By Jake Donovan
Terry Flanagan and Jose Zepeda both put their unbeaten records on the line in their vacant lightweight title fight Saturday evening in Manchester, England.
Both fighters made weight on Friday—Flanagan tipped the scales right at the 135 lb. limit, while Zepeda was a shade under at 134.5 lbs. for his first career fight in the United Kingdom.
The title at stake became vacant after previous claimant Terence Crawford moved up in weight following a Fighter of the Year-level campaign in 2014.
Also on the show, which airs live on BoxNation in the U.K.:
- Former 115 lb. titlist Paul Butler faces Gustavo Molina in a 10-round regional super flyweight contest
- Liam Walsh and Isaias Santos meet in a 10-round lightweight bout
- Heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov squares off against Travis Walker, a late replacement for Dereck Chisora, who withdrew earlier this week
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
