William Zepeda will maintain energetic as he awaits his overdue title shot.
The Ring’s No. 3-rated light-weight had room to spare on the scales for his upcoming bout versus Chicago’s Giovanni Cabrera. Their scheduled 12-round predominant occasion takes place above the divisional restrict however Zepeda made a degree to reach proper at 135 kilos.
Cabrera was 137 kilos for Saturday’s DAZN headliner from Toyota Enviornment in Ontario, California.
Mexico’s Zepeda (30-0, 26 knockouts) is within the distinctive place because the number-one contender throughout all 4 main sanctioning our bodies. He grew to become the WBA and IBF necessary after a fourth-round stoppage of Maxi Hughes (26-7-2, 5 KOs) on March 16 in Las Vegas.
The high-volume puncher was already the number-one contender with the WBC and WBO headed into that contest.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and Vasiliy Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) maintain the WBA and IBF belts, respectively. They’re additionally The Ring’s No. 1 and No. 2-rated lightweights and presently in talks for a November unification conflict. It will additionally include The Ring championship at stake.
That leaves WBC titlist Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) and WBO beltholder Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) as Zepeda’s finest choices. Stevenson, No. 4 at 135, defends versus Artem Harutyunyan atop an ESPN present Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. Berinchyk, No. 5 at 135, is mulling his subsequent choice after his Could 18 title win over Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) in San Diego.
The specified goal is Stevenson, which led to Saturday’s matchup.
Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) matches Stevenson’s dimensions as a tall (for light-weight), rangy southpaw. The 29-year-old Chicago native has a aptitude for making opponents look dangerous within the ring. Proof got here in his slender break up resolution defeat to Isaac Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) final July 29 in Las Vegas.
Cabrera returned to the win column with a ten-round resolution over Ricardo Quiroz (13-4, 7 KOs) on March 30 in San Antonio, Texas.
DAZN predominant undercard, 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT
10 rounds, flyweight
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (24-2, 17 KOs), Rialto, California, 111.8 kilos
Angel Acosta (24-4, 22 KOs), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 111.6 kilos
10 rounds, junior featherweight
Manuel Flores (17-1, 13 KOs), Coachella, California, 124.4 kilos
Nohel Arambulet (23-6-2, 13 KOs), Las Vegas by way of Coro, Venezuela, 128.8 kilos
6 rounds, welterweight
Joel Iriarte (2-0, 2 KOs), Bakersfield, California, 146.2 kilos
Yainel Alvarez (3-4-2, 1 KO), Hutto, Texas by way of Ciego de Avila, Cuba, 146.8 kilos
Preliminary undercard, Golden Boy YouTube channel, 5:05 p.m. ET/2:05 p.m. PT
10 rounds, junior welterweight
Alex Martin (18-5, 6 KOs), Chicago, 141.6 kilos
Pedro Campa (35-3-1, 24 KOs), Hermosillo, Mexico, 140.8 kilos
6 rounds, bantamweight
Gael Cabrera (4-0, 2 KOs), Sonora, Mexico, 123 ½ kilos
Mychaquell Shields (2-4, 0 KOs), Alpine, California, 123.8 kilos
6 rounds, junior light-weight
Joshua Garcia (8-0, 4 KOs), Moreno Valley, California, 132 kilos
Jason Buenaobra (10-10-3, 4 KOs), Pasay Metropolis, Manila, Philippines, 130.8 kilos
4 rounds, junior middleweight
Anthony Saldivar (6-0, 2 KOs), Ontario, 155.4 kilos
Roman Canto (15-17-3, 9 KOs), Makati Metropolis, Manila, Philippines, 156.8 kilos
4 rounds, junior light-weight
Daniel Luna (3-1, 3 KOs), Victorville, California, 129.4 kilos
Joseph Walker (1-1, 0 KOs), Forrest Metropolis, Arkansas, 132.8 kilos
8 rounds, junior featherweight
Japhethlee Llamido (11-1, 4 KOs), Orange, California, 123.4 kilos
Ryan Lee Allen (10-7-1, 5 KOs), Las Vegas, 122.8 kilos
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