Lomachenko vs Zepeda

When is Lomachenko vs Zepeda?

Vasyl Lomachenko could fight William Zepeda in Autumn/Fall 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).

The contest would be for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Lomachenko would be defending his IBF World Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against George Kambosos in May 2024. He has held this belt for 11 months and 28 days. This fight is a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Zepeda would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Lomachenko vs Zepeda in January 1970. He has held this belt for 55 years, 4 months and 8 days.

Lomachenko vs Zepeda stats

Vasyl Lomachenko would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 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 Lomachenko, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Lomachenko's 67%.

Vasyl Lomachenko is the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Zepeda has a height advantage of 3 inches over Lomachenko. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Vasyl Lomachenko and William Zepeda fight out of a southpaw stance.

Lomachenko is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Zepeda's 160.

Vasyl Lomachenko goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at lightweight.

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

Lomachenko vs Zepeda form

Lomachenko has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against George Kambosos on May 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jamaine Ortiz on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Richard Commey on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against 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 defeated Giovanni Cabrera on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Before that, he had beaten 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 won against 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 Vasyl Lomachenko.

Vasyl Lomachenko last fought 1 year, 3 months and 30 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing was 5 months and 13 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

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