“Rest In Peace”: WBC Prez Sends Condolences to Deigo Pacheco and His Family After Losing Their “Guardian Angel”

Diego Pacheco and the Pacheco family suffered a great loss as he disclosed that he lost his brother, Manuel, on Sunday. The American-Mexican boxer is mourning his brother’s sad demise, with whom he grew up and shared many beautiful memories. In these trying times, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has penned a heartfelt note for him and extended his condolences to the Pacheco family.

Pacheco, 23, shared the disheartening news as he turned to his Instagram handle and shared pictures of him alongside Manuel. He reminisced about the time they spent together and thanked him for the love they shared. Calling Manuel his “guardian angel,” he wrote, “I love you forever my guardian angel thank you for all the lovely memories and endless love until we meet again my baby big brother.”

The saddening news plunged the boxing community into shock and grief, and the WBC President sent his thoughts and prayers to the Pacheco family.

Mauricio Sulaiman pays respects to the Pacheco family

The WBC head honcho turned to his X handle and extended his sincere wishes. He penned, “The WBC family joins the Pacheco family during these times of sadness as Manuel , brother of Diego Pacheco passed away. May he rest in peace and God bring comfort to the family and friends.”

Notably, Pacheco, at 21-0, is not the only boxer in the family. His younger brother, Federico Pacheco Jr., also took up boxing, most probably taking after him. The two also fought under the same card in July last year. Amusingly, Federico, 20, also holds an undefeated record as of now at 6-0. Meanwhile, Diego is surging up in the ranks and is eyeing a fight with Edgar Berlanga or any top 10 boxer in the super middleweight division to attract Canelo Alvarez‘s attention.

Not only is his zeal to make it big in the boxing world, but Pacheco also has a newfound motivation. He recently welcomed his daughter and added a new member to the family.

Diego Pacheco seeks motivation from his daughter

“My whole life has changed. I’m not doing this for me anymore. It’s for my daughter, my family. That’s what it’s all about now,” Pacheco declared before his fight with Shawn McCalman on April 6, which he won dominantly.

Before his daughter, boxing was all he thought about. But this has changed now. The Los Angeles native has now added motivation to commit to his goals. He continued, “Every decision I make, I think about her, my family, my girlfriend. I’m working like never before and that’s never going to happen to change. I have my goals that I am trying to reach in boxing and in life, so it’s added motivation.”

It remains to be seen when he’ll enter the square circle after he recovers from this tragic loss. We extend our sincere wishes to Diego Pacheco and his close ones in these trying times.