Unbeaten Diego Pacheco faces Darius Fulghum on Nov. 14 in Carson for the WBC Silver and WBO International super middleweight belts, with Olascuaga vs. Martinez as co-main.
What we know
- The main event is for the WBC Silver and WBO International super middleweight titles, not a world championship.
- This is Fulghum's first opportunity to contest a WBC championship.
- Anthony Olascuaga defends the WBO flyweight world title against Yuberjen Martinez in the co-main event.
- The card is live in the U.S. on TNT, truTV and DAZN, and on DAZN internationally.
- The card is at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on Nov. 14, and tickets are on sale.
Reported, not confirmed
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Olascuaga signed co-promotional terms with Matchroom and Teiken.
MiddleEasy
The Nov. 14 card in Carson is built around a fight that is a step short of a world title but is billed as the road to one. Diego Pacheco and Darius Fulghum meet at super middleweight with the WBC Silver and WBO International belts at stake, and both men say the winner will be at the door of a title shot.
Pacheco is the favorite on paper and the home fighter. He is 25, stands 6 ft 4 in, and is listed by Matchroom at 26-0 with 19 knockouts. He held the WBC USA title before moving up to the Silver belt, which he defended against Immanuwel Aleem in July with a stoppage in round 11. Before that he stopped Maciej Sulecki at the same venue in August 2024. He continues to work with trainer Buddy McGirt.
Fulghum arrives at 15-1-1 with 13 stoppages, and this is his first chance to contest a WBC championship, according to the WBC. His one loss came in a championship eliminator against Bektemir Melikuziev. He has promised to bring his own supporters to Pacheco's home market.
The promise has limits. Eddie Hearn framed both fighters as chasing a championship in 2027, and Oscar De La Hoya praised Matchroom and Golden Boy for matching contenders against each other, but none of that guarantees a title shot. Fulghum put the stakes this way: "The winner of this fight puts us at the door of a world title opportunity."
The co-main event carries a real championship. Anthony Olascuaga, listed at 12-1 with nine knockouts, defends the WBO flyweight title against Yuberjen Martinez, listed at 7-0 with seven stoppages. Olascuaga signed co-promotional terms with Matchroom and Teiken and returns to Los Angeles after a run in Japan. Martinez, a Colombian Olympic silver medalist, had been preparing for a Nov. 20 fight in his home country before this one came up.
The undercard includes new signing David Adeleye against Alexander Flores at heavyweight and Charlie Sheehy against Gabriel Flores Jr. at lightweight, both over ten rounds. Several preliminary fighters were named without opponents. Next to watch: those remaining opponent announcements and whether the winner in the main event gets a world-title booking.
Pacheco is the favorite on paper and the home fighter. He is 25, stands 6 ft 4 in, and is listed by Matchroom at 26-0 with 19 knockouts. He held the WBC USA title before moving up to the Silver belt, which he defended against Immanuwel Aleem in July with a stoppage in round 11. Before that he stopped Maciej Sulecki at the same venue in August 2024. He continues to work with trainer Buddy McGirt.
Fulghum arrives at 15-1-1 with 13 stoppages, and this is his first chance to contest a WBC championship, according to the WBC. His one loss came in a championship eliminator against Bektemir Melikuziev. He has promised to bring his own supporters to Pacheco's home market.
The promise has limits. Eddie Hearn framed both fighters as chasing a championship in 2027, and Oscar De La Hoya praised Matchroom and Golden Boy for matching contenders against each other, but none of that guarantees a title shot. Fulghum put the stakes this way: "The winner of this fight puts us at the door of a world title opportunity."
The co-main event carries a real championship. Anthony Olascuaga, listed at 12-1 with nine knockouts, defends the WBO flyweight title against Yuberjen Martinez, listed at 7-0 with seven stoppages. Olascuaga signed co-promotional terms with Matchroom and Teiken and returns to Los Angeles after a run in Japan. Martinez, a Colombian Olympic silver medalist, had been preparing for a Nov. 20 fight in his home country before this one came up.
The undercard includes new signing David Adeleye against Alexander Flores at heavyweight and Charlie Sheehy against Gabriel Flores Jr. at lightweight, both over ten rounds. Several preliminary fighters were named without opponents. Next to watch: those remaining opponent announcements and whether the winner in the main event gets a world-title booking.
- Summary
- Unbeaten Diego Pacheco faces Darius Fulghum on Nov. 14 in Carson for the WBC Silver and WBO International super middleweight belts, with Olascuaga vs. Martinez as co-main.
- Key points (one per line)
- Pacheco vs. Fulghum headlines Nov. 14 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, for WBC Silver and WBO International super middleweight titles.
Anthony Olascuaga defends the WBO flyweight title against Yuberjen Martinez in the co-main event.
The card streams on DAZN and airs in the U.S. on TNT and truTV.
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- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/boxing/diego-pacheco-darius-fulghum-november14-carson/
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