December thirteenth in Stockton, CA. On the line will be the WBO International super middleweight title in Pacheco's seventh defense, as well as the vacant WBC Silver title. Somebody's 0 has got to go! Their records combine for a total of 50 victories and no defeats. Pacheco has an eight inch height and eleven inch reach advantage. Lele Sadjo has a 13.46% higher kayo rate. Common opponents: Jack Cullen - lost to KLS via TKO6 in 2021, and to Pacheco via TKO4 in 2023.
I heard something that the winner will fight Luka Plantic, all three have in common that they stopped Cullen.
...and Plantić stopped Cullen in round five - halfway between Sadjo's and Pacheco's result. Interesting.
Sadjo is great shape and that could help him take some of Pachecos punches early on during the fight, but he punches wide and wreckless at times and I think Pacheco will catch him in the exchange with a short left hook and that could be all she wrote. Pacheco KO8
Interesting fight, Pacheco is technically superior and I think he will win by decision, but he will have to be careful of Sadjo's pressure and power.
Pacheco is becoming a joke. 24 years old, 23 fights, still yet to face a top 10 dude in the division and basically fighting bums. The size mismatch here is a joke. He needs to step up.
Sadjo is a very legitimate and dangerous opponent. This is a very good fight between two bonafide top 10 SMWs. Steven Nelson was a good win at the time as well, and McCumby is decent enough. Pacheco has been fighting fellow contenders since he fought Cullen, he's fought a respectable level of opposition for where he's at in his career and I'm not even a Pacheco fan. Just kinda weird to criticise him so much for taking such a good fight.
You lost all credibility when you said Steven Nelson was a good win. A 37 year old prospect who has never fought a 12 rounder until Pacheco, and got destroyed in 1 round in his very next fight. McCumby was no better. Sadjo is a domestic French fighter, never fought a world class opponent. None of them were bonafide top 10 SMWs. Pacheco just fights cans. Fighting this level of fighter at age 24 and 23 fights is not respectable. David Morrell fought Benavidez in his 12th fight. Benavidez fought Dirrell when he was 21. You are literally just saying things. Make an argument why Sadjo is such a good opponent.
