Pacheco was expected to try to impress after an average outing in his last win, a unanimous decision over Shawn McCalman and he did so by breaking down Sulecki gradually before the finisher.
Pacheco became the first to knock out Sulecki as his other defeats were by decision to Daniel Jacobs (Very close) and Demetrius Andrade (Very not so close) and while it is reasonable to wonder how shopworn Sulecki currently is, Sulecki made a good accounting for himself in the loss, especially early in the fight and in round four stunned Pacheco.
Pacheco hurt Sulecki at the end of round five and with a bit more time might have finished him then and there but had that occurred, we would have missed out on that paralyzing shot to the liver.
Pacheco is ranked number one in the WBO rankings and could face WBA/WBC/WBO champion Canelo Alvarez, should Alvarez decide to face him and announce his plans to fight once more before the end of 2024 against a "top ten" opponent.
Pacheco mentioned one possible foe in particular- the winner of the Jaime Munguia-Erik Bazinyan fight later this month.
I tend to doubt that promoter Eddie Hearn will take that risk with a mandated title shot at risk but it sounds nice.
Diego Pacheco seems to be the real deal and the only question that remains to be answered is one that has yet to be asked- can he take a wallop from a world-class puncher?
That answer will hopefully come soon enough.
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