Shakur Stevenson faces William Zepeda for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title on Saturday, July 12, 2025 (7/12/25) at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. Edgar Berlanga will face Hamzah Sheeraz in a super middleweight fight.

Stevenson is the one defending a title — his WBC lightweight belt — against William Zepeda. But it is Berlanga — whose super middleweight bout against Hamzah Sheeraz has no titles at stake — who is the main event, while Stevenson is the co-main event. In the modern boxing landscape, attention is often more lucrative than accomplishments.

After multiple years of circling one another at the top of the 135-pound division, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will finally have his day on Saturday against unbeaten mandatory challenger William Zepeda.

While Stevenson has barely lost rounds since turning pro, the presumption that he's not entertaining enough has only grown.