Early life
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Pacheco was born on March 8, 2001 to Mexican parents. His mom is from Zacatecas and his father from Mexico City.
Diego Pacheco | |
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| Born | March 8, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [1] | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
Diego Pacheco (born March 8, 2001) is an American professional boxer.
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Pacheco was born on March 8, 2001 to Mexican parents. His mom is from Zacatecas and his father from Mexico City.
Pacheco began boxing at the age of ten and amassed over seventy-five bouts and eight National championships in his amateur career. At the time he turned professional, he was ranked as the top amateur middleweight in both the United States and Mexico. [2] [3]
In October 2018 Pacheco signed with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA. [4] He made his professional debut on December 22, 2018, at the Auditorio Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico, against Luis Carlos Gonzalez, winning by knockout (KO) early in the first round. [5] In 2019, he fought and won seven times, including six victories by way of KO. [6] On December 7, 2019, he featured on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Anthony Joshua II in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, knocking out the more experienced opponent Selemani Saidi with a right hand. [7] [8]
On February 29, 2020, Pacheco defeated Oscar Riojas via six-round unanimous decision (UD) on the undercard of Mikey Garcia vs. Jessie Vargas at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. [9]
On March 5, 2022 Pacheco stopped Genc Pllana in the second round. [10] On June 10, 2022 he defeated Raul Ortega via fourth-round RTD. [11]
On April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, Pacheco was scheduled to face Shawn McCalman. [12] He won the fight by unanimous decision and retained his WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles. [13]
Pacheco was scheduled to face former title challenger Maciej Sulecki in Carson, CA on August 31, 2024. [14] Pacheco won the fight by knockout in the sixth round with liver shot. [15] [16]
At 6'4", Pacheco is well known for his length and superior sense of timing, as well as for having power in both hands. [17]
| 22 fights | 22 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 22 | Win | 22-0 | Maciej Sulęcki | KO | 6 (12) | Aug 31, 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | Retained WBC USA and WBO International supper middleweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Shawn McCalman | UD | 10 | Apr 6, 2024 | Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Marcelo Coceres | KO | 9 (12), 2:53 | Nov 18, 2023 | YouTube Theater, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Manuel Gallegos | TKO | 4 (10), 0:11 | Jul 7, 2023 | Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico | Retained WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jack Cullen | TKO | 4 (10) 0:40 | 11 Mar 2023 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBO International super middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Ricardo Adrian Luna | TKO | 2 (10), 2:08 | Dec 3, 2022 | Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | Retained WBC USA super middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Enrique Collazo | TKO | 5 (10), 2:29 | Sep 17, 2022 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBC USA super middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Raul Ortega | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | Jun 10, 2022 | Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Genc Pllana | KO | 2 (8), 1:29 | Mar 5, 2022 | Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lucas De Abreu | TKO | 8 (8), 2:21 | Oct 16, 2021 | Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jesús Moroyoqui | TKO | 6 (8), 2:17 | Jun 26, 2021 | Arena Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rodolfo Gomez Jr. | UD | 8 | Feb 27, 2021 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Antonio Méndez | TKO | 2 (6), 0:19 | Oct 23, 2020 | Gimnasio TV Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Oscar Riojas | UD | 6 | Feb 29, 2020 | Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Selemani Saidi | KO | 1 (4), 1:38 | Dec 7, 2019 | Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Aaron Casper | KO | 4 (6), 2:49 | Nov 9, 2019 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Terry Fernandez | KO | 3 (4), 0:41 | Sep 14, 2019 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Alonso Esparza | TKO | 1 (4), 1:17 | Aug 24, 2019 | Centros de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jared Chauvin | TKO | 1 (4), 1:50 | Jun 1, 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Guillermo Maldonado | KO | 1 (4), 1:46 | Apr 26, 2019 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Felix Alberto Aguilar | UD | 4 | Feb 23, 2019 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Luis Carlos Gonzalez | KO | 1 (4), 2:33 | Dec 22, 2018 | Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico |
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