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Diego Pacheco-Shawn McCalman DAZN’s Co-Feature 4/6; Richardson Hitchins-TBD In Main Event

Diego Pacheco hopes to fight Edgar Berlanga later this year, but the emerging, unbeaten super middleweight will have to get through another undefeated opponent first.

Boxing Scene has learned that Pacheco and Shawn McCalman have agreed to meet in a 10-round bout April 6. The Pacheco-McCalman match will be the co-feature of a Matchroom Boxing show DAZN will stream from a venue to be determined.

Pacheco (20-0, 17 KOs), a Los Angeles native who resides in Renton, Washington, most recently knocked out Argentina’s Marcelo Coceres (32-6-1, 18 KOs) late in the ninth round November 18 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. The 22-year-old Pacheco, who is promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, has won nine straight bouts by knockout or technical knockout and is 6-0 since Jose Benavidez Sr. started training him in the Seattle area.

McCalman, meanwhile, will take a step up in competition when he opposes Pacheco.

The 30-year-old McCalman (15-0, 7 KOs) shut out Mexican veteran Cristian Olivas (22-10, 19 KOs) on all three scorecards in his last fight, an eight-rounder December 16 at The Armory in Minneapolis. In his previous appearance, McCalman, of Aurora, Colorado, outboxed American Money Powel IV (13-2, 8 KOs) and won an eight-round unanimous decision August 18 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

DAZN’s 12-round main event April 6 is expected to feature undefeated junior welterweight contender Richardson Hitchins.

New York’s Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) is unlikely to box British contender Jack Catterall in an IBF elimination that night. The IBF’s purse bid for its mandated Hitchins-Catterall contest has been postponed twice, the second time until Thursday.

The Hitchins-Catterall purse bid could be canceled altogether, which might lead to Hitchins facing the IBF’s next leading available contender, perhaps Argentina’s Gustavo Lemos.

Hitchins is ranked third by the IBF, but he is the New Jersey-based sanctioning organization’s top-rated contender for Subriel Matias’ title in the 140-pound division because the IBF’s top two spots are unoccupied. Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs) is ranked fourth by the IBF, ahead of fifth-rated Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), sixth-ranked Regis Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs), seventh-rated Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) and the eighth-ranked Lemos (29-0, 19 KOs).

England’s Catterall might fight Scotland’s Taylor next in a higher-profile rematch than a potential bout with Hitchins, which would eliminate them from facing him April 6. Garcia, of Victorville, California, wants to challenge WBA champ Rolly Romero (15-1, 13 KOs) and Prograis probably wouldn’t entertain the idea of a fight with Hitchins so soon after the New Orleans native suffered a lopsided points loss to Devin Haney on December 9 at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), of Henderson, Nevada, won the WBC super lightweight title from Prograis.

Press Release

At the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Saturday April 6. New York Super-Lightweight ace Richardson Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) looks to build on his shutout points win over Jose Zepeda at the Caribe Royal Orlando last September when he takes on Argentina’s Gustavo Daniel Lemos (29-0, 19 KOs) in a Final Eliminator for the IBF World Title.

And destructive Super-Middleweight powerhouse Diego Pacheco (20-0, 17 KOs) is aiming to extend his nine-fight knockout streak when he meets Colorado’s unbeaten Shawn McCalman (15-0, 7 KOs).

Hitchings in going to end up in the IBHOF. There, I said it.

Hitchins is a young master but I hope Lemos brings the fight to him and we see something riskier from Richardson.

Fight Week

Just realized Lemos was the guy who retired Selby a couple of years ago

Fight Night!!

Date: Saturday April 6, 2024
Location: Fontainebleau - Las Vegas, NV
TV/Stream: DAZN

Start Times
Youtube: 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT | 11 pm GMT (Preliminary Card)
DAZN: 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT | 1 am BST (Main Card)

Promoted by: Matchroom Boxing

Fight Card

12 Round IBF Super Lightweight Title Eliminator Bout
Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Daniel Lemos

WBC USA & WBO International Super Middleweight Championship
Diego Pacheco vs. Shawn McCalman

Vacant WBC Featherweight Championship
Skye Nicolson vs. Sarah Mahfoud

WBC International Flyweight Championship
Galal Yafai vs. Agustin Mauro Gauto

10 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Marc Castro vs. Abraham Montoya

6 Round Lightweight Bout
Harley Mederos vs. Pedro Vicente Scharbaai

6 Round Super Flyweight Bout
Steven Navarro vs. Jose Lopez

B4B starting now..

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 18:45 B4B starting now..

Can ya post when Gal is coming on please Skankie?
Beautiful day here, and I gots me chores to do

KiwiRider wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 19:58

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 18:45 B4B starting now..

Can ya post when Gal is coming on please Skankie?
Beautiful day here, and I gots me chores to do

2x 10 rounders from now - be back about 3am UK time whatever that is for you Kiwi.
Nb. We're on BST now not GMT.

I'm watching for Aussie S Nicolson. I don't know her opponent...but I would suspect it will be very dangerous to fight with one's hand down at this level, which is the way Nicolson fights. Let's see if she can adapt as I don't believe she has been tested.

Marc Castro is kinda "funny-looking" - could really be the son of Elon Musk !

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:05

KiwiRider wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 19:58

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 18:45 B4B starting now..

Can ya post when Gal is coming on please Skankie?
Beautiful day here, and I gots me chores to do

2x 10 rounders from now - be back about 3am UK time whatever that is for you Kiwi.
Nb. We're on BST now not GMT.

Cool, thanks. Be about 2pm here.

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:17 Marc Castro is kinda "funny-looking" - could really be the son of Elon Musk !

Very very funny looking. Musk defiantly has some questions to answer about what he was doing in cali 25 years ago…

He should lean into it and thank his dad Elon in a post fight interview… Mabey Elon will sponcer him hahah. Be a laugh either way.

Very entertaining first rd. Castro with lovely punches but he is greedy in there.

gregregegg wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:21

skanksta wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:17 Marc Castro is kinda "funny-looking" - could really be the son of Elon Musk !

Very very funny looking. Musk defiantly has some questions to answer about what he was doing in cali 25 years ago…

He should lean into it and thank his dad Elon in a post fight interview… Mabey Elon will sponcer him hahah. Be a laugh either way.

Try and claim some paternity suit cash !

This is a good fight !
Montoya is basically Joe Joyce in a shrinkinator !

Castro is completely outclassing him and outspeeding him, but the golem keeps walking thru' shots and landing slow thudding bombs..

Castro working so much harder than Mon but it's not paying off. Mon walking him down and landing on the heavy footed Castro. Arguably 1 each.

that stoppage in navarro - lopez was beyond ridiculous. one of the worst iv e seen in a while. 18 seconds left in a two way fight, guy not seriously hurt or swaying around the place, defending and evading most of the shots. terrible

Castro needs to settle down and he needs his second wind. Very early in the fight which is concerning.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:30 that stoppage in navarro - lopez was beyond ridiculous. one of the worst iv e seen in a while. 18 seconds left in a two way fight, guy not hurt at all, defending and evading most of the shots. terrible

Sounds like you backed the decision win !

nah i didnt even know it was happening , but jeez to stop that with 18 seconds lefft when hes' defending effectively and it's been a give and take fight.

Much better rd for Castro.