{"id":343203,"date":"2026-05-30T20:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343203"},"modified":"2026-05-30T20:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:51:05","slug":"eddie-hearn-rejects-diego-pacheco-rumors-confirms-los-angeles-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/eddie-hearn-rejects-diego-pacheco-rumors-confirms-los-angeles-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hearn Rejects Diego Pacheco Rumors, Confirms Los Angeles Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<picture style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google.png.webp\"><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;\n            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/follow-google-news.png\"><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Asked about reports that Pacheco was leaving Matchroom for Golden Boy, Hearn dismissed the suggestion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the bizarre rumors I\u2019ve ever heard. That\u2019s definitely not the case. Diego Pacheco\u2019s future might be unveiled. I\u2019ll say the following week, however it could even be as soon as the following 24, 48 hours,\u201d said Hesrn to iFL TV.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hearn also revealed that Pacheco\u2019s next bout is planned for Los Angeles, where he&#8217;ll headline his own event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe&#8217;ll fight in Los Angeles on his own show,\u201d said Hearn about Pacheco.<\/p>\n<p>The comments come after a period of uncertainty surrounding Pacheco\u2019s immediate future. The unbeaten contender stays one in every of Matchroom\u2019s top American fighters and a distinguished name within the super middleweight division.<\/p>\n<p>While Hearn ruled out the Golden Boy reports, he stopped in need of confirming Pacheco\u2019s long-term promotional plans. Asked whether Pacheco had prolonged his agreement with Matchroom, Hearn said the situation stays unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has one fight left with us. So, we will see,\u201d said Hearn.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn didn&#8217;t reveal Pacheco\u2019s opponent but made it clear that an announcement is predicted soon as Matchroom continues constructing its summer schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old is predicted to return in Los Angeles in what might be his first fight since his unanimous decision victory over Trevor McCumby earlier this 12 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-video\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kU0XcQFXvbU\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kU0XcQFXvbU\" data-query=\"start=309&#038;feature=oembed\" data-referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadVideo(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kU0XcQFXvbU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sabox-authors\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab saboxplugin-tab-about\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-desc\">\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><strong>Tom Galm<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the worldwide fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight evaluation, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asked about reports that Pacheco was leaving Matchroom for Golden Boy, Hearn dismissed the suggestion. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the bizarre rumors I\u2019ve ever heard. That\u2019s definitely not the case. Diego Pacheco\u2019s future might be unveiled. I\u2019ll say the following week, however it could even be as soon as the following 24, 48 hours,\u201d said Hesrn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":343204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[10078,1524,11312,8150,7748,10077,16110,5767,1161,1296],"class_list":["post-343203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-angeles","tag-confirms","tag-diego","tag-eddie","tag-hearn","tag-los","tag-pacheco","tag-rejects","tag-return","tag-rumors"],"aioseo_notices":[{"message":"The permalink for this post just changed! 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