Who won Diaz vs Zepeda?
William Zepeda beat Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
The scorecards were announced as 109-119, 109-119, 110-118 in favor of winner William Zepeda.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
The undercard featured the clash of Rocha vs Campos.
Diaz vs Zepeda stats
Back in October 2022, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
William Zepeda made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Diaz, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Diaz's 47%.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.
Zepeda had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz & William Zepeda fought out of a southpaw stance.
Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 170 more professional rounds, 305 to Zepeda's 135.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA and 6 by the WBC at lightweight.
William Zepeda was ranked number 8 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC and 6 by the WBO in the 135lb division.
Diaz vs Zepeda form
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Javier Fortuna on 9th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on 13th February 2021 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Before that, he had won against Tevin Farmer on 30th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.
He had beat Jesus Cuadro on 21st September 2019 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.
Zepeda remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rene Alvarado on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Arena, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Yerel Siezar on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza Monumental, Baja California, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had won against John Vincent Moralde on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Hector Tanajara on 9th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.
He had beat Roberto Ramirez on 19th November 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at Wild Card Boxing, California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, William Zepeda had been fighting more than Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.
Going to this contest, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.
Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
What time did Diaz vs Zepeda start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Diaz vs Zepeda?
The DAZN show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Diaz vs Zepeda?
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