When is Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo?
Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo is on Saturday, December 13. The broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (1 a.m. GMT).
What channel is Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo on?
Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo will stream on DAZN.
Where is Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo?
The fight is taking place at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California.
Who is Diego Pacheco?
Diego Pacheco, 24-0 (18 KOs), is a super middleweight contender who turned pro at the age of 17. He is now 24 years old, has been stepping up his level of opposition and is ready to see whether he can separate himself from the pack – positioning himself for whenever the post-Canelo, post-Terence Crawford era at 168lbs begins.
Pacheco is ranked third by the WBO, behind only the undisputed champion Crawford, Canelo at No. 1 and Hamzah Sheeraz at No. 2. The resident of Renton, Washington, is also rated 6th by the WBC, 9th by the WBA and 13th by the IBF.
It’s not just the sanctioning bodies Pacheco needs to impress, however. It’s the fans as well, especially after the lack of excitement in his most recent victory, a wide unanimous decision in July against Trevor McCumby. Perhaps that strategic approach was wise given how the aggressive and heavy-handed McCumby gave Caleb Plant a hard fight in 2024. But when it comes to standing out at super middleweight, it helps to be outstanding.
In his two outings before McCumby, Pacheco dispatched Maciej Sulecki with body shots in the sixth round in August 2024 and won a unanimous decision over the 20-0 Steven Nelson this past January.
Who is Kevin Lele Sadjo?
Sadjo, 26-0 (23 KOs), is a 35-year-old super middleweight from Cameroon who lives in France. He turned pro at 27 years old but has seemingly not been in a hurry in his initial eight years in the paid ranks, developing gradually against lesser opposition.
For example, Sadjo’s first win of 2025 came in May, when he made short work of the 30-3-1 Habib Ahmed. But Ahmed’s record shows he had also been stopped by Gilberto Ramirez at super middleweight in 2018, Sebastian Fundora down at junior middleweight in 2020, and Ali Izmailov at light heavyweight in February.
Sadjo then returned in August against the 14-9 Martin Ezequiel Bulacio, who didn’t make it past the fourth round. Both the Ahmed and Bulacio bouts took place within the light heavyweight limit.
All of Sadjo’s victories have earned him placements in the sanctioning bodies’ rankings; he is 8th with the WBO, 10th with the WBC and 11th with the IBF. Sadjo had actually been in line for an IBF title eliminator but chose not to go forward with it.
What other fights are on the undercard of Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo?
The undercard includes a lightweight bout between Gabriel Flores Jnr, 27-2 (8 KOs), and former 130lbs titleholder Joe Cordina, 18-1 (9 KOs). Former featherweight titleholder Skye Nicolson, 14-1 (3 KOs), in her second bout since losing to Tiara Brown and moving down to 122lbs, takes on Yuliahn Luna Avila, 28-4-1 (4 KOs), who previously held belts at bantamweight and junior featherweight.
Among the unbeaten prospects being featured are junior welterweight Ernesto Mercado, 17-0 (16 KOs), against gatekeeper Antonio Moran, 31-7-1 (21 KOs); and junior featherweight Arturo Popoca Cardenas, 16-0-1 (9 KOs), against Cesar Vaca Espinoza, 19-2-1 (12 KOs).
The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.
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