Promoter Eddie Hearn desires Jaime Munguia subsequent for the #1 WBO-ranked Diego Pacheco following his sixth-round one-punch physique shot knockout of the grizzled previous veteran Maciej Sulecki final Saturday night time on the Dignity Well being Park, Carson, California.
A Bridging Combat or a Enterprise Transfer?
Hearn boasts that the 23-year-old Pacheco’s victory locks him in for a assured title shot in opposition to WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Nevertheless, the Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn desires Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs) to face the just lately crushed Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) in a bridging struggle.
Hearn’s concept is extra about enterprise as a result of he feels a conflict between Munguia and Pacheco would promote out the Crypto Area in Los Angeles. It might enhance Pacheco’s reputation, beating the well-known Munguia.
It’s uncertain that Munguia’s promoters at Prime Rank will comply with match him in opposition to Pacheco, on condition that he’s coming off a 12-round unanimous choice loss to Canelo on Could 4th. Placing him in a troublesome struggle so quickly wouldn’t make sense.
If Hearn desires to bridge the 6’4″ Pacheco in a struggle that has a sensible probability of taking place, he ought to match him in opposition to the gifted, unbeaten Osleys Iglesias. That’s a struggle the place Pacheco would want to show that he’s for actual and never a pretend, manufactured fighter that some consider him to be.
The Cuban Iglesias (12-0, 11 KOs) is ranked #5 WBC and appears harmful. As an novice in Cuba, Iglesias reportedly beat David Morrell, which reveals you what sort of expertise he has.
Hearn’s Deal with Marketability
“I believe it sells out that enviornment definitely,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to the media, speaking a couple of struggle between Diego Pacheco and Jaime Munguia probably promoting out the 21,000-seat Crypto Area in Los Angeles.
Hearn wants to come back down from the clouds and get actual about who he can truly get for Pacheco subsequent. Except His Excellency Turki Alalshikh can step in and provide massive cash for Munguia to struggle Pacheco, that match has little probability of taking place.
“Jaime Munguia has left Golden Boy and is now with Prime Rank,” stated Hearn. “So, perhaps that’s a struggle that may get made. We’re in a terrific place as a result of we’ve bought our world title shot [against Canelo Alvarez]. It’s locked in.”
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Hearn must give attention to the fighters he can get for Pacheco. The Eye of the Tiger promotion has little purpose to let Pacheco struggle #1 WBC-ranked Christian Mbilli as a result of he’s on the doorstep for a world title shot in opposition to Canelo and doesn’t must take a dangerous struggle in opposition to an up-and-comer.
Eye of the Tiger would possible be extra receptive to a match in opposition to Pacheco is Osleys Iglesias, who in addition they promote. If Hearn is genuinely motivated to offer Pacheco a bridging struggle to arrange him for Canelo, he ought to contact Osleys Iglesias’ promoters to allow them to arrange a conflict. They may stage the struggle on the Crypto Area in Los Angeles, and it might promote.
“We’ll see what occurs with Edgar Berlanga. I consider he’s going to offer a terrific struggle on September 14th,” stated Hearn. “If he wins, implausible. If he doesn’t, he’s going to be an enormous identify. Munguia, Mbilli is a superb struggle [for Pacheco]. Bazinyan, who we have been attempting to get for tonight truly.”
Erik Bazanyin wouldn’t be a bridging struggle for Pacheco. That will be extra of a lateral transfer from his struggle in opposition to Sulecki final night time. Bazinyan is a 10-year professional with a file that’s stuffed with fluff, and he’s regarded horrible just lately. I might decide Sulecki to defeat the 29-year-old Bazinyan by knockout.
If that is extra about making certain Pacheco isn’t crushed earlier than a cash-out struggle in opposition to Canelo, Bazinyan is ideal as a result of Diego could have no issues beating him. However Hearn must cease with the bridging nonsense he’s chirping about as a result of these are simply phrases.
Placing Pacheco in with Bazinyan is extra about defending him as he did with Berlanga by matching him in opposition to Jason Quigley and Padraig McCrory relatively than David Morrell, who wished to struggle him.
“We not must chase a shot at a world title,” stated Hearn about Pacheco being the #1 WBO contender for Canelo’s belt with that group. “We’ve bought it. It’s simply when it comes. So what we do in between that second is de facto essential. It’s extra for his growth to ensure he’s prepared. When he does a reputation, it’s going to do massive numbers.”
Defending Pacheco or Making ready Him?
Once more, if Hearn desires to develop Pacheco, he must cease defending him and throw him in with Osleys Iglesias to see if he’s prepared for Canelo. I don’t assume Pacheco is close to prepared as a result of he regarded terrible in each sense of the phrase in opposition to Sulecki. Iglesias would destroy the model of Pacheco we noticed final night time.
“I simply really feel that Jaime Munguia in opposition to Diego sells out the Crypto, and I believe it’s a superb struggle as effectively. It’s a troublesome struggle, however I believe style-wise, what a terrific struggle, these two,” stated Hearn.
