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Diego Pacheco vs Kevin Lele Sadjo – results and post-fight report
Diego Pacheco defended his WBO International super middleweight title and added the vacant WBC silver belt, but had to come off the deck before taking a 12-round decision victory over Kevin Lele Sadjo in California.
Pacheco (25-0, KO18) was last seen in July, when he was widely scored against Trevor McCumby, and 35-year-old Frenchman Sadjo (26-1, KO23) was last sidelined in August, forcing Martin Ezequiel Bulacio to withdraw after four rounds.
It was a jab fight early on and Pacheco won that initial argument, which also worked well for Sadjo’s body early in the fight.
Pacheco was rained down with a flurry of punches in the third period, but Sadjo started to get into the conversation, scoring a good fourth game before landing some decent right hands amidst some ferocity in the fifth period.
The fight turned into a wrestling match, with Pacheco getting better and better over the next few rounds, but by the eighth round he was on the court when he was dropped by a huge left hook.
He recovered well, with a huge left left to his wobbly Sadjo at the end of the round, and after a few more close frames, Sadjo was injured again in the penultimate frame and finished sturdy, winning a disappointing fight.
Scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 ensured Pacheco returned home with the belts.
Joe Cordina vs. Gabriel Flores Jr. fight
Vacant WBO International lightweight title won by: Joe Cordina (18-2, KO9) as won on points over Gabriel Flores Jr (28-2, KO8).
Cordina used clever boxing and ring IQ as well as powerful punches to secure a well-deserved victory with scores of 117-110, 115-112 and 114-113.
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In ten rounds, Skye Nicholson (15-1, KO3) came closer to winning the world title, clearly defeating Yuliahn Luna Avila (28-4-1, KO4) and winning the interim WBC super featherweight title.
The Australian agreed to this with the scores 98-92 (twice) and 97-93.
Ernesto Mercado (18-0, KO17) remained undefeated and won the vacant WBO International super lightweight title with a sixth-round knockout of Antonio Moran (31-8-1, KO21).
Moran was eliminated once in the opening round and twice in the sixth round before the end.
Arturo Popoca (17-0-1, KO9) defended his WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight title by defeating Cesar Vaca Espinoza (19-3-1, KO12).
Two scores of 98-91 and the third 97-92 decided the fight for the undefeated competitor.
Cheavon Clarke (11-2, KO8) won his first fight after back-to-back losses, and the cruiserweight division forced Anthony Holloway (9-10-3, KO7) to withdraw after four rounds of their fight.
Sachery Sam (5-0, KO2) defeated Brandon Medina Guerrero (7-4, KO0) in a six-round featherweight fight, and lightweight newcomers Cesar Olvera (1-0-1, KO1) and Victor Saravia (1-6-3, KO1) couldn’t separate each other in a majority draw.
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Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.
Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.
It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.
After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.
This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.
The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.
Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.
Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.
He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.
For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.
For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.
Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.
Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.
Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.
Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.
Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.
Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.
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Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”
The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.
“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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