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.

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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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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.