Stevenson vs Zepeda

When is Stevenson vs Zepeda?

Shakur Stevenson will fight William Zepeda on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, New York.

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

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

Stevenson will be making his 3rd 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, 5 months and 3 days.

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

Stevenson vs Zepeda stats

Shakur Stevenson steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Zepeda will 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 has a massive power advantage over Stevenson, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 48%.

Shakur Stevenson is the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

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

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

Stevenson is the less experienced professional 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 has fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Zepeda's 0.

Shakur Stevenson goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at lightweight.

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

Stevenson vs Zepeda form

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

In his last fight, he 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 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 Shakur Stevenson.

Shakur Stevenson last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing was 3 months and 13 days ago.

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

Zepeda's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 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.

What time does Stevenson vs Zepeda start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at New York, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Stevenson vs Zepeda?

Stevenson vs Zepeda will be broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

How do you stream Stevenson vs Zepeda?

In the US you can stream Stevenson vs Zepeda via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.

1 month of DAZN is $24.99, while 1 year costs $224.99.

In the UK you can stream Stevenson vs Zepeda via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month (12 month contract) of DAZN UK is £9.99, 1 year of DAZN UK is £99.99 and 1 month (flexible pass) costs £19.99.

What are the odds on Stevenson vs Zepeda?

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