Zepeda vs Goyat

Who won Zepeda vs Goyat?

Jose Zepeda beat Neeraj Goyat by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Jose Zepeda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Zepeda vs Goyat stats

Back in March 2023, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Neeraj Goyat made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Goyat, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Goyat's 41%.

Jose Zepeda was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Zepeda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Goyat.

Jose Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Neeraj Goyat was an orthodox fighter.

Zepeda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Goyat, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Goyat's 129.

Jose Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Zepeda vs Goyat form

Zepeda had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Regis Prograis on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francisco Javier Perez on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Josue Vargas on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Henry Lundy on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had beaten Ivan Baranchyk on October 3, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Goyat start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zepeda vs Goyat?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Goyat?

Jose Zepeda was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Neeraj Goyat made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.