William Zepeda must relaxation for six to eight weeks to permit his injured left hand to heal earlier than he can start coaching. The light-weight contender Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) gained’t want surgical procedure to restore the issue, which is optimistic information for him and his promoters at Golden Boy.
Hand Damage Delays Title Shot
Zepeda, 28, had deliberate to problem Shakur Stevenson for his WBC light-weight title on February twenty second within the Riyadh Season card. He’s been changed by #14 WBC Floyd Schofield as Stevenson’s challenger for that occasion. Shakur is anticipated to win that battle. He and Zepeda will seemingly meet in midyear 2025 for his WBC light-weight belt.
The unbeaten #1 contender with all 4 sanctioning our bodies at light-weight injured his left hand in his 10-round cut up determination victory over former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Tevin Farmer on November sixteenth in Riyadh.
Zepeda’s quantity punching was an excessive amount of for the 34-year-old Farmer of their battle, and the match appeared wilder than the shut scores the judges turned in. They appeared to give attention to headshots, which Farmer was largely touchdown whereas ignoring the physique pictures from Zepeda.
‘Camaron’ Zepeda related on 90 physique pictures in comparison with 45 for Farmer, and he had the previous IBF 130-lb champion wanting worn out within the ultimate three rounds. Had it been a 12-round contest, many consider Zepeda would have knocked out Farmer.
The Scores
– 95-94: Zepeda
– 95-94: Farmer
– 95-94: Zepeda
Farmer scored a flash Knockdown in spherical 4, catching ‘Camaron’ with a left hand when he was within the technique of throwing considered one of his exhausting punches. Zepeda acquired up and continued dominating the rounds and making it look straightforward.
The physique punching from Zepeda wore Farmer down within the second half, lowering his work price and his energy on his pictures.
Zepeda-Farmer Punch Stats
– Farmer: 194 of 587 for 32.9%
– Zepeda: 259 of 778 for 33.3%.
“William Zepeda should wait 6-8 weeks to return to the fitness center after the harm he sustained in his battle towards Tevin Farmer. Surgical procedure won’t be essential. Shakur Stevenson will defend towards Floyd Schofield,” mentioned Salvador Rodriguez on X.
