Diego Pacheco Meets Darius Fulghum in Carson With a Title Shot in Sight

Unbeaten Los Angeles super middleweight Diego Pacheco headlines at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on Saturday, November 14, against Houston's Darius Fulghum. The winner is expected to move a step closer to a world title shot, and the card also carries a WBO flyweight title fight.

When and Where the Fight Takes Place

The bout tops a Matchroom card in Carson, and it is the latest headliner of The Fight, the monthly live boxing series run jointly by TNT Sports and DAZN. Both The Ring and Boxing News put the start of the broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern, which is 5 p.m. local time in California and 1 a.m. GMT on Sunday in the United Kingdom. The main event will come at the end of the night, so the ring walk will be a few hours after the opening bell.

According to Matchroom, Pacheco will put his WBO International and WBC Silver super middleweight belts on the line. Those are regional titles rather than world championships, but they reflect where both men sit in the sanctioning body rankings.

Diego Pacheco and His Road to Carson

Diego Pacheco is 26-0 with 19 knockouts and fights out of South Central Los Angeles, which makes this another home date for him. Matchroom lists him at No. 2 with the WBO, No. 3 with the WBC and No. 6 with the WBA at 168 pounds, while The Ring ranks him sixth in the division.

His most recent win was an 11th-round stoppage of Immanuwel Aleem at the same Carson venue. Matchroom dates that fight to June, while a DAZN report says July, so the exact month differs between sources. It was also his first fight with trainer Buddy McGirt in his corner. Pacheco had already won in Carson in August 2024, when he stopped Maciej Sulecki.

Not everyone is impressed with his matchmaking. A Boxing News column published on November 8 argues that Pacheco has passed on purse bids and mandatory orders that would have put him in with Christian Mbilli, Janibek Alimkhanuly and Hamzah Sheeraz. Fulghum is a different kind of test, but a clear win would still strengthen Pacheco's case for a title fight in 2027.

Darius Fulghum Gets His Biggest Night

Darius Fulghum arrives at 15-1-1 with 13 knockouts and holds the No. 5 spot in the WBO rankings, according to Matchroom. The Houston fighter calls this the biggest fight of his career so far. His last outing came in May in San Jose, where he stopped Yoanki Urrutia in the third round. Boxing News notes that the Urrutia win is his only victory in his last three fights, with a loss and a draw in that stretch.

Fulghum's punching power is his main asset on paper, since 13 of his 15 wins have come inside the distance. Pacheco has the longer unbeaten record and the home crowd.

What the Promoters Are Saying

Eddie Hearn has called the matchup an important one for the division and said both fighters have their sights set on becoming world champions in 2027. He also credited McGirt with helping Pacheco improve. Pacheco said he expects the best version of Fulghum and wants to show he belongs with the top names at 168 pounds. Fulghum described the bout as a chance to put himself in line for a world title.

How to Watch Pacheco vs Fulghum

In the United States the card airs on TNT and truTV, and it streams on DAZN. Viewers in the rest of the world can watch it on DAZN.

The Rest of the Card

The co-main event is a world title fight. Anthony Olascuaga defends his WBO flyweight title over 12 rounds against Colombian Olympic silver medalist Yuberjen Martinez. It is Olascuaga's sixth defense and his first fight under the Matchroom banner.

British heavyweight David Adeleye makes his American debut against Alexander Flores. The Ring reports that Adeleye, a former British champion, is 14-2 with 13 knockouts and returns after a 15-month layoff that followed his decision loss to Filip Hrgovic. Lightweight Charlie Sheehy meets Gabriel Flores Jr. over 10 rounds, and junior middleweight Nishant Dev is also on the card.

Sources

• Pacheco and Fulghum clash in Carson on Nov 14, live on TNT and DAZN, Matchroom Boxing, 2 October 2026
• Adeleye set for U.S. debut on Pacheco-Fulghum card, Nov. 14, The Ring, 6 October 2026
• Flyweight champ Olascuaga blossoms at perfect time, The Ring, November 2026
• Diego Pacheco Avoids Top Middleweights Again, Boxing News, 8 November 2026
• Diego Pacheco's next fight announced in pursuit of world glory, DAZN, 2 October 2026
• Diego Pacheco vs Darius Fulghum and RWS Muay Thai, how to watch this weekend's biggest fights, DAZN, November 2026
• Boxing schedule, ESPN, November 2026