After multiple years of circling one another at the top of the 135-pound division, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will finally have his day on Saturday against unbeaten mandatory challenger William Zepeda.

Shakur Stevenson faces William Zepeda for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title on Saturday, July 12, 2025 (7/12/25) at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. Edgar Berlanga will face Hamzah Sheeraz in a super middleweight fight.

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Shakur Stevenson silenced all the critics, putting on a dominant and masterclass performance Saturday night. The New Jersey native steamrolled past William Zepeda by unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title. Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs ...

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Stevenson is the one defending a title — his WBC lightweight belt — against William Zepeda. But it is Berlanga — whose super middleweight bout against Hamzah Sheeraz has no titles at stake — who is the main event, while Stevenson is the co-main event. In the modern boxing landscape, attention is often more lucrative than accomplishments.

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is confident that he will be able to exploit a major flaw in William Zepeda when they go head-to-head tonight. Taking place at the Louis Armstrong Stadium and exclusively live on DAZN PPV, Stevenson will be looking to make a statement against the undefeated Mexican.

Stevenson, who meets William Zapeda in New York in defence of his WBC lightweight title, dismissed Robinson as ‘buns’ during the build-up. Buns is not a compliment. According to Stevenson, Robinson could not defend and Terence Crawford would run rings round him.