Super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco is not worried about Terence Crawford providing advice and support to Steven “So Cold” Nelson.

Pacheco will collide with Nelson at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas on Saturday, January 25, live worldwide on DAZN.

The unbeaten Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs) is rising his number one ranking with the WBO when he steps in the ring with Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs), who aims to pick up the biggest win of his pro career.

Nelson is very close friends with pound-for-pound kingpin Crawford.

“I know Steven Nelson from being one of Terence Crawford’s fighters. I know he’s from Omaha, Nebraska, and that he is 36 years old. That’s pretty much it. For me, he’s just another opponent. I’m coming in to knock him out on January 25th," Pacheco said.

“It makes it a fun fight. Having a top pound-for-pound fighter like Crawford in your corner is always a good thing, but he can’t get in there and fight for him. He can be a good cheerleader on the sidelines, but that is pretty much it.”

Pacheco is hoping that his upcoming contest will be the final step before securing a world title opportunity.

“I feel that after putting on a great performance with Steven Nelson on January 25, I’ll be closer to fighting for a world title. Obviously, Canelo has three of the belts, and [William] Scull has the other belt. Either one who’d like to give me the opportunity–-that’d be amazing. Who will be the one that is going to give me the challenge? I don’t know, but hopefully, this year, I get to fight for a world title. I’m turning 24 this year and I think this is the right time. I feel that now I have amassed the strength. I'm more focused than ever, and I’m ready," Pacheco said.