Unbeaten lightweight knockout machine William “El Camarón” Zepeda (29-0, 25 KOs) will face Maxi “Maximus” Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) in a 12-round IBF and WBA world title eliminator on March 16 at the Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and streamed around the world on DAZN.
William Zepeda: “I am excited for this big challenge ahead of me, and being one step closer to accomplishing my dream of becoming a world champion. Maxi Hughes is a grand fighter, and I can’t wait to face him in the ring on March 16 and represent my humble hometown of San Mateo Atenco on the world’s stage. I know Golden Boy wants to bring big fights back to Las Vegas, the capital of boxing, and I want to be part of that – I want to be crowned a world champion in Vegas.”
Maxi Hughes: “My last fight in the U.S., the judges broke my heart. I won’t let them derail my career. I’m coming back stateside with the bit between my teeth. Zepeda hasn’t fought anyone like me before.”
I want Zepeda va shakur
Me too, Carlos. I am sick of watching make-you-miss, make-you-miss, make-you-miss, make-you-miss, throw one jab and retreat. Then repeat. Stevenson is the most boring boxer I have ever seen hands down. I’m not sure his little tricks would work with Zepeda’s volume punching.
And besides Zepeda throw lot of punches (100 per round avg) he has lot of stamina and not to mention he puts lot of pressure in the fight
im actually suprised their not fighting for one of the vacated titles
Think that’s a pretty tough fight for Hughes. Zepeda won’t respect his power and, once he gets going, he’ll have a chance at running Hughes over.
Maxi cannot hang with Zepeda i.e. I see a stoppage win for William.
I had read that Floyd Schofield was going to be matched with either JoJo Díaz or William Zepeda next. However since both have fights lined up now he will have to continue playing the waiting game. I’m pretty sure Schofield beats Díaz at this stage of his career but Zepeda might be a little more than he is ready for at this time. I’m glad that fight is on hold for now. I really like both guys and don’t want to see either lose. I do think Schofield is the future of the 135/140 pound weight classes. If he stays disciplined and humble, he could be one of the all-time greats. So could Zepeda for that matter. They are both sensational talents.
Worried about the judges already,,, distraction no1,,,past is past, just focus on the task at hand Max , otherwise you’ve lost before you step through the ropes .
The only thing I see is that “5 KO” wins for Hughes. Here is hoping he does not suffer a Meldrick Taylor vs Chavez type beating / loss