Lamont Roach Jr vs William Zepeda: Prediction and fight card for August 1

Big Fight Weekend brings you our prediction, the full fight card, and streaming information ahead of Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The entire card will be shown live on DAZN. The main event will be for the vacant WBC lightweight title, previously held by Shakur Stevenson.

Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda fight details

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Venue: The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Start time: 20:00 ET / 01:00 BST (Sunday).

Undercard fight to watch: Raymond Muratalla vs Robson Conceicao. 

Current main event odds: Roach -138, Zepeda +134, Draw +1400.

Lamont Roach recent form

Roach (25-1-3, 10 KOs) could be considered one of the most unlucky fighters in the sport. He has produced two impressive back-to-back performances, drawing with Gervonta Davis and Isaac Pitbull Cruz, with many feeling he did enough to win both of those fights. Before that, he’d won six fights in a row, since his only career defeat to Jamel Herring.

William Zepeda recent form

Zepeda (33-1, 27 KOs) was motoring along, beating most opponents with ease, including impressive wins against Giovanni Cabrera and Maxi Hughes. He had to grind out both wins over Tevin Farmer before he faced Shakur Stevenson, and was thoroughly outboxed by Stevenson, with the bout against Roach his first fight since that loss.

Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda prediction

Roach is an awkward opponent for any fighter. He has a tight defence, making him difficult to pin down. He’s exceptional at timing his punches, often punishing opponents when they fall short. “The Reaper” has a strong chin, and one that Zepeda will need to test.

Zepeda is a bulldozer. He will keep coming forward, throwing punches in high-volume bunches. He often overwhelms his opponents and stops them. He’s also adept at controlling the distance with his jab before letting his hands go.

Zepeda will rely on his southpaw speed to trouble Roach, but we are backing Roach to overcome an early storm before using his boxing IQ to win a competitive unanimous decision.

Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda full fight card

• Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda, 12 rounds, for vacant WBC lightweight title
• Raymond Muratalla vs Robson Conceicao, 12 rounds, for Muratalla’s IBF lightweight title
• Raul Curiel vs Quinton Randall, 10 rounds, welterweights
• Joel Iriarte vs Jorge Lagunas, 8 rounds, welterweights
• Charles Conwell vs Paul Kroll, 10 rounds, super welterweights
• Fabian Guzman vs Aaron Coley, 8 rounds, middleweights
• Dylan Capetillo vs Juan Carlos Becerril, 4 rounds, lightweights
• Gael Cabrera vs Francisco Pedroza Portillo, 8 rounds, super bantamweights
• Dalis Kaleiopu vs Yeyery Castillo, 6 rounds, lightweights

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