William ‘Camarón’ Zepeda showed no mercy to Maxi Hughes for four rounds and forced the British corner not to go out for the fifth to remain undefeated in a World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) eliminatory fight held in Las Vegas.
The Mexican He dominated from the first round a Hughes who could not counteract the incessant attack and he was weakened with body blows. The British man was no longer responding in the fourth round and managed to survive, but in the fifth round his team asked to stop the confrontation.
With this victory, Camarón Zepeda became a mandatory challenger for the WBA and IBF titles, the first in the hands of Gervonta Davis and the other will be played on May 11 by Vasyl Lomachenko and George Kambosos. In the interview about the ring, the Mexican assured that he is ready for anyone.
““This was another day at the office. Thirty different camps and thirty different wins and all I can do is thank my team. From the beginning I knew I had it, the strategy was to work my body and finish on top. It’s not confidence I feel, but the weight. It is a great responsibility to continue giving this level of performances. The rivals that are at my door are much stronger and have much more experience and we have to keep working. I will be the next champion in Mexico. I’m ready for Shakur, Gervonta. Whoever is on that list, we will go after them. Now the one who has to do his homework is Óscar de la Hoya,” he said.
According to data from CompuBox, Camarón Zepeda He landed 161 of 408 punches, an average of 102 thrown and 40 landed per round. Although Maxi Hughes’ offense was not bad – he scored 53 out of 221 – the British had no answer in defense.
It should be noted that the Mexican boxer He was coming off an incredible technical knockout victory against Mercito Gesta and now with this new victory he is closer to challenging for the lightweight title. Instead, Maxi Hughes lost in his last fight against George Kambosos Jr. in July 2023 and is now tasting bitter defeat again.
William ‘Camarón’ Zepeda, 27, defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Americas Continental Lightweight Title and remains undefeated in the sport. The Mexican has a record of 30 wins without losses, 26 of them by knockout.
For his part, the British Maxi Hughes, 33, now has two negative results and He left his record of 26 wins, 5 by fast track, seven setbacks and two draws.
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