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WBA makes Diego Pacheco-Darius Fulghum bout a title eliminator
The decision adds 168-pound title implications to Saturday’s main event in Carson, California.
The World Boxing Association said Thursday that Saturday’s fight between Diego Pacheco and Darius Fulghum will serve as a super middleweight title eliminator.
The 168-pound bout headlines the Matchroom Boxing card at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Pacheco also will defend his WBO International and WBC Silver belts, according to the promoter.
Pacheco stopped Immanuwel Aleem in the 11th round at the same venue in June, his first fight under trainer Buddy McGirt. Fulghum enters at 15-1-1 with 13 knockouts, according to Matchroom. The card will air in the United States on TNT, truTV and DAZN.
Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, pictured in July 2020. The venue hosts Diego Pacheco and Darius Fulghum on Saturday. Spatms/Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources and notes
- https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/diego-pacheco-and-darius-fulghum-set-for-wba-super-middleweight-eliminator
- https://www.matchroomboxing.com/news/pacheco-and-fulghum-clash-in-carson-on-nov-14-live-on-tnt-and-dazn/
- https://www.dignityhealthsportspark.com/events/detail/matchroom-boxing-presents-diego-pacheco-vs-darius-fulghum
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