Tanajara vs Zepeda

Who won Tanajara vs Zepeda?

William Zepeda beat Hector Tanajara by on Friday, July 9th, 2021, at Banc of California Stadium, California.

The scorecards were announced as 59-55, 59-56, 59-55 in favor of winner William Zepeda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beating Sullivan Barrera. Also on the undercard Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Javier Fortuna for the WBC Interim World Lightweight belt, and Tenkai Tsunami was overcome by Seniesa Estrada.

Tanajara vs Zepeda stats

Back in July 2021, Hector Tanajara stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Zepeda made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Tanajara, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Tanajara's 26%.

Hector Tanajara was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Tanajara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zepeda. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hector Tanajara fought out of the orthodox stance, while William Zepeda was a southpaw.

Tanajara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months earlier than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Zepeda's 148.

William Zepeda was ranked number 13 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

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Zepeda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Tanajara vs Zepeda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tanajara vs Zepeda?

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

What were the odds on Tanajara vs Zepeda?

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