William Zepeda will maintain lively as he awaits his overdue title shot.
The Ring’s No. 3-rated light-weight had room to spare on the scales for his upcoming bout versus Chicago’s Giovanni Cabrera. Their scheduled 12-round essential occasion takes place above the divisional restrict however Zepeda made some extent to reach proper at 135 kilos.
Cabrera was 137 kilos for Saturday’s DAZN headliner from Toyota Area in Ontario, California.
Mexico’s Zepeda (30-0, 26 knockouts) is within the distinctive place because the number-one contender throughout all 4 main sanctioning our bodies. He grew to become the WBA and IBF obligatory after a fourth-round stoppage of Maxi Hughes (26-7-2, 5 KOs) on March 16 in Las Vegas.
The high-volume puncher was already the number-one contender with the WBC and WBO headed into that contest.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and Vasiliy Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) maintain the WBA and IBF belts, respectively. They’re additionally The Ring’s No. 1 and No. 2-rated lightweights and presently in talks for a November unification conflict. It will additionally include The Ring championship at stake.
That leaves WBC titlist Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) and WBO beltholder Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) as Zepeda’s finest choices. Stevenson, No. 4 at 135, defends versus Artem Harutyunyan atop an ESPN present Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. Berinchyk, No. 5 at 135, is mulling his subsequent possibility after his Could 18 title win over Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) in San Diego.
The specified goal is Stevenson, which led to Saturday’s matchup.
Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) matches Stevenson’s dimensions as a tall (for light-weight), rangy southpaw. The 29-year-old Chicago native has a aptitude for making opponents look unhealthy within the ring. Proof got here in his slender break up resolution defeat to Isaac Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) final July 29 in Las Vegas.
Cabrera returned to the win column with a ten-round resolution over Ricardo Quiroz (13-4, 7 KOs) on March 30 in San Antonio, Texas.
DAZN essential undercard, 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT
10 rounds, flyweight
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (24-2, 17 KOs), Rialto, California, 111.8 kilos
Angel Acosta (24-4, 22 KOs), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 111.6 kilos
10 rounds, junior featherweight
Manuel Flores (17-1, 13 KOs), Coachella, California, 124.4 kilos
Nohel Arambulet (23-6-2, 13 KOs), Las Vegas through Coro, Venezuela, 128.8 kilos
6 rounds, welterweight
Joel Iriarte (2-0, 2 KOs), Bakersfield, California, 146.2 kilos
Yainel Alvarez (3-4-2, 1 KO), Hutto, Texas through Ciego de Avila, Cuba, 146.8 kilos
Preliminary undercard, Golden Boy YouTube channel, 5:05 p.m. ET/2:05 p.m. PT
10 rounds, junior welterweight
Alex Martin (18-5, 6 KOs), Chicago, 141.6 kilos
Pedro Campa (35-3-1, 24 KOs), Hermosillo, Mexico, 140.8 kilos
6 rounds, bantamweight
Gael Cabrera (4-0, 2 KOs), Sonora, Mexico, 123 ½ kilos
Mychaquell Shields (2-4, 0 KOs), Alpine, California, 123.8 kilos
6 rounds, junior light-weight
Joshua Garcia (8-0, 4 KOs), Moreno Valley, California, 132 kilos
Jason Buenaobra (10-10-3, 4 KOs), Pasay Metropolis, Manila, Philippines, 130.8 kilos
4 rounds, junior middleweight
Anthony Saldivar (6-0, 2 KOs), Ontario, 155.4 kilos
Roman Canto (15-17-3, 9 KOs), Makati Metropolis, Manila, Philippines, 156.8 kilos
4 rounds, junior light-weight
Daniel Luna (3-1, 3 KOs), Victorville, California, 129.4 kilos
Joseph Walker (1-1, 0 KOs), Forrest Metropolis, Arkansas, 132.8 kilos
8 rounds, junior featherweight
Japhethlee Llamido (11-1, 4 KOs), Orange, California, 123.4 kilos
Ryan Lee Allen (10-7-1, 5 KOs), Las Vegas, 122.8 kilos
