Jose Zepeda

Jose Zepeda is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent who was born on May 24, 1989, in Long Beach, California. He is currently ranked as the world's fifth-best active light welterweight by BoxRec. With a total of 41 fights under his belt, Zepeda has an impressive record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and no draws. Let's take a closer look at his career.

Zepeda made his professional debut in December 2009 against Ignacio Mondragon at the age of 20. In that fight, Zepeda won by first-round knockout, setting the tone for what would be a long and successful career. After his debut, Zepeda went on to win 22 more consecutive fights, 19 of them via stoppage.

At the age of 26, Zepeda had his first world title fight in July 2015 after 23 professional fights, against Terry Flanagan for the vacant WBO lightweight title. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury to 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.

While he has never won a world title, Zepeda has had some notable victories over the course of his career. Some of these include wins over Domicio Rondon, Abner Lopez, Ammeth Diaz, Ivan Baranchyk, Josue Vargas, José Pedraza, and Pedro Navarrete.

Zepeda has suffered a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far, all of them in title bouts. His first loss was against Terry Flanagan via 2nd round RTD on July 11, 2015, which ended his 23-fight win streak. He has been stopped twice and lost once via a decision.

Zepeda is known for his southpaw stance and his height of 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), with a reach of 70+1⁄2 in (179 cm). He has fought in two weight classes, lightweight, and light welterweight.

As of August 2020, Jose Zepeda is ranked as the world's fifth-best active light welterweight by BoxRec, seventh by The Ring, and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Zepeda's most recent fight was a non-title bout against Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat on March 25, 2023. Zepeda won the fight via a 10 round unanimous decision.

Jose Zepeda's record is impressive, with 27 knockout wins and two losses via knockout. He is on a one-fight winning streak and shows no signs of slowing down.

In conclusion, Jose Zepeda has built an impressive professional boxing career thus far. Despite never winning a world title, he has shown time and time again that he is a force to be reckoned with in the ring. With his southpaw stance and impressive knockout record, it's easy to see why Zepeda is ranked as one of the best active light welterweights in the world.

Jose Zepeda Fight Record