Giovanni Cabera (22-1, 7 KOs) views his fight against William Zepeda because the “highest level of Mexican boxing” this Saturday, July sixth, when the 2 lightweight contenders go to war on the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
(Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda)
The twelve-round fight will give Cabrera, 29, a chance to prove his many doubters incorrect because they’re not giving him much likelihood of defeating the uneaten Zepeda (30-0, 26 KOs).
Zepeda, 28, is ranked #1 by all 4 sanctioning bodies within the lightweight division, and that’s an indication of respect from them. They don’t often all agree on a fighter with their rankings, but they view Zepeda as something special. His ability to throw well over 1000 punches per twelve-round fights is one factor.
It would take a special performance from Cabera to win this fight because he’s not a fighter who can throw a whole lot of shots and doesn’t possess much power. Without power, Cabrera won’t last long against Zepeda without moving nonstop for 12 rounds.
Zepeda’s last opponent, Maxi Hughes, is understood for his excellent boxing skills, but he only made it to the fourth round before he was pulled out.
Cabrera’s Respect and Determination
“I respect William Zepeda. He’s bringing war, but I’m bringing war as well, and I’m seeking to hurt him,” said Giovanni Cabrera to Golden Boy Promotions, talking about his fight this Saturday night.
The video clips of Cabrera understanding weren’t impressive by way of his punching power. He looked like he was slapping the heavy bag, and there was no thudding sound on impact.
It would be tough for Cabrera to maintain Zepeda off without moving all the fight. Someone like Shakur Stevenson would have a likelihood of beating Zepeda because he’s a terrific mover, but not Cabera.
“I don’t think William Zepeda is overhyped in any respect. You’ll be able to talk all of the hype you would like. You’ll be able to blow smoke up a fighter’s a**, but no person could make you break a CompuBox record. That’s really impressive,” said Cabrera.
Zepeda broke the CompuBox record by throwing 1,536 punches in his twelve-round unanimous decision win over Joseph Diaz on October 29, 2022, on the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California. That’s an absurd variety of punches that Zepeda threw.
Cabrera’s Game Plan
“Yeah, I do know that I’m facing a man with firepower that is tough to maintain that pace up. It’s exciting. It’s going to bring the perfect out of me,” said Cabrera.
Cabrera cannot match Zepeda’s work rate, and his sensible trainer, Freddie Roach, can have understood that. Roach can have some excellent game plans that Cabrera can use to neutralize Zepeda’s work rate. If Cabrera can use movement and clinching, he could slow Zepeda down.
“We’re working hard to offer fight. We’re training to offer a forceful fight and have a robust victory,” said William Zepeda.
“We’re going to go toe-to-toe. It’s going to be my will vs. his. It’s going to be war,” said Cabrera.
Going toe-to-toe with Zepeda for any length of time wouldn’t be smart for Cabrera because he’ll get softened up with body shots and won’t have the opportunity to maneuver.
“We’re going to come out fighting with what we’ve been working on in camp,” said Zepeda. “The knockout will come by itself. But I feel we’ll exhibit who Camaron Zepeda is and do what Pitbull Cruz couldn’t do.”
Zepeda is confident that he’ll win the fight by knockout and is likely to be right. In Cabrera’s loss to Isaac Cruz, he spent much time along with his back against the ropes. He can’t try this against Zepeda without taking a whole lot of punishment.
“It’s not one among those unintelligent fights. That is the very best level of Mexican boxing obviously,” said Cabrera.
