Oscar De La Hoya needs Shakur Stevenson a speedy restoration from his current hand surgical procedure, and he needs him to be 100% when Golden Boy fighter, William Zepeda, challenges him for his WBC light-weight title within the first quarter of 2025.
Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) goes to have a troublesome time attempting to deal with the excessive output from Zepeda, who threw 1,244 punches in his 12-round combat in opposition to Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz on October twenty ninth, 2022. If Shakur’s brittle palms don’t maintain up, he’s not going to final lengthy in opposition to Zepeda.
Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) has to handle his combat first in opposition to Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) on Latino Evening on November sixteenth at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. These two will probably be combating a 10-rounder on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Chris Billiam-Smith. The occasion will probably be proven reside on DAZN.
“William Zepeda is relentless. He’s once more going to throw 1000 punches a combat. So each single combat on the cardboard generally is a primary occasion,” stated Oscar De La Hoya to DAZN concerning the William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer combat on November sixteenth in Riyadh.
Farmer, 34, may have a tough time attempting to maintain Zepeda off of him as a result of he’s not a adequate mover to keep away from his strain of their 10-round combat. The previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer wished a 10-rounder as an alternative of a 12-round combat, nevertheless it most likely received’t matter. Zepeda goes to get him out of there.
“If William Zepeda will get via this combat in opposition to Tevin Farmer, what are we sure to get a Shakur Stevenson combat within the first quarter of subsequent yr,” stated commentator Chris Mannix.
“Certain, all of it is determined by logistics. What I imply by that’s we would like the combat. Zepeda needs the combat. All of it is determined by particulars. That’s all it’s,” stated De La Hoya. “I strongly really feel Shakur is an amazing fighter and a stupendous boxer.
“Look, you’re nearly as good as your final combat, and I hope his hand will get higher. I want him all one of the best restoration and all that as a result of I need him 100% when he faces William Zepeda.”
If Shakur doesn’t make it via coaching camp, the combat with Zepeda will probably be canceled, and it may take ages earlier than he’s healed up and able to proceed combating.
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