When is Taylor vs Zepeda?
Josh Taylor could fight Jose Zepeda in Summer 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Taylor vs Zepeda stats
Josh Taylor would step into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jose Zepeda would make his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Zepeda would have a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 76% knock out percentage over Taylor's 68%.
Josh Taylor is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Taylor has a height advantage of 2 inches over Zepeda. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Both Josh Taylor & Jose Zepeda fight out of a southpaw stance.
Taylor is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 year and 6 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 70 less professional rounds, 127 to Zepeda's 197.
Josh Taylor goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO and 2 by the RING at super lightweight.
Taylor vs Zepeda form
Taylor has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had won against Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
He had beat Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.
Zepeda has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Dalton Smith on 23rd March 2024 by knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Utilita, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Richardson Hitchins on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Neeraj Goyat on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Before that, he had lost to Regis Prograis on 26th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
He had won against Francisco Javier Perez on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Jose Zepeda has been fighting more than Josh Taylor.
Josh Taylor last fought 1 year, 1 month and 16 days ago, while Jose Zepeda's last outing was 4 months and 3 days ago.
Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Zepeda's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
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