Light-weight contender William Zepeda, thought-about by many to be one of the best fighter within the division with out a title, is not precisely chatty. However who wants to speak once you throw punches the way in which he does?
Zepeda, recognized for his relentless punch output and to-the-point interviews, will face former IBF junior light-weight titleholder Tevin Farmer on Nov. 16 on “Latino Night time” at Riyadh Season’s The Venue in Saudi Arabia.
It’s an enormous stage, however don’t anticipate Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) to ship any charismatic pre-fight banter – he leaves that to the opposite guys.
“I’m very honored to participate in Latino Night time,” Zepeda mentioned at a Los Angeles press convention, offering precisely what has come to be anticipated from him: a short, no-frills assertion. That’s the Zepeda expertise.
Zepeda has been on a gradual rise, retaining all of it enterprise as he has stopped Roberto Ramirez within the fifth spherical in November 2020 and cruised to dominant wins over Hector Tanajara Jr., Joseph Diaz Jr., Maxi Hughes and Giovanni Cabrera. His subsequent opponent, Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs), isn’t a stroll within the park both. A tough southpaw, Farmer will check whether or not Zepeda can deal with the sort of slick protection he would face in, say, a showdown with Shakur Stevenson – a possible dream battle for followers.
We’re getting forward of ourselves, however why not? Zepeda’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, has already in contrast the fighter to Mexican legend Salvador Sanchez. No stress, proper?
Farmer, 34, gave unbeaten light-weight Raymond Muratalla a troublesome time, and this battle ought to give us a direct comparability that may inform us the place Zepeda suits within the division. Can he dominate like so many anticipate, or will Farmer throw a wrench into his plans? Both means, Zepeda doesn’t appear too bothered in pre-fight conversations.
“I’ve bought a fantastic opponent in entrance of me, however one of many issues I need to do is give a fantastic present and characterize Mexico proudly,” Zepeda mentioned.
Once more, all enterprise.
Count on the identical from him come battle evening – simply a number of punches, and perhaps, within the occasion of a win, a postfight smile.
Lucas Ketelle is a proud member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America and writer of “Inside The Ropes of Boxing” (accessible on Amazon). Contact him on X @LukieBoxing.
