Who won Zepeda vs Lundy?
Jose Zepeda beat Henry Lundy by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 98-92 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).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Taylor beating Jose Carlos Ramirez for the WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Elvis Rodriguez was overcome by Kenneth Sims Jr.
Zepeda vs Lundy stats
Back in May 2021, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Henry Lundy made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Lundy, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Lundy's 45%.
Jose Zepeda was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.
Zepeda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lundy. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Jose Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Henry Lundy was an orthodox fighter.
Zepeda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months later than Lundy, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Lundy's 269.
Jose Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.
Zepeda vs Lundy form
Zepeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ivan Baranchyk on October 3, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Kendo Castaneda on July 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Pedraza on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, his contest against Eleazar Valenzuela on May 18, 2019 ended in a no contest at Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro , Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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.
Activity check
Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
Lundy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Zepeda vs Lundy start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:45 PM EST / 5:45 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:45 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Zepeda vs Lundy?
Zepeda vs Lundy was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.
What were the odds on Zepeda vs Lundy?
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