Diego Pacheco (born March 8, 2001) is an American professional boxer of Mexican origin.
Early life
Pacheco was born on March 8, 2001 in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. His mother is from Zacatecas and his father from Mexico City.
Amateur career Pacheco began boxing at the age of ten and amassed over seventy-five bouts and eight National championships in his amateur career. At the time he turned professional, he was ranked as the top amateur middleweight in both the United States and Mexico.
Professional career
In October 2018 Pacheco signed with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA. He made his professional debut on December 22, 2018, at the Auditorio Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico, against Luis Carlos Gonzalez, winning by knockout (KO) early in the first round. In 2019, he fought and won seven times, including six victories by way of KO. On December 7, 2019, he featured on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Anthony Joshua II in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, knocking out the more experienced opponent Selemani Saidi with a right hand.
On February 29, 2020, Pacheco defeated Oscar Riojas via six-round unanimous decision (UD) on the undercard of Mikey Garcia vs. Jessie Vargas at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
On March 5, 2022 Pacheco stopped Genc Pllana in the second round. On June 10, 2022 he defeated Raul Ortega via fourth-round retirement.
On April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, Pacheco was scheduled to face Shawn McCalman. He won the fight by unanimous decision and retained his WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles.
Pacheco was scheduled to face former title challenger Maciej Sulecki in Carson, CA on August 31, 2024. Pacheco won the fight by knockout in the sixth round with liver shot.
Pacheco beat Steven Nelson by unanimous decision in Las Vegas on January 25, 2025.
He recovered from being knocked to the canvas in the eighth round to defeat the previously unbeaten Kévin Sadjo via unanimous decision to claim the WBC Silver super-middleweight title at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California, on December 13, 2025.
Pacheco successfully defended the title with an 11th round technical knockout win over Immanuwel Aleem at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on July 18, 2026.
Fighting style At 6'4", Pacheco is well known for his length and superior sense of timing, as well as for having power in both hands.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Win26–0Immanuwel AleemTKO11 (12), Jul 18, 202625Win25–0Kévin Lele SadjoUD12Dec 13, 202524Win24–0Trevor McCumbyUD12Jul 19, 202523Win23–0Steven NelsonUD12Jan 25, 202522Win22–0Maciej SulęckiKO6 (12), Aug 31, 202421Win21–0Shawn McCalmanUD10Apr 6, 202420Win20–0Marcelo CóceresKO9 (12), Nov 18, 202319Win19–0Manuel GallegosTKO4 (10), Jul 7, 202318Win18–0Jack CullenTKO4 (10) 11 Mar 202317Win17–0Ricardo Adrian LunaTKO2 (10), Dec 3, 202216Win16–0Enrique CollazoTKO5 (10), Sep 17, 202215Win15–0Raul Ortega4 (8), Jun 10, 202214Win14–0Genc PllanaKO2 (8), Mar 5, 202213Win13–0Lucas De AbreuTKO8 (8), Oct 16, 202112Win12–0Jesús MoroyoquiTKO6 (8), Jun 26, 202111Win11–0Rodolfo Gomez Jr.UD8Feb 27, 202110Win10–0Juan Antonio MéndezTKO2 (6), Oct 23, 20209Win9–0Oscar RiojasUD6Feb 29, 20208Win8–0Selemani SaidiKO1 (4), Dec 7, 20197Win7–0Aaron CasperKO4 (6), Nov 9, 20196Win6–0Terry FernandezKO3 (4), Sep 14, 20195Win5–0Jose Alonso EsparzaTKO1 (4), Aug 24, 20194Win4–0Jared Chauvin1 (4), Jun 1, 20193Win3–0Guillermo MaldonadoKO1 (4), Apr 26, 20192Win2–0Felix Alberto Aguilar4Feb 23, 20191Win1–0Luis Carlos Gonzalez1 (4), Dec 22, 2018
References
External links