William Zepeda will be given a good test by Tevin Farmer that he must pass and look good this Saturday night to move forward to challenge Shakur Stevenson for his WBC lightweight title next February.
Tevin Farmer isn’t concerned about the 100+ punches per round that lightweight contender William Zepeda will be throwing this Saturday, November 16th, in their 10-round fight on Latino Night at The Venue in Riyadh.
Lightweight contender William Zepeda will have a lot of pressure on him this Saturday to impress in his 10-round fight against Tevin Farmer at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Oscar De La Hoya wishes Shakur Stevenson a speedy recovery from his recent hand surgery, and he wants him to be 100% when Golden Boy fighter, William Zepeda, challenges him for his WBC lightweight title in the first quarter of 2025.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is ready to start with the marketing push for the November 16th Latino Nights event at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) vs. Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) has received approval to have the WBC interim lightweight title at stake for their November 16th contest at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tevin Farmer insists that William Zepeda won’t make it to the Shakur Stevenson fight in February. He intends to defeat the #1 rated lightweight contender Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) in their fight on November 16th at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson predicts that #1-ranked William Zepeda will take his “first L” in February when the two battle in Shakur’s debut with his new promoters at Matchroom.
William Zepeda’s trainer, Jay Najar, was surprised that WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson chose to fight #13 Joe Cordina on October 12th rather than face them in November.
William Zepeda follows the same playbook as Shakur Stevenson and aging British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, heading to Saudi Arabia for his next fight on November 16th to fight either George Kambosos Jr.