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Mexican slugger Jose "Chon" Zepeda knows that he can't afford to make a mistake on Saturday night, and his only option is to win - as his goal is to claim a world title fight.
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Mexican slugger Jose "Chon" Zepeda knows that he can't afford to make a mistake on Saturday night, and his only option is to win - as his goal is to claim a world title fight.

For the past few weeks renowned trainer Freddie Roach has been working with world-ranked Jose 'Chon' Zepeda at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywod, California. Zepeda, who has a record of 29-1 (24 KO's), is rated number eight by the WBA at lightweight and fourth by the WBO at junior lightweight.

In a dramatic fight, Jose "Chon" Zepeda scored an effective knockout at 2:18 of the fifth round over previously undefeated Carlos "Chuko" Diaz in a fight in a fight that saw the entire crowd on their feet at the State Auditorium in Mexicali in a card put together by Zanfer Promotions.

After giving the regulatory weight, showing well-worked forms and posing for the cameras, opinions were still further divided around giving a possible favorite between Jose "Chon" Zepeda and Carlos "Chuko" Diaz.

Luis “Panterita” Nery (25-0) picked up another victory when he stopped Arthur Villanueva (31-3) in six rounds at the Gasmart Stadium in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The official time of the stoppage was 1:19. The Filipino dropped Nery late in the fourth round but the rally was short lived as the knockdown appeared to help Nery refocus and batter Villanueva in the fifth. He continued his assault in the sixth and the referee stopped the fight when Villanueva stopped responding.

Nery vs. Villanueva Photos Gallery - Airing on beIN SPORTS en Español on Saturday, November 4th at 11:00 PM is the highly-anticipated bout featuring the reigning WBC Bantamweight Champion Luis “Pantera” Nery, facing off against the Philippine’s Arthur “King” Villanueva.

Lightweight contender Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda stopped Miguel Zamudio late Saturday night at the Palenque de Gallos in Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico. Zepeda improves to 27-1 1 NC, with 22 KOs, while Zamudio falls to 39-10-1, with 23 KOs. Zepeda picks up the vacant WBO International super lightweight title.

Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California - Cesar "Corazón" Juárez had no contemplations when his fight began. He went to the front and looked for the knockout. And he found it. Fast and blunt. Juárez (20-5-0, 15 KOs) scored a brutal third-round knockout over Filipino challenger Eugene "Rambo" Lagos (19-4-0, 7 KO's), with a powerful left that put the boxer down on canvas and completely unconscious.

Mexican fighters make weight photos gallery - Four fighters who could compete this year for world championships and are highly classified, will hold high-risk fights this Saturday in Tijuana, according to Zanfer to be broadcast by the Boxing Hall, Azteca 7.

Four fighters who could compete this year for world championships and are highly classified, will hold high-risk fights this Saturday in Tijuana, according to Zanfer to be broadcast by the Boxing Hall, Azteca 7. Cesar "Corazón" Juárez (19-5-0, 14 ko's) will face Filipino Eugene "Rambo" Lagos (19-3-0, 7 KO's) over 10 rounds in the main event fight of the evening at the Municipal Auditorium of Tijuana.