Maxi Hughes says he gives Shakur Stevenson the lead in his fight against William Zepeda on July 12 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. However, Hughes is not sure if WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 COs) Zepeda (33 — 0, 27 COs) can hold his fragile hands and a lack of punching power.
Zepeda’s relentless pace
Hughes found out how difficult it was to delay Zepeda when the Mexican knockout artist stopped him in the fourth round last year. He says William just holds forward, throws bumps and takes shots to land his volume.
Hughes believes that’s what Zepeda will do against Shakur and think he can be successful if Newark, New Jersey, in New Jersey native fragile glass hands is not strong enough to withstand the pressure.
If Shakur loses, Turki Alalshikh may need to consider removing him from his future Riyadh season cards because there would be no sense to artificially promote his career. Promoter Eddie Hearn can save money by not bothering to expand Stevenson’s contract with his stable with the match room.
Hearn knocked on how he Shakur in a ‘Global Star,’ And our fans think he’s insane. They held on to look at Stevenson’s fights on ESPN, and they knew what he was about.
“I was straight after the fight like ‘I think he’ll beat Shakur. “And I still attract Shakur because of his skills, and how Tevin Farmer did well against Zepeda,” Maxi Hughes said Pro Boxing fans When asked who won the Shakur Stevenson against William Zepeda match on July 12 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
Zepeda overwhelmed Maxi Hughes with volume, which forced a fourth round in their fight in March 2024 in Las Vegas. He tried to box Zepeda, but the Mexican walked through his shots and buried him in the third and fourth rounds with bumps. Zepeda will try to do the same to Shakur, which is even less of a puncher than maxi. The power he has will not be effective because of his fragile hands.
“One thing is that he (Zepeda) does not slow down and he is tired and he is good on the inside,” Hughes says about William Zepeda.
Shakur’s fragile hands
“It will be interesting to see if Shakur, We know that he has fragile handshe can hold himself off. Because one thing was, he will continue to come forward, and if Shakur does not hurt him, Zepeda will go: “I’ll take some of these to come inside and land my own.” ‘
There is no doubt that Zepeda will run through Shakur’s shots to be close enough to land. This is how Zepeda fought against Tevin Farmer and became the better of him in both their fights. He came close to the farmer near the farmer near Cancun, Mexico. Tevin turned his back and looked like he was in serious trouble in the round five and six of the onslaught of Zepeda.
Shakur does not hit nearly as hard as farmer and is less willing to take up shots. He will try Make a break for it If the Mexican volume Puncher Zepeda starts to put it on him. It could be a type of struggle, as fans in Stevenson’s fight against Edwin de Los Santos saw in 2023. If a volume puncher kills a fighter, the last thing they do is a desperate haven. In essence, they gave up the fight and tried to save themselves by fleeing. It is so at war and box.
“That’s where it’s so interesting. I can try to get seats in New York. I wouldn’t mind watching it, ‘Hughes said of the Stevenson-Zepeda fight.
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Last updated on 05/22/2025