Looks like unified WBC/IBF/WBO super lightweight champion Josh Taylor will make his next title defense against Jose “Chon” Zepeda, his WBC mandatory challenger. Taylor’s camp has confirmed that Taylor-Zepeda is in the works, but not finalized. The formerly undisputed champion was recently stripped of his WBA belt for not defending against that organization’s mandatory challenger, Alberto Puello.
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formerly undisputed? hes still undisputed. he became undisputed less than a year ago and defended wba/wbc/ibf/wbo belts literally 3 months ago. wba is just bitter.
I agree 100% tymikeson.. WBA is a mess. Taylor still undisputed but will have his hands full with Zepeda. If the version of Taylor that fought Catterall shows up then Zepeda can win this fight
Taylor grossly overrated.
If he wins this fight he is the real deal
I hot Zepeda by Devastating KO
this is a good exiting fight, i take chon zepeda by espectacular knock-out
Taylor complaining about being weight drained, as the reason for his poor performance against Catterall, does not bode well if he has to fight somebody like Chon at 140.
Imagine you’re stuck between two mandatories, and the terms of negotiating one title’s defense favors you more than the purse bid results of another organization? Good on Taylor for unifying his the title, and now dictating the course of his career.
This should be an excellent fight. If Taylor really is dead at the weight (or even dying at the weight), Zepeda is going to be terrible for him. Yes, he’s flawed and can be outboxed, but he has legitimate power and he works really hard in there – can definitely see him springing the upset here, especially if the Taylor from the Caterall fight shows up.