Schofield vs Zepeda

When is Schofield vs Zepeda?

Floyd Schofield could square off against William Zepeda in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Zepeda would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Schofield vs Zepeda in January 1970. He has held this belt for 55 years, 3 months and 18 days.

Schofield vs Zepeda stats

Floyd Schofield would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Zepeda would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 33 wins and 0 draws, with 27 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Zepeda would have an advantage in power over Schofield, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Schofield's 67%.

Floyd Schofield is the younger man by 6 years, at 22 years old.

Zepeda has a height advantage of 2 inches over Schofield. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Floyd Schofield fights out of the orthodox stance, while William Zepeda is a southpaw.

Schofield is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 2 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Zepeda's 0.

Floyd Schofield goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 11 by the IBF at lightweight.

William Zepeda is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 5 by The Ring in the 135lb division.

Schofield vs Zepeda form

Schofield remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Rene Tellez Giron on November 2, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Esteuri Metiver Suero on March 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 5th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricardo Lopez Torres on December 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Haskell Rhodes on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had won against Alberto Mercado on January 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Zepeda remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tevin Farmer on March 29, 2025, by majority decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tevin Farmer on November 16, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Giovanni Cabrera on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Before that, he had won against Maxi Hughes on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Mercito Gesta on September 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, William Zepeda has been fighting more than Floyd Schofield.

Floyd Schofield last fought 8 months and 13 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing was 3 months and 16 days ago.

Schofield's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

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