Roach vs Zepeda

Who won Roach vs Zepeda?

William Zepeda beat Lamont Roach by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 1st, 2026, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 118-110 in favor of winner William Zepeda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Zepeda's captured the WBC World Lightweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 3 days.

Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla beat Robson Conceicao for the IBF World Lightweight championship, Raul Curiel defeated Quinton Randall, and Charles Conwell was victorious over Paul Kroll.

Roach vs Zepeda stats

Lamont Roach stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Zepeda made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Roach, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 40%.

Lamont Roach was the same age as William Zepeda, at 30 years old.

Zepeda had a height advantage of 2 inches over Roach. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lamont Roach fought out of the orthodox stance, while William Zepeda was a southpaw.

Roach was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Zepeda's 184.

Lamont Roach went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at lightweight.

William Zepeda was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Roach vs Zepeda form

Roach had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 6, 2025 in their 12 round contest in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on March 1, 2025 in their 12 round contest in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Feargal McCrory on June 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

Before that, he had beaten Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

Zepeda had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on July 12, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tevin Farmer on March 29, 2025, by majority decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tevin Farmer on November 16, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Giovanni Cabrera on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

He had defeated Maxi Hughes on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, William Zepeda had been fighting more than Lamont Roach.

Going into this contest, Lamont Roach had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while William Zepeda's last outing had been 1 year and 20 days ago.

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Roach vs Zepeda start?

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

Who broadcast Roach vs Zepeda?

The DAZN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Roach vs Zepeda?

Lamont Roach was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while William Zepeda made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.