His loss was not as one-sided as the official scores of 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109 suggested. Stevenson landed 295 of 565 punches, compared with Zepeda’s 272 of 979. Shakur was far more accurate, connecting at approximately 52% against Zepeda’s 28%, but only 23 landed punches separated them across 12 rounds.
A later victory over Lamont Roach Jr. gave Zepeda the WBC lightweight title that Stevenson previously held. It was his first full world championship, but he had already reached interim title status before meeting Shakur.
What was interesting is how Shakur handled it publicly. Before Zepeda fought Lamont Roach Jr, Shakur openly predicted…
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