Diego Pacheco confirmed each features of why he’s probably the most thrilling younger contenders within the sport tonight in Carson, California in his newest DAZN foremost occasion. The younger star used his expertise and bodily benefits early, then completely detonated the center 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 big 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 anyplace however Pacheco’s arms and gloves when he did shut the hole. By the third spherical, Pacheco had his timing dialed in nicely sufficient to land highly effective counters on Sulecki expenses with out taking many significant punches in return.
Sulecki was harm 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 ahead 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 degree fighters like Danny Jacobs and Demetrius Andrade couldn’t hit after they fought Sulecki.
After the ring announcement, Pacheco stated he needs anybody within the high 10 subsequent, with Eddie Hearn mentioning Jaime Munguia by identify 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 quite a lot 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 harm once more a couple of times within the third, bought knocked down and virtually out of the ring within the 4th, however stored preventing 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 regarded horrible. He wasn’t even all the best way to the nook earlier than a CSAC official shortly jumped in forward of him and confirmed Marriaga’s workforce’s willingness to finish it.
Arturo Cardenas SD-10 Jesus Arechiga
Cut up resolution victory for Arturo Cardenas, however that is the second straight struggle that he eked out on considerably questionable scores, and it appears possible 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) regarded 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 laborious to defend, and commentary was fast to name it “ridiculous.” However, the 6-4 both method 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 struggle. Nowhere close to the tempo we noticed within the opener (extra on that beneath), however this one was delightfully freed from clinches, no less than till Cheavon Clarke bought unsteady within the last 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 making an attempt. Apochi (12-3, 12 KO) harm 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 method on an unofficial 96-94 scorecard. However, the judges didn’t agree, giving Clarke the bulk resolution on official scores of 95-95, 98-92, and 97-93.
Ginny Fuchs SD-10 Adelaida Ruiz
Very excessive work fee 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 struggle. Robust one to parse and rating due to the amount and roughly equal work from each girls. 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 form of struggle the place none of these scores have been actually outrageous. In the end, the break up resolution and the interim WBC tremendous flyweight title went to Fuchs.
After the struggle, Fuchs found that she’d fought 9 of the ten rounds with a ugly 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.
