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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 that is still to be determined.
Top-ranked 135-pounder Zepeda injured his left hand in his 10-round split decision win over Farmer during Turki Al-Sheikh’s Latino Night tournament in Riyadh on Nov. 16. Williams’ injury prevented him from challenging WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson for his title on the February 22 card.
No rematch for the farmer
If Zepeda challenges Shakur in the summer, he needs an opponent to prepare him for his elusive style. The farmer is not suitable for that because he stays in his pocket and sees that he has wars.
“I just asked, and they told me that Farmer will not be a rival in March,” said Salvador Rodriguez on Ks about William Zepeda’s next fight in March. “Williamzepeda2, the WBC interim champion, would return on March 29 in Cancun.
This news will not make Farmer happy. He was hoping for a rematch with Zepeda and still believes he deserved to win last November.
If Zepeda is going to go up against Shakur in the summer, he’ll need someone with a similar style. It’s a shame that Jose ‘Rajo’ Valenzuela is no longer fighting at lightweight because he would be perfect. He needs a runnerbut there aren’t too many in the lightweight division.
Indeed, Shakur is the only one, which makes Zepedi a problem to prepare for his style. It’s a shame that Stevenson holds the 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 go up against him because he is arguably more talented than Shakur and has much better offensive skills. A fight against Cruz would be difficult for Zepeda as he would have to worry about his offense as well as his defense.
Zepeda would be better off targeting Gervonta Davis for his WBA lightweight title than challenging Shakur. There is more money in the fight against Tank, and he would be willing to engage.
