WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson and #1 ranked contender William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) are in talks for a battle that might occur in October.
If the Stevenson-Zepeda battle will get made, it might be packaged with the October twelfth Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev card. It could go nicely with that huge battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) needed an enormous battle after taking just a few smaller ones, and Zepeda would give that chance.
“Jay ‘Panda’ Najar tells me that talks started to see William Zepeda vs. Shakur Stevenson for the WBC Light-weight title. ‘Camarón’ is prepared for late November or December,” mentioned Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Knockout on X.
Zepeda’s Harmful Path
The strain fighter Zepeda shall be an enormous danger for Shakur, who has little energy and must depend upon his motion to maintain from getting chopped down just like the Mexican expertise’s final 4 opponents:
– Giovanni Cabrera
– Maxi Hughes
– Mercito Gesta
– Jaime Arboleda
A loss on this battle would wreck Shakur’s hopes of getting high-profile bouts in opposition to Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko. If Shakur will get knocked out by Zepeda, he should consider whether or not the light-weight division is for him.
Stevenson may want to maneuver again right down to 130 if Zepeda stops him as a result of it might be pointless for him to remain at 135 and wind up as meals for the younger lions, Abdullah Mason, Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla, and Keyshawn Davis.
A Fashion That Repels
Shakur is making an attempt to angle him into the larger fights, however his combating fashion has been a repellant as a result of the highest guys don’t need to chase a runner down for 12 rounds whereas the viewers is chorusing them with boos.
If Shakur does take the battle with Zepeda, 28, he wants to indicate extra offensive firepower than in his latest efficiency as a result of they had been unwatchable for followers. Furthermore, Shakur received’t win a call in opposition to Zepeda through the use of the identical kind of motion he did in his win over Edwin De Los Santos final November.
Stevenson barely received the De Los Santos battle, and few boxing followers purchased into his harm excuses afterward to clarify away his efficiency.
There had been discuss of Shakur doubtlessly combating WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in November now that IBF champ Vasily Lomachenko dropped out of the image for the Baltimore native, however that’s not taking place.
For Tank to not take the battle with Shakur means that he or his administration doesn’t fancy that battle but. You’ll be able to’t blame them as a result of Shakur’s recognition is at an all-time low after back-to-back uninteresting performances in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin De Los Santos.
