Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda
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After multiple years of circling one another at the top of the 135-pound division, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will finally have his day on Saturday against unbeaten mandatory challenger William Zepeda.
Shakur Stevenson put on a boxing clinic in a thrilling victory over William Zepeda. Immense US talent and WBC lightweight champion Stevenson was making his second appearance of the year, having
Oscar De La Hoya can take comfort in knowing that William Zepeda has a better shot at defeating Shakur Stevenson than Edgar Berlanga does of meeting his demand to produce a Puerto Rican passport.
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Shakur vs. Zepeda live updates, results and analysisZepeda (33-0, 27 KOs), the WBC interim titlist, has won back-to-back decisions over former junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer -- a split decision in November and a majority decision in March. In his previous 20 fights, Zepeda had 18 KOs.