Diego Pacheco stopped former WBO International champion Maciej ‘Striczu’ Sulecki at 0:54 of the sixth round on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.
WBC USA and WBO Int’l Super Middle champion Diego Pacheco, 22-0 (18), stopped former WBO Int’l champion Sulecki, 32-3 (12), in 0:54 of the sixth round of a scheduled 12 rounds stopped.
In the first round, Sulecki used an effective jab to finish the close round. In the second round and third rounds, Pacheco returned to Sulecki. In the final seconds of the fourth rounds, a counter right from Pacheco to the chin stunned Sulecki.
In the fifth round’s final seconds, Pacheco landed a right to the chin and hurt Sulecki. In the sixth round, Pacheco missed a right and followed with a left to the body, and down went Sulecki for the count from referee Ray Corona.
In the Super Featherweight (over the limit) co-main event, Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez, 28-1 (28), stopped two-time world challenger Miguel ‘The Scorpion’ Marriaga, 31-8 (26) at the end of the sixth round after a knockdown at the end of the round. It was a scheduled ten rounds.
In the first round, first half minute, Marriaga landed right on the chin of Nunez. Another half minute later another right by Marriaga landed on the chin of Nunez.
In the third round’s final seconds, Nunez finally landed several rights to Marriaga’s jaw. A minute into the fourth round, a right from Nunez to the chin hurt Marriaga, but was able to weather the storm.
In the fifth round, Nunez hurt Marriaga again in the first minute of the round. In the sixth round, in the final seconds, a left to the body followed by a right to the chin dropped Nunez Marriaga for an 8 count from referee Jerry Cantu. Seconds later, the clock came to his rescue. In the Marriaga corner they called a halt.
WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Champion Arturo Cardenas Popoca, 15-0-1 (8), won over former NABF champion Jesus ‘Veneno’ Arechiga, 21-2 (15) over 10 rounds.
In the first two rounds, Arechiga outpointed Cardenas. In the third round, Cardenas came back enough to take the round with a left hook to Arechiga’s body. In the fifth round, Cardenas ended the round with a right to Arechiga’s chin. Earlier, Arechiga landed a low left and received a warning from referee Rudy Barragan.
In the sixth round’s final seconds, Cardenas, whose face showed some swelling under the eyes, landed a solid right to the chin of Arechiga.
In the seventh round, halfway through again, Arechiga landed another low punch. In the ninth round it was close, with both landing left hooks to the chin. The fight could be on the line in the tenth and final round. Both let it all hang out, and there could be a new champion or a draw.
Scores were 96-94 Arechiga, 98-92 Cardenas, 96-94 Cardenas.
WBA Inter-Continental Cruiser Champion ‘Big’ Cheav ‘C4’ Clarke, 10-0 (7), won by majority decision over Efetobar ‘Nigerian Pit Bull’ Apochi, 12-3 (12) over ten rounds.
In the first two rounds, Apochi was the aggressor for the most part after a feel-out first round. In the third round, Clarke picked up the pace with right uppercuts, knocking out Apochi’s mouthpiece in the final seconds of the round.
Clarke rocked Apochi with a right uppercut to the chin midway through the fourth round. In the fifth round, both dropped bombs, with Apochi finishing the stronger of the two. The sixth and seventh rounds were split.
A minute into the eighth round, Clarke rocked Apochi with a left hook to the chin. Apochi managed to get through the round. In the ninth round, Clarke began bouncing around the ring in the final minute, landing jabs and rights to Apochi’s chin until the final minutes when Apochi landed a flurry of punches. Apochi, who felt he needed a knockout, overpowered Clarke in the tenth and final round.
Referee Ray Corona. Scores 95-95, 98-92 and 97-93. In the end, Apochi landed Clarke 139-135.
WBC Interim World Super Fly Champion Adelaida ‘La Cobra’ Ruiz, 16-1-1 (8),
lost her title by split decision to 2020 Olympic southpaw captain Ginny Fuchs, 4-0 (1) over 10×2 rounds.
In the first three rounds, Fuchs, who had more than 100 (87-22) amateur fights, was the aggressor. It was an all-round first lap, with Fuchs holding a slight lead. In the fourth round, Fuchs landed a solid right hook on Ruiz’s chin in the first minute. Ruiz’s face began to show some swelling under the left eye.
From the fifth to the seventh, Ruiz came back well with straights and left hooks to the body. Fuchs finished the stronger of the two, knocking Ruiz out in the eighth round. In the ninth round it was even with Fuchs having a lead.
In the tenth and final round, both went all out, with Fuchs potentially clinching the title on Ruiz’s home turf. Fuch injured her right thumb, possibly broken, in the first round, it was later said. The 36-year-old Fuchs is a year older than the 35-year-old Ruiz. Fuchs got more punches statistically, 154 to 123.
Rudy Barragan, referee. Scores 100-90 Fuchs, 97-93 Ruiz and 97-93 Fuchs.
In a mild upset, Alejandro Frias, 16-10-2 (7) won a unanimous decision over Fabian ‘Zurdo’ Rojo, 9-1 (7. All scores were 58-54).
Super flyweight Alex Gueche, 6-0 (5) won a 6-round decision over David Vargas, 8-5-2 (5). All the scores were 60-53.
Super Lightweight Criztec Bazaldua, 6-0 (1), of LA, defeated Kyle Erwin, 7-3 (3), of Oceanside, CA. All the scores were 60-53.
The ring announcer was David Diamante.
