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VIDEO: Diego Pacheco Flattens Selemani Saidi With Vicious Right Handed KO Before Ruiz-Joshua 2

By Ian Anderson

Super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco knocks out Selemani Saidi with a wicked right hook
Super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco knocks out Selemani Saidi with a wicked right hook /

This is one hell of a way to end a fight! As a surprise lead-in to Saturday's massive Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua rematch, teenage super middleweight up-and-comer-Diego Pacheco dropped Selemani Saidi with this vicious right hook halfway through the opening round.

The quick couple jabs set up Saidi perfectly before the devastating right handed blow took him out.

At only 18, Pacheco is an exiting boxer for the future in the 168-pound division (and perhaps, one day, 175). Being the star of the undercard before one of the most important fights of the year in Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua is one way to kickstart a career. Keep it rolling, Diego.