Tremendous middleweight Diego Pacheco faces Steven Nelson in the principle occasion and 2020 Olympic gold medalist light-weight Andy Cruz takes on Omar Salcido within the co-main tonight from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The principle card will probably be proven reside on DAZN, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Undercard Outcomes
– Junior middleweight prospect Nishant Dev (1-0, 1 KO) gained his professional debut with a first-round knockout win over Alton Wiggins (1-1-1). A local of Indis, Dev, 24, dropped Wiggins twice within the spherical.
The referee, Robert Hoyle, stopped the struggle after Wiggins was bumped to the canvas. Wiggins regarded shaky after he acquired again to his toes, ensuing within the struggle being halted. The time of the stoppage was at 2:48 of the primary. The southpaw Dev regarded highly effective, touchdown left palms all through the struggle.
“I used to be dreaming about this second,” mentioned Dev after the struggle. “I dedicate this struggle to India. The highway to the world championship now begins. I feel I used to be excited for my professional debut. I’m prepared for my subsequent struggle. I used to be three months locked down for my coaching. I used to be in form for my first professional struggle.
“Proper now, my journey begins, and I’m prepared for this. Nobody is a world champion from India. I wish to be the primary world champion from India.”
“India now has a fighter that may turn into a world champion,” mentioned Eddie Hearn. “Nishant can go all the way in which to turn into a world champion. We’ve acquired to maintain him good and lively. That is somebody that may turn into a world champion. That is our first India fighter, and somebody that may turn into a world champion.”
– Light-weight prospect Harley Mederos (8-0, 7 KOs) destroyed Arturo de Isla (5-3-1, 4 KOs) by a third-round knockout. Mederos, 24, nailed de Isla with a proper hand adopted by a booming quick left hook to drop him in spherical three. The referee, Raul Caiz Jr., then waved it off. The time of the stoppage was at 1:27.
– Tremendous featherweight prospect Zaquin Moses (2-0, 1 KOs) scored a first-round damage stoppage of beforehand unbeaten Mario Garcia (3-1, 3 KOs) in a four-round scheduled struggle. Garcia suffered a bicep damage and couldn’t come out for the second spherical. Referee Robert Hoyle waved it off formally at 3:00 of spherical one.
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The struggle many boxing followers are speaking about is Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) vs. Omar Salcido (20-1, 14 KOs) on this card. They’ll be preventing in a 10-round WBC 135-lb title eliminator. The winner would be the obligatory for WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson. Cruz is anticipated to dominate tonight and college the slugger Salcido. You may wager that Shakur will probably be watching intently, understanding that Cruz will probably face him in 2026.
Many consider that Cruz would be the #1 fighter within the light-weight division and defeat Shakur subsequent yr. From there, he’ll defeat Gervonta Davis after which Keyshawn Davis. It could take Turki Al-Sheikh to steer each Tank and Keyshawn to struggle Cruz, as he might scare them away as soon as he defeats Shakur.
On DAZN at 8 pm ET
Diego Pacheco vs. Steven NelsonAndy Cruz vs. Omar SalcidoErnesto Mercado vs. Jose Pedraza
Earlier than the Bell at 6 pm ET On YouTube
Nishant Dev vs. Alton WigginsHarley Mederos vs. Arturo De IslaZaquin Moses vs. Mario Garcia
