Jose Encarnacion Zepeda (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBO lightweight title in 2015 and twice for the WBC light welterweight title in 2019 and 2022.
Professional career
Jose began his professional career in 2009.
In December 2010, Jose began working with famed boxing trainer Robert Alcazar, former trainer for World Champion Oscar De La Hoya.
In July 2013, he fought former title contender Ricardo Dominguez and won by TKO in the 3rd round.
On 11 July 2015, Zepeda fought Terry Flanagan in Manchester, England, for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The fight started off entertaining, however, Zepeda was unfortunate enough to injure his shoulder while throwing a punch in the second round. The fight was stopped at the end of the round due to the injury, awarding Flanagan the victory.
In February 2019, he unsuccessfully challenged WBC Super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez for his title, losing a Majority decision in a very competitive fight.
In his bout against Jose Pedraza, Zepeda started off fast and built up an early lead on the scorecards. Pedraza would show some signs of a comeback, starting in the fifth round. In the end, Zepeda was too much for his opponent and was awarded a clear unanimous decision victory.
On March 23, 2024 in Sheffield, England, Zepeda was scheduled to face Dalton Smith. He lost the fight by knockout in the fifth round after being hit with a body shot.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes44WinIvan Redkach TKO2 (10), Sep 7, 202443Loss37–5 (2)Dalton SmithKO5 (12), Mar 23, 202442Loss37–4 (2)Richardson HitchinsUD12Sep 23, 202341Win37–3 (2)Neeraj GoyatUD10Mar 25, 202340Loss36–3 (2)Regis PrograisKO11 (12) Nov 26, 202230Win36–2 (2)Francisco Javier PerezTKO2 (10), Mar 19, 202239Win35–2 (2)Josue VargasTKO1 (10), Oct 30, 202138Win34–2 (2)Hank LundyUD10May 22, 202137Win33–2 (2)Ivan BaranchykKO5 (10), Oct 3, 202036Win32–2 (2)Kendo CastanedaUD10Jul 7, 202035Win31–2 (2)José PedrazaUD10Sep 14, 201934NC30–2 (2)Eleazar ValenzuelaNC3 (10), May 18, 201933Loss30–2 (1)José RamírezMD12Feb 10, 201932Win30–1 (1)Domicio RondonTKO7 (10), Oct 20, 201831Win29–1 (1)Carlos Diaz RamirezKO5 (10), Jun 16, 201830Win28–1 (1)Abner LopezTKO6 (10), Nov 4, 201729Win27–1 (1)Miguel ZamudioTKO6 (10), Jun 17, 201728Win26–1 (1)Jesus SilveiraTD5 (10), Apr 1, 201727Win25–1 (1)Pedro NavarreteUD10Apr 16, 201626Win24–1 (1)Ammeth DiazTKO1 (10), Jan 23, 201625NC23–1 (1)José AlfaroNC1 (10), Oct 31, 201524Loss23–1Terry FlanaganRTD2 (12), Jul 11, 201523Win23–0Armando RoblesKO1 (10), Apr 25, 201522Win22–0Orlando VazquezKO2 (8), Jan 17, 201521Win21–0Victor CayoKO1 (10), Nov 8, 201420Win20–0Adrian Rodriguez GarzaKO3 (8), Aug 9, 201419Win19–0Robert FrankelUD8Apr 26, 201418Win18–0Johnnie EdwardsTKO2 (8), Mar 1, 201417Win17–0Emanuel LopezKO3 (10), Dec 21, 201316Win16–0Luis ArceoTKO3 (6), Oct 11, 201315Win15–0Ricardo DomínguezTKO3 (8), Jul 13, 201314Win14–0Rodolfo QuintanillaTKO5 (8), Nov 24, 201213Win13–0Jovany Javier GomezTKO1 (8), Oct 20, 201212Win12–0Cristian FavelaTKO6 (8), Sep 21, 201211Win11–0Roberto HernandezTKO1 (8), Sep 8, 201210Win10–0Abraham AlvarezTKO6 (8), Jun 2, 20129Win9–0Sergio Joel De la TorreTKO2 (6), Mar 16, 20128Win8–0Luis Rey CampoaKO1 (6), Dec 10, 20117Win7–0Arron RobinsonKO1 (4), Sep 23, 20116Win6–0Yakub ShidaevUD6May 19, 20115Win5–0Manuel DelcidUD4Dec 18, 20104Win4–0Alejandro AlonsoRTD1 (4), May 28, 20103Win3–0Manuel RuizTKO1 (4), May 7, 20102Win2–0Jesus GonzalezKO1 (4), Feb 12, 20101Win1–0Ignacio MondragonKO1 (4), Dec 25, 2009
References
External links
Jose Zepeda - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live