Pacheco defeats Sadjo via decision

By Scott Shaffer

14/12/2025

Pacheco defeats Sadjo via decision

Diego Pacheco W12 Kevin Lele Sadjo ... Diego Pacheco defeated French-Cameroonian Kevin Lele Sadjo in a twelve-round super middleweight battle of unbeatens at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California on Saturday night. The fight was streamed live on DAZN. Sadjo, eleven years older than Pacheco and much shorter, started slowly but came on strong in the middle rounds, including a knockdown with a left hand that caught Pacheco off balance. Sadjo (26-1) also cut Pacheco over the right eye. Pacheco rallied in rounds eleven and twelve but appeared very apprehensive as he awaited the announcement of the verdict. Pacheco's performance did not live up to expectations, but his grandmother passed away this week, so Boxingtalk wil cut him some slack.The judges looked after Pacheco, giving him the unanimous decisionn win by wider-than-reality scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Punchstats showed a more accurate picture of the bout, favoring Pacheco in punches landed, 128-117. The 24 year-old Pacheco (25-0) is now seeking a fight against ex-154 pound champion Jaime Munguia in Pacheco's hometown of Los Angeles.