By: Sean Crose
The 24-7-1 Ivan Redkach took on the 37-5 Jose Zepeda Friday night time in Temecula, California. Their scheduled 10 rounder, which was for the Interim WBC silver welterweight title, was the primary even of a Marvnation card broadcast on the DAZN streaming service. A terrific left to the physique despatched Redkach down and virtually out within the first. Redkach gamely obtained to his ft however he was clearly in a world of bother Someway, the Ukrainian fighter managed to outlive the spherical.
Zepeda performed it affected person early within the second whereas the southpaw Redkach superior on his man. Nonetheless, a mix, put Redkach down once more later within the spherical. Redkach obtained up a second time, but it surely was all however over. A last, stinging physique shot put Redkach down and out. The referee, understanding the struggle was completed, correctly didn’t trouble counting earlier than stopping the bout.
“I educated actually exhausting and I used to be assured in my conditioning, so I threw lots of punches,” Zepeda stated afterwards. “I undoubtedly felt stronger, that’s for certain. At forty seven (one forty-seven) I’ve full vitality.” There was speak in the course of the submit struggle interview of a attainable rematch with Regis Prograis, who had beforehand defeated Zepeda. “Something that’s going to be a struggle,” Zepeda stated, “I’m down for it.”
Zepeda-Redkach was a type of fights the place two veterans of the sport needed to show to the world they nonetheless had it. Whereas Redkach clearly didn’t impress, Zepeda appeared fairly proficient within the ring. With that being stated, he was dealing with a person thought-about properly previous his prime. A possible rematch with a fighter as standard and properly regarded as Prograis, nonetheless, may properly preserve Zepeda within the sport.
Whether or not or not that rematch will turn out to be a actuality, after all, stays to be seen.
