undefeated fighters thats hard to beat.
Fair enough
The only guy at 168 that Canelo should have fought was Benevidez. Of the names that Pacheco mentioned, none seem better than Munguia. Maybe Mbilli and Berlanga is trash. BTW, isn’t Canelo about to take out that trash.
So, beyond Benevidez who is Canelo ducking at 168?
Not sure why Canelo never fought Benavidez. A friend of mine who has sparred with Benavidez says he would pick Canelo over him. I tend to agree. Canelo is not a p$ssy; he’s already fought much bigger men in Kovalev & Bivol.