Stevenson vs Zepeda

Who won Stevenson vs Zepeda?

Shakur Stevenson beat William Zepeda by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

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).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Stevenson was making his 4th defense of the WBC World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Edwin De Los Santos in November 2023. He had held this belt for 1 year, 8 months and 15 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Hamzah Sheeraz beating Edgar Berlanga. Also on the undercard Alberto Puello lost to Subriel Matias for the WBC World Super Lightweight belt, and David Morrell defeated Imam Khataev.

Stevenson vs Zepeda stats

Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

William Zepeda made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 33 wins and 0 draws.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Zepeda had a height advantage of 2 inches over Stevenson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda fought out of a southpaw stance.

Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 5 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 178 compared to Zepeda's 172.

Stevenson vs Zepeda form

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Josh Padley on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had won against Robson Conceicao on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Zepeda had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 activity leading into the fight, William Zepeda had been fighting more than Shakur Stevenson.

Going into this contest, Shakur Stevenson had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Zepeda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Zepeda?

Stevenson vs Zepeda was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Zepeda?

Shakur Stevenson was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while William Zepeda made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.