Shakur vs. Zepeda dwell updates, outcomes and evaluation

Shakur Stevenson defends his WBC light-weight title in opposition to William Zepeda on Saturday at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York (DAZN PPV, 5 p.m. ET).

The struggle is the chief help to the primary occasion, a 12-round tremendous middleweight bout between Edgar Berlanga and Hamzah Sheeraz.

Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) is coming off a ninth-round TKO win over Josh Padley in February. In that struggle, Stevenson dropped Padley 3 times with physique photographs in Spherical 9.

Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs), the WBC interim titlist, has gained back-to-back choices over former junior light-weight champion Tevin Farmer — a split decision in November and a majority decision in March. In his earlier 20 fights, Zepeda had 18 KOs.

Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) began his profession with 16 consecutive wins by KO in the first round however has solely two stoppage victories in his final eight fights. His only loss is a unanimous choice to Canelo Alvarez final September.

Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs) is transferring up in weight to face Berlanga. He was carrying a 15-fight KO streak earlier than his struggle in opposition to WBC middleweight champ Carlos Adames ended in a split draw in February.

Keep right here for outcomes and round-by-round evaluation all through the primary card.