T Mobile Arena, Las–Vegas, USA. The vacant WBC US super middleweight title (up to 76.2 kg) was contested against local prospect Diego Pacheco (16-0, 13 KOs) and Puerto Rican
Enrique Collaso (16-3-1, 11 KOs).
The fight began with a slow and not very bright chess confrontation with jabs. Pacheco turned out to be a very cool counter-puncher – he lured his opponent out, countered great.
In the 4th round, he began to work harder and more aggressively. The knockout came in the 5th three-minute period – first, he dropped the opponent hard, then finished off the referee to the go-ahead.
BOOM!@realdpacheco drops Collazo then closes the show!#CaneloGGG3 pic.twitter.com/ebA7tGvcTF
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 17, 2022
Pacheco TKO 5.
He is very cool.
Local top lightweight prospect (up to 61.2 kg) and former amateur ring star Mark Castro (8-0, 6 KOs) scored a bright knockout in a fight with a young Mexican
Kevin Montiel (6-2-2, 3 KOs).
MONSTER uppercut by @MarcTheBoxer and it’s over in the fifth! #CaneloGGG3 pic.twitter.com/etftXm1yOp
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 17, 2022
Castro KO 5.
Junior unbeaten super lightweights (up to 63.5 kg)
Aaron Aponte (6-0-1, 2 KOs) from the USA and
Fernando Angel Molina (8-0-1, 3 KOs) from Mexico met in a full-time fight and remained undefeated, although both were on the canvas.
Now Aponte goes down!
This is a WAR! #CaneloGGG3
live: https://t.co/gLcLHsB5i3 pic.twitter.com/KiaarOEoiE3
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 17, 2022
The judges were divided: 76-74, 74-76 and 75-75.
Draw SD 8.
Molina was a little closer to victory – he looked more confident, finished the fight in attacks, and the referee mistakenly counted him a knockdown.
