William Zepeda returns March 29: Cancun Clash

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 an opponent yet to be determined.

No. 1 contender at 135 pounds, Zepeda injured his left hand in his 10-round split decision win over Farmer during Turki Al-Sheikh’s Latin 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.

There is no farmer rematch

If Zepeda is going to challenge Shakur in the summer, he needs an opponent to prepare him for his elusive style. Farmer is not suitable for this because he stays in the pocket and seems to have wars.

“I just asked, and they told me Farmer wasn’t going to be the March opponent,” Salvador Rodriguez said X about William Zepeda’s upcoming fight in March. “Williamzepeda2, interim champion of the WBC, would return on March 29 in Cancun”.

This news will not make Farmer happy. He was hoping to get a rematch with Zepeda and still believes he deserved a win in their fight last November. I watched the fight and had it 9-1 for Zepeda. The body shots he landed in each round more than made up for the small handful of head shots Farmer connected with.

The judges seemed to focus only on headshots and for some reason ignored the bodywork. They’re supposed to notice body shots, but they didn’t seem to in this fight. Zepeda still did more than enough to earn a clear decision.

If Zepeda is going to battle Shakur in the summer, he’ll need someone with a similar style. Too bad Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela no longer fights at lightweight because he would be perfect.

There aren’t many fighters in the lightweight division that can help prepare Zepeda for Shakur. Andy Cruz would be fine, but this is a very risky fight for Zepeda because he is arguably more talented than Shakur and has much better offensive skills.