William Zepeda and Maxi Hughes square off in the IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator live from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, March 16. A day before the fight show the athletes step on the scales to make it official.
Both, Mexico’s unbeaten William Zepeda (29-0, 25 KOs) and British Maxi Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) made the required 135-pound limit. Zepeda weighed-in at 133.8 lbs. Hughes was 134.6 lbs. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the co-main event, unbeaten Floyd Schofield (16-0, 12-KOs) of Austin, Texas faces Las Vegas-based Esteuri Suero (13-1, 10 KOs) of Dominican Republic. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds with Schofield’s WBA International lightweight title on the line. The fighters tipped the scales at 134.8 lbs and 135 lbs, respectively.
Get Zepeda vs Hughes full fight card and weights below.
Zepeda vs Hughes fight card
- William Zepeda (133.8) vs. Maxi Hughes (134.6), 12 rounds, lightweight – IBF and WBA title eliminator
- Floyd Schofield (134.8) vs. Esteuri Suero (135), 10 rounds, lightweight -Schofield’s WBA International title
- Eric Priest (159.6) vs. Jose Sanchez Charles (160), 10 rounds, middleweight
- Tristan Kalkreuth (198.6) vs. Marquice Weston (201.6), 8 rounds, cruiserweight
- Joel Iriarte (145.2) vs. Bryan Carguacundo (142.8), 4 rounds, welterweight