Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. William Zepeda: Date, time, how to watch, background
Joseph Diaz Jr. and William Zepeda are scheduled to meet in an important lightweight bout Saturday night in San Diego.
JOSEPH DIAZ JR. (32-2-1, 15 KOs) VS. WILLIAM ZEPEDA (26-0, 23 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
Where: Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego
TV/Stream: DAZN
Cost: $19.99 per month or $149.99 annually
Division: Lightweight (135 pounds)
At stake: No major titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Alexis Rocha vs. Jesus Perez, welterweights; Leonela Yudica vs. Arely Mucino, flyweights (for Yudica’s IBF title); Hector Valfez Jr. vs. Max Ornelas, junior featherweights
Prediction: Zepeda SD
Background: The main event pits two respected 135-pound southpaws against one another. Diaz, a former 130-pound titleholder, is coming off a one-sided decision loss to undisputed champion Devin Haney last December, his first shot at a lightweight title. That followed a big unanimous-decision victory over Javier Fortuna that earned him the right to face Haney. The 29-year-old from the Los Angeles area fought in the 2012 Olympics for the United States. Zepeda, a hard puncher from Mexico, is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over veteran Rene Alvarado in May, his most significant win. The 26-year-old had stopped his previous 15 opponents. Zepeda is ranked by three sanctioning bodies, Diaz by two.
