"Someone paid him for that fall" - Fans react to Diego Pacheco's vicious body shot that knocked Maciej Sulecki out in sixth round

Diego Pacheco defeated Maciej Sulecki [Image courtesy: @matchroomboxing on Instagram]
Diego Pacheco defeated Maciej Sulecki. [Image courtesy: @matchroomboxing on Instagram]

Diego Pacheco delivered an exciting knockout in his fight on Aug. 31. The 23-year-old locked horns against Maciej Sulecki in a super middleweight showdown for the WBC USA and WBO International belts. Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California served as the venue for the event.

Before the fight, Pacheco was undefeated with a 21-0 professional record. Sulecki, on other hand, had won four fights in a row heading into his most recent bout.

Pacheco outclassed Sulecki for the majority of the fight and went on to score a knockout victory via a brutal body shot in the sixth round.

Check out Diego Pacheco's knockout of Maciej Sulecki below:

Boxing fans took notice of the knockout and went on social media to share their thoughts on it.

One person accused Sulecki of taking a dive in the fight.

"Someone paid him for that fall."

A similar sentiment was echoed by several individuals on social media.

"Rigged a** s**t. Bro should be in WWE."
"He is good but his last three matches have looked like paid dives."

Another individual expressed their wish to see Pacheco share the boxing ring with Jaime Munguia and predicted for the 23-year-old to emerge victorious in that encounter.

"Pacheco vs. Munguia next. Munguia getting stopped."

Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below:

Boxing fans react to Diego Pacheco's knockout against Maciej Sulecki
Boxing fans react to Diego Pacheco's knockout against Maciej Sulecki

In the post-fight interview, Pacheco's promoter Eddie Hearn spoke about what could be next for the California native. Hearn shared that he wished to see Pacheco being pitted against Munguia for his next outing.

"The fight I would love to make is Diego Pacheco vs. Jaime Munguia. I think that is a brilliant, brilliant fight... I believe we win that fight all day long."

Check out Eddie Hearn's comments below (3:34):

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Edited by Puneet Sharma
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