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Diego Pacheco (23-0, 18 KOs) received a late scare from a surprising Steven Nelson (20-1, 16 KOs) but was able to survive to win a 12-round unanimous decision in the DAZN headliner on Saturday at the night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.
The fight showed that Pacheco can be broken with non-stop pressure at a fast pace. Pacheco was lucky that the 36-year-old Nelson was an older fighter who lacked power because he would have collapsed had he been able to hit.
(Credits: Melina Pizano/Matchroom)
Nelson started quickly, using the activity to dominate the first three rounds. Pacheco took over with his power punches and controlled from the fourth through the tenth against Nelson. In the final two rounds, a bloodied Nelson looked like a new man, going after Pacheco, hitting him with big shots that had the 23-year-old holding on.
The energy Nelson, 36, displayed in the 11th and 12th rounds was impressive. That was what he lacked in the middle part of the contest, where he gave the fight away.
The scores
117-111
117-111
117-111
