Pacheco Claims WBC Silver Title Over Sadjo by Decision

Diego Pacheco claimed the WBC Silver super middleweight title with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Kevin Lele Sadjo on Saturday night at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California. The 12-round main event, broadcast on DAZN, showcased Pacheco's reach advantage against Sadjo's relentless pressure, ending with judges' scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112.

The 24-year-old Los Angeles native, standing 6-foot-4 with a 9-inch reach edge, controlled the early rounds by pumping his jab to keep the shorter, 5-foot-8 Sadjo at bay. Sadjo, a 35-year-old from Creteil, France, advanced behind a high guard, landing body shots and forcing clinches that drew warnings from referee Ray Corona for excessive holding. In the fifth round, Sadjo outworked Pacheco with inside fighting, shifting the momentum.

A cut above Pacheco's left eye from a head clash in the sixth added tension, but the fight's turning point came in the eighth when Sadjo floored Pacheco with a thunderous left hook to the chin, prompting an eight-count. Pacheco rose and survived the round, though Sadjo continued to trap him in close quarters where his power posed a constant threat. The bout...