Diego Pacheco VS Maciej Sulecki
boxing fight
Transcript
00:00Only 23 years old
00:09And oh by the way, he has an 11 inch reach advantage over his polish counterpart
00:16Almost a foot sergio
00:2012 inches, right?
00:30Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to the home of the la galaxy
00:36dignity health sports park here in carson, california
00:41Usa we are live on the zone for the main event of the day
00:4712 rounds of boxing scheduled for the wbo international and the wbc
00:53usa super middleweight
00:56Middleweight championship
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01:06stagefront
01:08everlast a mexicano
01:17Sanctioned under the auspices of the california state athletic commission
01:21The chairman is peter viegas the executive officer is andy foster the world boxing council president mauricio
01:29Suleiman supervisor john carbelli and the world boxing organization
01:34President francisco paco barcancel supervisor is gennaro
01:39rodriguez
01:42Introducing your three judges scoring this contest from ringside
01:47rudy baragan
01:49jerry cantu and
01:51Fernando via real and at the sound of the bell your third man in the ring referee ray carona
02:02And now ladies and gentlemen the stage is set and we
02:07Are here?
02:10This is it
02:11The time has come
02:16I said the time has come
02:21the time has come
02:25From the four corners of the world to the four corners of this ring right here in los angeles
02:33california the fight
02:36starts
02:38now
02:43Introducing first the challenger he fights out of the red corner. He wears white with red trim
02:49He's scaled
02:51167 and one half pounds
02:54His professional record 32 victories two defeats with 12 wins coming by way of knockout
03:02fighting out of brooklyn new york by way of
03:06warsaw warsaw poland here is the former wbo international middleweight champion and the former
03:14world title challenger
03:17machi
03:18street
03:30And his opponent across the ring fighting out of the blue corner
03:35He is a defending champion. He wears purple and gold
03:40He scaled to the middleweight limit of 168 pounds of bang on his professional record. Perfect
03:4821 victories
03:5021 fights
03:5117 wins coming by way of knockout fighting out of south central los angeles, california
03:59And ranked number one in the world
04:02by the wbo
04:04Here is the reigning
04:06defending undefeated and hard-hitting wbc usa and wbo international super middleweight champion
04:16Diego
04:35All right guys looking this is good still right here this is good story
04:40This is like the match you want to touch gloves do it now
04:43god bless
04:45Diego pacheco, you can hear the ovation
04:48that he received here in
04:50southern california
04:51Gabe, you mentioned it. He's got a a big entourage a lot of people around him
04:57They're all counting on him to come through tonight, but it'll be very difficult against a man
05:02Who's nicknamed god's gift? That's what his first name machek means
05:07That's sulekhi. He's only been beaten by daniel jacobs and demetrius andre. He's never been stopped. Here we go
05:14Our main event pacheco in the purple sulekhi in the white and red
05:22And you see sulekhi right away already trying to close
05:26That distance significant height and a massive reach advantage in favor of diego pacheco
05:31His team says they want to use feints. They want to get inside and make this a fight in the phone booth
05:35And that's what I wanted to see from celestia's start off fast put up put pressure
05:40One of the party trying to loop the shot of the ranger taller pacheco
05:47Yeah, you know I think seleki's walking him down like this because he wants pacheco to make a mistake, you know get excited
05:53Throw something big and see if he can counter
05:56Gabe you fought seleki five years ago. He started out great against you, but you had a an amazing comeback
06:02What's the key for diego in these early rounds to avoid what happened to you? You know, the key is is to establish that jab
06:09Keep that keep that lead hand up and watch out for that sneaky right hand. That's what he has
06:20Pacheco says that he wants to utilize that jab
06:23foot
06:24Angle body movement. They want to work on a lot of stuff that they're going to need on the championship level
06:30We're seeing a little bit a little bit of that now
06:32on the back foot
06:34Letting suleski come to him trying to set him up with that long ranging right hip right hand
06:39Right pacheco has been training in seattle working out
06:43with jose benavides and david benavides
06:47That's pretty good sparring
06:57You know pacheco's doing exactly what I think you should do
07:01It's just stay patient stay on the back foot jab jab jab
07:05I haven't seen no body shots from pacheco. I would think that he would be zeroing in on the body of suleski
07:10So suleski was dropped in his last fight by roddy montgomery with a right hook
07:16Yes squeaked out a decision win did suleki
07:19And that fight against the adjournment that could have been a career ender a disastrous loss, but he did prevail
07:27It's a nice jab right there by diego
07:29Yeah, that's how you gotta soften up suleki, you know, you gotta soften up with that jab
07:34Don't let him get comfortable coming in and breaking that distance so easy
07:37Make him pay for it
07:40Not only that but you can lure him lure him in with a straight right hand afterwards
07:45Pacheco has a laser-like right hand. He hides it well behind that long jab
07:50That's a good jab that diego's throwing but he's dropping the hand low
07:55And seleki's best punch is the right hand so you want to keep that you want to keep that lead hand up
08:00You don't want to drop it
08:03You gotta stop at the bell gentlemen
08:06Good left from seleki. He's had a very good opening round. He's done a few left hooks around the guard
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08:36You proms prefer pepsi max
08:40Pepsi max thirsty for more
08:42Foreign
09:06You know sergio you talked about the left hook that seleki was landing
09:10And this is what I brought up during the fighter meetings with the training staff
09:13Of seleki because that cosera's fight cosera's his best punch
09:17In that fight was a looping left hook that pacheco for whatever reason
09:20Wasn't able to get away from and his team kind of smiled at me say, you know
09:23That's the shot we're going to be looking for tonight, too
09:25You know what medics you're talking about coseras earlier and that pacheco was getting hit by coseras. I actually thought
09:32Diego pacheco had a great performance against the third whenever you're stepping up and whenever you're that aggressive you're gonna get hit with
09:38Pacheco responded well to getting hit with those shots and still close the show getting the knockout
09:42I guess the question is do you consider coseras that big a step up?
09:45I I didn't and you know
09:46I thought he got hit too much for fighting a guy on that level when you're that aggressive and that power
09:52Seeking that knockout and power punching you're gonna get hit and yes, there was a step up not a big one
09:56But it was in the right direction
09:58And so is this this fight with seleki as well. Yeah, pacheco has called seleki his toughest opponent
10:04boy
10:05So like he's fighting like a game. He's off to a hot start. Yeah, you know seleki
10:10is targeting
10:11The mid section of pacheco. He's throwing the straight right hand and the right hook
10:16A few times and it's landed about four times in this round already
10:22And that and that kind of shot can open up a big left hook up top
10:29You know, I understand the disciplined approach that diego pacheco is taking there is a part of the guys though
10:34That would like to see him sell out a little bit you go back to that fight again
10:37No, you go back to that fight against demetrius andre
10:39What did andre do in the first round against seleki?
10:41He completely sold out and let his hands go and knocked him down in that first round. I think overwhelming
10:47So lucky might have there might be some merit to that strategy
10:50I don't think I don't think selling out is smart in the first two rounds chris
10:54I think he will sell out after the fourth fifth round once he gets in the middle
10:58Middle rounds. I mean, that's how I see this fight going and the difference when when uh,
11:04Andrade did that andrade's already an experienced veteran
11:08Where pacheco is still learning he's still young and he's developing he doesn't have that experience that um, andre had
11:18Starting to find a home though with that right hand. Yes. He is
11:21I would love to see him just throw a straight straight right hand down the pipe without the jab surprise seleki without it
11:30There's a right hand that backed him up
11:34Pacheco said it was going to be more of a slow burn in this fight there in the interviews. He said, uh,
11:38I hope he takes me into deep waters. I'm gonna start slow be a little cautious
11:42I'm gonna pick up my pace and I think I stop him in the mid to late rounds
11:49Of course seleki he only knows one way and that's the way he's fighting right now
11:55For a six foot four fighter to stab the body of a shorter fighter, that's impressive
12:00You know, you have to bend down and be responsible by doing that
12:03But that that's going to set up straight right hands later on as well
12:06That jab right there just shook seleki up
12:10Good right hook by pacheco that block seleki as well
12:24Estimate his collision in t-minus 10
12:30Nine
12:49It takes the whole force to protect space join us
12:53All right
12:57But more jabs more jabs beautiful two rounds a little more active going to remember we're in california
13:05More jabs out of celeste. That's what they want more jabs aim at the shoulders and the body forget and ignore the head right now
13:12Chop down the tree slowly is what they want sergio when you are the taller fighter
13:17That's a slim taller fighter. Do you want to stay big?
13:20I know earlier you mentioned he needs to drop down to land punches
13:23You want to alternate todd?
13:24You don't want to stay tall too long because you will get time
13:27You also want to get a little bit low you want to bend your knees and fight low
13:31Good right hand there for seleki who's pushing forward
13:34And he's looked better than I think a lot of people thought he would so far against pacheco
13:39Yeah, he's starting off good and one thing that his corner told him is keep touching the body keep touching the body
13:44And then finish with a hook up top
13:48So let's look out for that shot
13:51Oh
13:55You know one thing about seleki when I fought him is he has like this jerky style where he's like
14:00He faints he faints and then next thing, you know, he throws a shot
14:03So, you know that that that movement you never know when he's gonna throw and he's really quick with the right hand
14:09it's it's so contrasting to pacheco style who just
14:14Minimum movement. He looks so calm in there
14:17Yeah, you see like what look at that movement his hands are moving his head this movement side to side it's like, you know
14:23He's never staying still. He's never a target
14:26Big punch for pacheco best of the fight
14:29Yeah, and he's stuck snuck in a right hand before that too that right hand started to become a pretty good weapon
14:37Oh
14:40There's that catching counter they wanted from seleki catch and come to the same side
14:44He just doesn't have that one punch power does he game
14:48You know
14:49Seleki, it's just it's not that he has power
14:52It's just that sneaky shot and the shot that you don't see coming is the shot that gets you
14:56Me
15:14Yeah, he felt that so like he felt that he felt it but he took it well
15:18He took that shot right right on top of that head
15:21Yeah
15:25See this outside game, I don't think it's gonna do so well for celeste as the round goes on I think seleki is better off
15:34in the inside
15:36Taking away the range from diego
15:43See this is where seleki wants to be backing diego up to the rope and applying the pressure
15:51We are at the war grounds in california this venue is known we're having some blockbuster main events
16:10Two big right hands by pacheco both of them with different timing one of them was long a little bit
16:16The other one was a little bit mid-range
16:21Is
16:23Cannot wait for that one
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16:31Daniel dubois who looks?
16:33Sensational in his last fight against el animal and of course before that he stopped big baby. Jarrell miller
16:39Can he do the same?
16:41To aj we'll find out in front of close to a hundred thousand fans live on the zone in three weeks
16:51Clash of knees right there that caused seleki to buckle down
16:57But this is what I like about pacheco right there throwing around the guard he he should be concentrating on the straight shots because if he
17:02If he goes around the guard
17:03He's gonna give a chance for
17:05Seleki to catch encounter like they want him to like he attempted to do in that round and found a little bit success as well
17:15Round four entertaining fight so far
17:21Pacheco those scenes just start building momentum there in the third
17:26Yeah, you have to break down seleki, I mean I expected this, you know a fighter
17:31Of his experience of his toughness of his strength. You're not going to just go out there no matter how hard you punch
17:37You got to break him down and you got to do it with jabs and movement and that's what pacheco's doing
17:43You know alternate that jab different speed different power different torque and then surprise him with a straight right hand
17:49Sneaky uppercut on the inside almost catching him with that uppercut nothing sneaky about that. That was a clean uppercut on the inside
17:59For a tall fighter an extremely tall fighter damon pacheco is an excellent body puncher and he throws lead uppercuts really well
18:07Excellent body puncher and he throws lead uppercuts really well
18:11Dave was finding his rhythm and he's not missing at all with that straight right hand and he's not throwing combinations gabe
18:17And he's not setting the punches up. It's one and done, but you know what?
18:20I think I think the one punch, you know him jabbing jabbing and throwing that one shot
18:26Right now it's too early. It's early in the fight. You don't want to throw combinations and allow seleki to throw that counter
18:31So
18:33The combinations I believe would be when the as the rounds go on
18:44Careful careful pay attention pay attention
18:49You know, that's the third or fourth time tonight that somebody has slipped on that center part of the ring apron
18:56Good sport good sportsmanship by pacheco not punching
18:59He could have easily punched what's the less seleki was looking down for sure protect yourself at all times
19:05You would have punched I would have definitely punched
19:08Floyd mayweather punched victor ortiz. So yeah, you take what's given
19:17That's why they call him the snake the last snake circuit war big right hand
19:24And that right hand is landing flush
19:27Because the lead hand is seleki he's starting to drop that lead hand and he's getting called clean
19:34Now select seleki still punching in between the shots look pacheco's gonna have his hands full man
19:40I can see it already. He's gonna slowly break him down, but it's not gonna be easy like I expected
19:45Select is a strong puncher a smart strong puncher
19:48And
19:52He's been hurt a few times he's hurt by me by andradi, but he recovers fast. Yes, he does
20:00Resilient and he has a hard hard head. He must have a hard head because he gets hit with three shots
20:06Big shot landed for seleki and pacheco went off balance for a second, but now he gets one back
20:13And
20:16A nod of approval from both of these fighters
20:20You gotta take them a little deep right to the round
20:22You got the experience. You gotta take them later in the round. Then we're gonna take them. All right, but beautiful beautiful work
20:28Give him a little bit of water
20:35Yeah, when they slip in your folks out like that's what they go hit you you know i'm saying
20:42I told him to pay attention. It's slippery
20:50Hey
20:52Right here. Diego's just
20:54Landing flush with that straight right hand and that right hand has been funny this whole round
20:59right here hook
21:01Select you know, he does the right hand. There was really nothing on that shot
21:06Thank you
21:09All right
21:12Let's go
21:18Round five
21:23Pacheco starting to open up more than he did in the early rounds just as he said he would yeah now now you could
21:29Expect them to take a little bit more chances and sell out as you said chris
21:34Now now this is the time to do it in the middle rounds
21:37Let's take a look at chris. Mannix's scorecard through four
21:40Yeah, i've got three rounds to one in favor of diego pacheco
21:43I thought seleki squeezed out that first round
21:45But since then it's been that right hand of diego pacheco as a major weapon in this fight landing a clean
21:513-1 diego pacheco
21:53So
22:07And if diego's able to back seleki up it's better for him seleki doesn't fight well off the back foot
22:17Sergio i believe your official pick on the zone earlier this week was a six round stoppage for pacheco
22:23He's still so comfortable. That'll happen
22:26I think he'd be catching with the right hand pretty soon. Yeah, six or seven rounds. I can see that happening
22:40But i'm impressed with seleki I really am not only with his toughness his grip but it's game plan
22:47And the way he's taking those shots that was beautiful
22:51You know, he's got a game plan sergio, but it's reminding me now a little bit of miguel mariaga in the last fight where experience
22:57And guile can help you survive, but I don't know if it's going to help you win
23:01Well, pacheco's landing some i mean, excuse me seleki's landing some flush shots, but he just doesn't have the same pop that pacheco does
23:09You know pacheco's landing that big right hand. I like to see him follow up with a big left hook
23:15A little more body work too. I don't think we've seen much of any body shots for checking. No, we haven't
23:21And I would think that's exactly what he would go for considering seleki was down in his last fight with a right hand to the body
23:30Seleki got that lead hand down and he's getting hit flush with the right hand. He needs to keep that guard up
23:45Oh nice right up the plate it got caught that was a good shot
23:49Nice little flurry here
23:54And we might have some real trouble here in carson, california
24:01Beautiful right hand right there
24:04Oh
24:16Hey, maybe the sixth round is the round
24:25Yeah, we're close now we're close to the end but don't get overconfident now breathe
24:33Yeah
24:35He's hurt you got him hurt
24:38Don't drop your hands though be responsible
24:44Breathe breathe breathe
24:51And there's that right uppercut leaning
24:53For a tough fighter leaning hiding behind those big shoulders coming with that right uppercut
24:57Rocket selects in and then going around the guard with the right hook
25:01This is not just a straight right hand puncher with a ones and twos he goes around the guard
25:05Looks for the body shots and they're going over the top with the looping long shot
25:12Well, a lot of guys have had seleki in trouble
25:15They put him down, but no one has been able to stop him. Can pacheco be the first?
25:22What it was good advice by benavidez
25:24He said don't get overconfident because that's when you make the mistake with seleki you get overconfidence and you could throw something
25:30and hurt you
25:31Stay sharp. No, I love the i've loved what i've been hearing from benavidez in the corner
25:36He's been saying everything right and pacheco's been following everything to it to a tee pacheco's landed 10 more power punches
25:44and thrown
25:46Much less
25:4830 less
25:49The only thing I would like to see more from pacheco's body shots other than that. I mean, it's it's a it's a
25:54Solid performance right now that i'm enjoying
26:00To the liver, I don't know if he's gonna make it up. He's not getting up. He is not getting up
26:15As he picks up the 18th of his sensational young career
26:21And seleki is still down on the ground that body shot hurt
26:26Sergio called it round six knockout winner for pacheco. Absolutely. What a performance the crowd loved it
26:32Everyone on their feet. Diego pacheco is back
26:36You know seleki didn't expect that body shot because the elbow kept landing that right hand up the top constantly constantly
26:43And that left hook to the liver man. That's the one that gets you
26:50And you can see the disappointment
26:53In seleki right there throwing his mouthpiece in disgust knowing he was in this fight knowing he had
26:59He had what he wanted in pacheco, but that body shot was just way too much
27:03You know, sergio
27:03We were watching a kickboxing highlight earlier today when a guy took a liver shot and you had a great line
27:09You said that body shots make cowards of us all absolutely because the liver doesn't forget pain man
27:16That right there reminds you of every time you've been hit in sparring and fights and remembers and you're out
27:30Yeah, right here diego's just measuring them hit them with that right hand and created the opportunity
27:35To land that big left hook to the liver. Yeah, but look it up. Look it up. Look it up and he curls up
27:40Look at how he did it. Look at how he did it game. He threw he missed that right hand
27:44He paused a little bit and went around the elbow. It wasn't that he was aiming at the liver
27:48He went around the elbow and he just happened to catch him right on the spot
27:53It's like it's like the old timer say reach for the wallet reach for the back wallet. There you go
27:57a surgical shot
27:59Watch this
28:01There you go. He pickpocketed a bot took the wallet
28:04Ha ha ha
28:07Man
28:08And look at look at our fighters no matter how tough and strong and big they are
28:12The first reaction is to get into that fetal position and pain. The legs are gone, man
28:18The body shot takes your legs
28:24So now what next for diego pacheco he'll become the mandatory for canelo alvarez eddie said it's too early for that fight for him
28:32But if it's offered to us, we might have to take it sergio. What happens if he fights canelo? Oh, man, it's too early
28:38I wouldn't want to see that just yet