Overview

• At Friday’s official weigh-in both fighters made weight with Zepeda at 134.6 pounds and Stevenson at the 135-pound limit.
• During the final face-off Stevenson raised his middle fingers toward Zepeda’s mother in the crowd, prompting the challenger to vow retribution in the ring.
• The undefeated southpaws will meet tonight for the WBC lightweight title in a matchup pitting Zepeda’s power against Stevenson’s technical defense.
• Louis Armstrong Stadium is hosting its first professional boxing card as the event streams exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view worldwide.
• The undercard features six world-level bouts, including super-middleweight eliminator Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz and lightweight showdowns with Subriel Matías and David Morrell.