Zepeda takes care of business in ESPN main event

Top Rank Press Release

08/07/2020

Zepeda takes care of business in ESPN main event

Jose Zepeda W10 Kendo Castaneda...  Junior welterweight contender Jose "Chon" Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) outboxed Kendo "Tremendo" Castaneda (17-2, 8 KOs) in Las Vegas on Tuesday, rolling to a unanimous decision victory. Official scores were 98-92 (twice) and 97-93. The ESPN-televised bout was held in Top Rank's "Bubble"- the MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom. Zepeda, from La Puente, California, is 2-0 with a no contest since his close majority decision loss to current WBC/WBO world champion Jose Ramirez. Zepeda's other loss is to former lightweight titlist Terry Flanagan. Zepeda said afterwards, “He [Castaneda] was a late replacement [for a more formidable opponent Ivan Baranchyk], but he was tough in there. I didn’t take Kendo lightly because I knew what he was capable of. He had only one loss by decision coming into tonight. Anybody with a belt at 140 pounds is who I want to fight. A championship fight is my goal, and that is what I am working towards.  source: top rank