William Zepeda (30-0, 26 KOs) reveals he has a number of recreation plans to make use of tonight to defeat Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) of their light-weight battle on the Toyota Heart in Ontario, California.
(Photograph Credit score: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda)
Adapting to Cabrera’s Elusive Type
Zepeda acknowledges that Cabrera’s preventing model will make it tough for him to make use of his high-volume punching assault. That’s why he’s labored on different recreation plans in camp to search out one thing that can lead him to victory of their twelve-round headliner contest.
Zepeda-Cabrera will likely be proven reside on DAZN tonight. The published begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Zepeda, 28, doesn’t say why Cabrera was chosen by his promoters to be his opponent relatively than an easier-to-hit fighter who would commerce. It might be that Golden Boy views Cabrera pretty much as good preparation to combat WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson, a mover who is difficult to attach.
Zepeda is ranked #1 with the WBC, so he might quickly problem Shakur if Golden Boy needs that champion for his or her younger star.
Zepeda’s Confidence and Adaptability
“We all know he’s a tricky fighter, a tough fighter. We all know the model that he has. We now have a couple of got here plans if our major recreation plan doesn’t work, and I’ve come to beat him,” stated William Zepeda to Fighthype about his opponent for tonight, Giovanni Cabrera.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if Zepeda can transfer nicely sufficient to chop off the ring on Cabrera if he chooses to remain in movement. Cabrera and his coach have discovered they lack the offensive instruments to face and combat Zepeda with out changing into one other knockout sufferer.
“That’s the kind of fighter I’m. I throw numerous punches and I work for that sort of fashion throughout my total profession, however we all know Giovanni Cabrera is a unique model of fighter. So, I’ve labored on a bit totally different sort of issues this time,” stated Zepeda.
“I’m reserving myself a bit bit extra, making an attempt to throw stronger punches as a result of I do know he’s a stunning fighter and I can most likely get stunned by him if I get carried away. It’s been onerous for him to discover a sparring companion that throws numerous punches like me,” stated Zepeda about what Cabrera needed to do in coaching camp to organize for his high-volume model.
Throwing more durable punches might assist Zepeda as a result of he’s prone to have restricted alternatives to attach on Cabrera if he moved round.
“It was onerous for me to discover a sparring companion like Cabrera. I’m going to try to make him combat my combat. I’m going to try to make him do what I need him to do and keep at my distance. We’ll see how the rounds progress and the way the combat plan performs out. I need to beat him convincingly to point out that I belong at 135,” stated Zepeda.
