By: Sean Crose
The 24-7-1 Ivan Redkach took on the 37-5 Jose Zepeda Friday evening in Temecula, California. Their scheduled 10 rounder, which was for the Interim WBC silver welterweight title, was the primary even of a Marvnation card broadcast on the DAZN streaming service. A terrific left to the physique despatched Redkach down and virtually out within the first. Redkach gamely received to his ft however he was clearly in a world of bother Someway, the Ukrainian fighter managed to outlive the spherical.
Zepeda performed it affected person early within the second whereas the southpaw Redkach superior on his man. Nonetheless, a mix, put Redkach down once more later within the spherical. Redkach received up a second time, but it surely was all however over. A last, stinging physique shot put Redkach down and out. The referee, figuring out the struggle was completed, properly didn’t hassle counting earlier than stopping the bout.
“I skilled actually onerous and I used to be assured in my conditioning, so I threw a variety of punches,” Zepeda stated afterwards. “I positively felt stronger, that’s for positive. At forty seven (one forty-seven) I’ve full vitality.” There was discuss throughout the put up struggle interview of a attainable rematch with Regis Prograis, who had beforehand defeated Zepeda. “Something that’s going to be a warfare,” Zepeda stated, “I’m down for it.”
Zepeda-Redkach was a kind of fights the place two veterans of the sport wished to show to the world they nonetheless had it. Whereas Redkach clearly didn’t impress, Zepeda seemed fairly proficient within the ring. With that being stated, he was dealing with a person thought-about nicely previous his prime. A possible rematch with a fighter as well-liked and nicely considered Prograis, nonetheless, may nicely maintain Zepeda within the sport.
Whether or not or not that rematch will turn into a actuality, in fact, stays to be seen.
