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William Zepeda To Defend Against Jaime
Arboleda As New Main Event On April 29
Knockout artist and undefeated pugilist William “El Camarón”
Zepeda (27-0, 23 KOs) of San Mateo, Mexico will return to
the ring after pulling an upset against Joseph Diaz, Jr.
last October 2022 and is now scheduled to defend his WBA
Continental Americas Lightweight Title against former world
champion challenger of Curundu, Panama Jaime “Jaimito”
Arboleda (19-2, 14 KOs). The two fighters will participate
in a 12-round lightweight fight that is presented in
association with Sampson Boxing. The event, originally
announced as Eimantas Stanionis versus Vergil Ortiz, Jr.,
will still take place at College Park Center at The
University of Texas at Arlington campus and will be
broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I am very excited for the opportunity to showcase my
talents to all my Texas fans,” said William Zepeda. “You
don’t want to miss April 29th, get ready to see who ‘El
Camarón’ is live!”
“I can't predict the outcome of a fight, but one thing's for
sure: I'm stepping into that ring with everything I've got,”
said Jaime Arboleda. “I am ready to give it my all and leave
it all in the ring. Bring it on.”
“In an absolutely stacked lightweight division, I don’t
think there is anyone I would favor over Zepeda,” said
Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya. “But other
fighters have been favored over Arboleda before and ended up
tasting defeat. To get to the next level, Zepeda must
continue to use the volume of punches and relentlessness
that have made him a force to be reckoned with.”
In the co-main event, Diego De La Hoya (24-1, 11 KOs) will
participate in a 10-round featherweight fight against
stablemate Victor Morales (17-0-1, 8 KOs). De La Hoya was
last seen December 2022 with a victory against Jose Santos
Gonzalez. Morales is coming off of a win against Diuhl
Olguin last November 2022.
Guadalajara’s Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (12-0, 10 KOs) will
participate in a 10-round welterweight bout against
Chicago’s Frederick Lawson (29-3, 22 KOs). Curiel is coming
in hot after an explosive, second-round victory against Brad
Solomon last December 2022.
In the night’s special female championship presentation, the
WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine Flyweight World Champion of
Houston, Texas, Marlen Esparza (13-1, 1 KOs) will defend her
titles against Merlo, Argentina’s Gabriela Alaniz (14-0, 6
KOs). The fight is scheduled for 10-rounds.
Opening up the DAZN broadcast with eight-rounds of super
middleweight action, Reading Pennsylvania’s David Stevens
(12-0, 9 KOs) will face off against Marco Periban (26-6-1,
17 KOs) of Mexico City. Opening up fight night, Caleb Zuniga
(1-0) of Austin, Texas will participate in a four-round
super featherweight fight against a soon to be announced
opponent.
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