Diego Pacheco, Rocky Hernandez, and Dalton Smith all have return dates set for DAZN fundamental occasions.
Tremendous middleweight contender Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO) shall be up first, as he faces veteran Maciej Sulecki on Aug. 31 at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, Calif. The 23-year-old Pacheco final fought on Apr. 6, successful a choice over Shawn McCalman in a struggle that was perhaps a bit more durable than some anticipated, however a check handed and a win picked up.
Sulecki (32-2, 12 KO) is 35 years outdated now and has fought simply twice since 2021, and has been combating at a fairly low degree since his 2019 loss to Demetrius Andrade, the place he was shut out over 12 rounds.
Tremendous featherweight Hernandez (35-2, 32 KO) simply had a brand new multi-fight cope with Matchroom introduced, and can fundamental occasion in Hermosillo, Mexico, on Sept. 13, dealing with Thomas Mattice.
Hernandez, 26, has earned a popularity as an motion fighter, and simply fought on Could 11, beating Daniel Lugo by TKO within the seventh spherical. That adopted a TKO-12 loss in a world title struggle in opposition to O’Shaquie Foster final October.
In case you have been a ShoBox fan lately, you may know Mattice (22-3-1, 17 KO) from fights on that collection. On the appropriate evening, he appears to be like like a contender, however he’s been inconsistent. He’s been in good kind, although, successful his final 5 fights, together with back-to-back “0”-snatching wins over Christian Tapia and Ramiro Cesena.
Smith (16-0, 12 KO) returns on Sept. 28 in his hometown of Sheffield, England, dealing with Spain’s Jon Fernandez (26-3, 22 KO) for the European title at 140 lbs.
Smith, 27, is without doubt one of the rising stars within the Matchroom secure. He’s gained the British and Commonwealth belts already, and final day trip hammered out a KO win over veteran Jose Zepeda, a longtime contender. The 28-year-old Fernandez typically loses when he steps up the competitors, however he can struggle and is a stable subsequent step for Smith.