Zepeda vs Perez

Who won Zepeda vs Perez?

Jose Zepeda beat Francisco Javier Perez by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua.

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 Perez stats

Back in March 2022, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Javier Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a slight advantage in power over Perez, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Perez's 72%.

Jose Zepeda was the older man by 35 years, at 33 years old.

Zepeda had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jose Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Francisco Javier Perez was an orthodox fighter.

Zepeda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Perez's 109.

Jose Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Zepeda vs Perez form

Zepeda had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Baranchyk on October 3, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Kendo Castaneda on July 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jose Pedraza on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Perez?

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