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William Zepeda will fight on March 29th 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 ranked 135lb contender Zepeda injured his left hand in his 10-round split decision victory over Farmer during Turki Al-Sheikh’s Latino Night event in Riyadh on November 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 challenges Shakur in the summer, he needs an opponent to prepare him for his elusive style. The farmer is not suitable for this because he stays in his pocket and watches the wars.
“I just asked and they told me that Farmer will not be a rival in March,” said Salvador Rodriguez on X about William Zepeda’s next fight in March. “Williamzepeda2, 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 the win last November.
If Zepeda is going to take on Shakur in the summer, he’ll need someone with a similar style. It’s a shame that Jose ‘Rayo’ 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.
In fact, Shakur is the only one, which presents a problem for Zepedi to prepare for his style. It’s a shame that Stevenson has 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 fight him because he is arguably more talented than Shakur and has much better offensive skills. The 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 Gervont Davis for his WBA lightweight title than challenging Shakur. He has more money to fight Tank, and he would be willing to participate.
