Zepeda vs Castaneda

Who won Zepeda vs Castaneda?

Jose Zepeda beat Kendo Castaneda by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Jose 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Vences vs Lopez.

Zepeda vs Castaneda stats

Back in July 2020, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kendo Castaneda made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Castaneda, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Castaneda's 47%.

Jose Zepeda was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Castaneda had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zepeda.

Jose Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kendo Castaneda was an orthodox fighter.

Zepeda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Castaneda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Castaneda's 101.

Zepeda vs Castaneda form

Zepeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jose Pedraza on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Eleazar Valenzuela on May 18, 2019 ended in a no contest at Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro , Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on February 10, 2019, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Domicio Rondon on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Gimnasio Municipal Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Baja California, Mexico.

He had won against Carlos Diaz Ramirez on June 16, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California.

Activity check

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Castaneda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zepeda vs Castaneda?

Zepeda vs Castaneda was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Castaneda?

Jose Zepeda was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Kendo Castaneda made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.