On January 25, 2025, a 36-year-old Steven Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs) and a 23-year-old Diego Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Nelson came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Pacheco was on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Diego Pacheco defeated Steven Nelson via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Pacheco improves his record to 23-0, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 20-1.