SAN DIEGO – Diego Pacheco is eager to show off the finished product from a camp spent under a new team.

The rising 20-year-old super middleweight prospect is set for his first fight under head trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. The moment comes in a scheduled eight-round clash with veteran trialhorse Genc ‘The Sexy Albania’ Pllana (9-3-1, 5KOs) on DAZN’s ‘Before The Bell’ preliminary undercard Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

“I feel very motivated to be working with Jose Benavidez Sr. and alongside David Benavidez and Jose Valenzuela,” Pacheco told BoxingScene.com. “The three of us are young. We have that hunger to keep growing in the sport.”

South Central’s Pacheco (13-0, 10KOs) received a lot of great work in the presence of Benavidez (25-0, 22KOs), a former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist who—at just 25 years of age—still has a bright future ahead of him. Benavidez had to alter his camp to adjust to a new fight date of May 21, while Valenzuela—a 22-year-old lightweight prospect—returns April 16 on the Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard in Arlington, Texas.

The energy in camp was more than enough to motivate Pacheco to bring his game to the next level, which can only be good news for the man tasked with enhancing an already rising young talent.

“It’s an honor to be part of Diego Pacheco’s career,” Benavidez Sr. told BoxingScene,com. “He is a very talented fighter and I feel a great responsibility and huge commitment. The key is to work very hard and smart to move and develop his talent even more.”

Pacheco has put in plenty of work in preparing for Pllana, a durable super middleweight from Hagerstown, Maryland by way of Kosovo who has never been dropped or stopped through more than four years as a pro. Pacheco has stopped his last two opponents—including an eighth-round knockout of unbeaten Lucas de Abreu in his most recent start last October in Fresno, California. An early night at the office is not the primary goal; more so, delivering a complete performance on Saturday and continuing to grow under new leadership.

“I’ve been around for a while, and I feel like a lot of people forget I’m still 20 years old. I’ve made a few changes in my camp and learned a lot this training camp with Coach Benavidez. I feel stronger than ever. Can’t wait to show all my fans an exciting night of boxing.”

Pacheco-Pllana serves in supporting capacity to a 12-round junior bantamweight fight between legendary former four-division champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (50-3, 41KOs) and WBC flyweight titlist Julio Cesar Martinez (18-1, 14KOs; 2ND), whose belt is not at stake.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox