Cruiserweight contender Chev Clarke believes Diego Pacheco’s fans will become fans of him as he prepares face Efetobor Apochi on Saturday night (August 31) at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles.

Clarke, 9-0 (7 KOs), fights in America for the first time as a pro against Apochi, who is 12-2 (12 KOs), with the big-hitting Englishman taking his focus away from winning the British title outright to face the Nigerian first.

“C4” wants to make sure he dispatches Apochi quickly, so he can go back out to watch the main event, while making Pacheco’s fans his own.

“Diego Pacheco is a bad man,” said Clarke. “When I see him fight, he is cold. To be sharing the card with him is great. I rate him very highly, he’s special. The way he puts his combinations together is class, he’s a quality operator. I’m excited to watch him in person applying his craft.

“He’s got a bright future no doubt. He’s a great boxer, I can see him at the top of the 168lbs division in time for sure.

“If you like Diego Pacheco, you’ll definitely like me. He’s explosive, he manoeuvres around the ring well and puts his shots together nicely, we’re similar fighters. Diego’s fans are going to love me.

“We’re in a different weight class and our stature is different but as entertainers go, we’re similar. We’ll have you hooked.”

Also on the bill, super-featherweight KO artist Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez (27-1 27 KOs) faces former world-title challenger Miguel Marriaga (31-7 26 KOs) in the co-main event, and there’s an all-Mexican clash as super bantamweight contender Arturo Cardenas (14-0-1 8 KOs) meets Jesus Arechiga (21-1 15 KOs). The DAZN card begins with an interim world title clash, as Adelaida Ruiz (16-0-1 8 KOs) defends her WBC super-flyweight title against Ginny Fuchs (3-0 1 KOs).

Recent Matchroom signing Fabian “Zurdo” Rojo (9-0 7 KOs) meets Alejandro Frias (15-10-2 7 KOs) over six rounds at welterweight, Criztec Bazaldua (5-0 1 KOs) faces Kyle Erwin (7-2 3 KOs) over six rounds at super-lightweight, and Alex Gueche (5-0 5 KOs) kicks off the night over six rounds at bantamweight against David Vargas (8-4-2 5 KOs).