‘I will have to fight’: Stevenson expecting one of his toughest matchups in Zepeda

Shakur Stevenson said he believes William Zepeda will bring the kind of pressure that will force him to fight him off.

Shakur Stevenson spent some time talking to boxing media about his upcoming WBC title fight against William Zepeda and shared his thoughts on the matchup and the performance he’s anticipating. Check out some quotes from Stevenson below.

Stevenson on what makes his fight against Zepeda different from other fights he’s been in

“It’s a bigger moment so I know that I’m going to shine come Saturday night but the bigger the moment, the more I step up and that’s what I plan on doing Saturday night.”

On what he expects out of Zepeda

“A lot of people think this is an easy fight. I don’t think it’s an easy fight. I think this will probably be one of my toughest fight. You never know until you get in there but I know William Zepeda is a tough individual, he’s going to throw a lot of punches, he’s going to put up his best fight so I’m going to make sure I come out victorious.

“People can try to change me, that’s not going to work. I’m going to be who I am but William Zepeda is going to make me fight a lot more than a lot of other people, so I will have to fight.

“He can get knocked out trying to be too aggressive so let’s see if he’s willing to take that risk.”

On what future fight he would want if he could make it

“I would love to fight Teo. I think Teo talk a lot of sh-t and he think he’s that good, so I would love to get in the ring with Teo.”