Richardson Hitchens vs. Gustavo Lemos and Diego Pacheco vs. Sean McCalman headlined the Friday weigh-ins for the fights on Saturday night, April 6, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on DAZN.
(Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom or Melina Pizano/Matchroom)
Main Event: Hitchens vs. Lemos
Hitchens (17-0, 7 KOs) and Lemos (29-0, 19 KOs) will fight in a 12-round main event of an IBF light welterweight title eliminator. It should be interesting to see how Hitchens handles the pressure and power of Argentine Lemos, the best fighter he has ever faced.
The winner will be mandatory for IBF 140lb champion Sabriel Mathias, promoted by Matchroom Boxing. If Hitchens wins, it will be an easy fight.
That is if he chooses to go in that direction. He prefers fighting for Devin Haney's WBC belt, he says, because then he doesn't have to worry about the IBF's hydration restrictions.
Chief Support: Pacheco vs. McCalman
In the main support bout, super middleweight Diego Pacheco (20-0, 17 KOs) takes on Sean McCalman (15-0, 7 KOs) for 12 rounds.
Saturday night DAZN weights
Richardson Hitchens 139.8 vs. Gustavo Lemos 138.4
Diego Pacheco 167.4 vs. Sean McCalman 167.6
Galar Yafai 111.6 vs. Agustin Gaut 111.2
Skye Nicholson 125.6 vs. Sarah Mahood 125
Marc Castro 130 vs. Abraham Montoya 129
Steven Navarro 115.6 vs. Jose Lopez 114.8
Harley Mederos 134 vs. Pedro Vicente 134.8
Hearn's perspective on cards
“One of our major stars, Marc Castro, is aiming for his first championship. We've seen similar contemporaries in American boxing like Diego Pacheco, Raymond Ford, and Amo Williams. It will be a great night for him because they are coming along well,” Eddie Hearn told Boxing Social.
“Skye Nicholson is having a great fight. No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the WBC World Championship. Galal Yafai has stepped up in a big way. It’s going to be a really exciting fight between two punchers, and he’ll be in 2024. He will be competing for the world title in 2019.
“Diego Pacheco, I think he has a future at 168 pounds and the main event is Hitchens and Lemos. Final eliminator for the IBF world title. [held by Subriel Matias]. Everyone had the same record in the main event and co-main event at 81-0. So I think it's going to be a really good night for boxing.
