William Zepeda will fight on March 29 in Cancun, Mexico, but not against Tevin Farmer in a rematch, as previously reported. Lightweight contender Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) is recovering from a hand injury and will face a yet-to-be-determined opponent.
Zepeda, the No. 1 contender at 135 pounds, injured his left hand in his 10-round split decision victory over Farmer during Turki Al-Sheikh’s Latino Night event in Riyadh on Nov. 16. William’s injury prevented him from challenging WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson for his title on the February 22 card.
No revenge of farmers
If Zepeda challenges Shakur in the summer, he needs an opponent to prepare him for his elusive style. Farmer is not suitable for that because he is left in the pocket and it seems that there will be wars.
“I just asked and they told me that Farmer would not be the rival in March,” said Salvador Rodríguez in unknown about William Zepeda’s next fight in March. “Williamzepeda2, interim WBC champion, would be back on March 29 in Cancun.”
This news won’t make Farmer happy. He hoped to get a rematch with Zepeda and still believes he deserved a victory last November.
If Zepeda is going to fight Shakur in the summer, he will need someone with a similar style. It’s a shame that José ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela no longer fights at lightweight because he would be perfect. he needs a runnerbut there aren’t too many in the lightweight division.
In fact, Shakur is the only one, which makes it a problem for Zepeda to prepare for his style. It’s a shame Stevenson has a title because it would be easier for Zepeda to prepare for regular fighters.
Andy Cruz would be good, but it would be risky for Zepeda to fight him because he is arguably more talented than Shakur and has much better offensive skills. Fighting Cruz would be difficult for Zepeda because he would have to worry about both his offense and his defense.
It would be better for Zepeda to target Gervonta Davis for his WBA lightweight title than to challenge Shakur. There is more money in a fight against Tank and he would be willing to participate.