Diego Pacheco: record, next fight and profile →
Mauricio Lara returns to action against Emilio Sanchez at the Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego, California on March 5, live worldwide on DAZN, on a packed event topped by the mouth-watering trilogy clash between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
Nikita Ababiy entered uncharted territory in preserving his unblemished record. The unbeaten middleweight from Brooklyn returned to the ring for the first time in eleven months, soundly outpointing Sanny Duversonne over eight rounds. Judges Robert Byrd (80-72), Daniel Sandoval (79-73) and Steve Morrow (77-75) all scored in favor of Ababiy in their DAZN-streamed undercard bout Saturday from Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California.
Mikey Garcia was at his lightest weight in more than three years ahead of his first fight since the pandemic. The former four-division titlist is poised for his ring return, as he faces Spain’s Sandor Martin in a scheduled 12-round bout. Both boxers came within the maximum contracted limit of 145 pounds for their DAZN main event, which takes place Saturday evening at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California.
Diego Pacheco believes he can be a World champion at 22 as he faces Lucas de Abreu over eight rounds on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California, live worldwide on DAZN.
Rising super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco has sued his management team, Split-T, on the grounds that his current contract with the company was formed on an illegitimate basis and is therefore invalid, BoxingScene.com has learned.
Guadalajara, Mexico - WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez (18-1, 14 KOs) had a game challenger on his hands. He broke down and stopped Joel Cordova (12-5-2, 3 KOs) in the sixth round of a fight filled with many exchanges.
All that is left for Julio Cesar Martinez is to make his way to the ring. The reigning WBC flyweight champ is set for the third defense of his title versus countryman Joel Cordova. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round main event, which airs live Saturday evening on DAZN from Arena Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Martinez, Cordova Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Julio Cesar Martinez says he’s eager to make up for lost time as he prepares to defend his WBC World Flyweight title against Joel Cordova on Saturday night at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Matchroom and DAZN have announced a series of fight nights live from Mexico in partnership with Canelo Alvarez and Canelo Promotions as well as Eddy Reynoso and Clase y Talento. The first event in the new four-part Mexico series will see Julio Cesar Martinez defend his WBC World Flyweight title against Joel Cordova at the Domo Alcade, Gigantes de Jalisco Arena in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday, June 26. This follows on from DAZN and Matchroom’s new five-year global deal announced last week.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Music fans of a certain age may remember Jon Landau. He was a rock critic in Boston who caught a concert at a local venue in the early 1970s and essentially launched the career of a then-struggling New Jersey singer/songwriter named Bruce Springsteen with the following turn of phrase in a review: "I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I needed to feel young, he made me feel like I was hearing music for the very first time."