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Jose Zepeda

Jose Zepeda

American boxer

Not to be confused with the Nicaraguan politician José Zepeda.

Jose Encarnacion Zepeda (born May 24, 1989) is a Mexican American professional boxer who challenged for the WBO lightweight title in 2015 and twice for the WBC light welterweight title in 2019 and 2022. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's fifth best active light welterweight by BoxRec,[1] seventh by The Ring[2] and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]

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Professional career

Jose began his professional career in 2009.

In December 2010 Jose began working with famed boxing trainer Robert Alcazar former trainer for World Champion Oscar De La Hoya.

In July 2013 he fought former title contender Ricardo Dominguez and won by TKO in the 3rd round.

On 11 July, 2015, Zepeda fought Terry Flanagan in Manchester, England, for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The fight started off entertaining, however, Zepeda was unfortunate enough to injure his shoulder while throwing a punch in the second round, The fight was stopped at the end of the round due to the injury awarding Flanagan the victory.[4]

In February 2019, he unsuccessfully challenged WBC Super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez for his title, losing a Majority decision in a very competitive fight.[5]

In his bout against Jose Pedraza, Zepeda started off fast and built up an early lead on the scorecards. Pedraza would show some signs of a comeback, starting in the fifth round. In the end, Zepeda was too much for his opponent, and was awarded a clear unanimous decision victory.[6]

On March 23, 2024 in Sheffield, England, Zepeda was scheduled to face Dalton Smith.[7][8] He lost the fight by knockout in the fifth round after being hit with a body shot.[9]

Professional boxing record

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References

  1. [1]
    "BoxRec: Light welterweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Light welterweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Flanagan Captures WBO Crown, Zepeda Injures Shoulder". BoxingScene.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  5. [5]
    "Jose Ramirez survives stiff challenge from Jose Zepeda". Bad Left Hook. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  6. [6]
    Christ, Scott (2019-09-14). "Jose Zepeda tops Jose Pedraza by decision on Fury-Wallin card". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. [7]
    Iskenderov, Parviz (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda set for March in Sheffield, England". FIGHTMAG.
  8. [8]
    Stumberg, Patrick (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins vs Gustavo Lemos, Jordan Gill vs Zelfa Barrett announced". Bad Left Hook.
  9. [9]
    Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2024). "Dalton Smith KO's Jose Zepeda in fifth round with body shot". FIGHTMAG.
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