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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 16: Shakur Stevenson (L) punches Edwin De Los Santos during a fight for … More a vacant WBC lightweight title on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson won the vacant title by unanimous decision. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) Getty Images Shakur Stevenson hasn’t ever faced an overwhelming power puncher with as much skill as William Zepeda. But that hasn’t stopped the oddsmakers from making Stevenson a large betting favorite to retain his lightweight title vs. Zepeda on Saturday night. Here’s everything you need to know about Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda, including the odds, their records and a prediction on who will win. There’s a scent of recent disappointment coming off both fighters heading into their bout. Stevenson was supposed to face Floyd Schofield earlier this year in Saudi Arabia, but Schofield withdrew from the fight at the last minute, leaving Stevenson to fight the relatively unknown Josh Padley. Stevenson scored a stoppage win in the ninth round, but that hasn’t kept boxing observers from critiquing his latest performances, a few of which have been underwhelming. Meanwhile, Zepeda was riding high as a undefeated prospect with an impressive KO percentage, but he only managed a split decision vs. Tevin Farmer (many believed Farmer, a former 130-pound world titlist who knocked down Zepeda in the fourth round, actually should have been awarded the victory) and then followed that up with a razor-thin majority decision in the rematch. Considering Schofield knocked out Farmer in the first round last month, those close victories by Zepeda have been diminished. But hey, all of that is in the past. And Zepeda is looking to overwhelm Stevenson. “He’s coming in here to throw as many punches as possible, overwhelm me, and try to bully me,” Stevenson said. “I’m…

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