Pacheco tested but scores impressive 9th-round KO of Coceres
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Super middleweight up-and-comer Diego Pacheco couldn’t have asked for a better performance in the homecoming fight he was so excited for.
After several rounds of close, competitive combat, Pacheco took out battle-tested former world title challenger Marcelo Coceres with a flurry of power shots and a big uppercut to knock him out in the ninth round of an action-packed bout that headlined a Matchroom Boxing show on DAZN on Saturday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, minutes from Pacheco’s home area in South Central Los Angeles.
“One thing’s for sure — South Central has a new superstar in Diego Pacheco,” Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said. “That was exactly what he needed at this point of his career. He got hit too much in there, probably respected Coceres a little bit too much. But it was the patience, it was the composure, and in the end the power is too much. He’s 22 years of age. This young man has everything at his feet in the super middleweight division.”
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