William Zepeda vs. Jaime Arboleda Final Press Conference
| WILLIAM ZEPEDA VS. JAIME ARBOLEDA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCEQUOTES, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOEVENT IS SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 29 – LIVE FROM COLLEGE PARK CENTER IN ARLINGTON AND EXCLUSIVELY LIVE WORLDWIDE ON DAZNTICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! |
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| Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy Promotions |
| ARLINGTON, TX (April 26, 2023): Undefeated knockout artist William “El Camarón” Zepeda (27-0, 23 KOs) of San Mateo, Mexico and former world champion challenger of Curundu, Panama Jaime “Jaimito” Arboleda (19-2, 14 KOs) hosted a press conference today to promote their upcoming 12-round main event this Saturday, April 29 which will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN.Zepeda will be defending his WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title in a fight that is presented in association with Sampson Boxing and broadcast live worldwide from College Park Center at The University of Texas at Arlington campus. Doors to College Park Center open at 5:00 p.m. CT, the opening bout begins at 5:05 p.m. CT, and the DAZN broadcast will begin at 7:00 p.m. CT/ 8:00 p.m. ET. Also participating in the press conference where Diego De La Hoya (24-1, 11 KOs) who will participate in a 10-round featherweight fight for the WBA Intercontinental Featherweight Title against stablemate Victor Morales, Jr. (17-0-1, 8 KOs). DAZN card fighters David Stevens (12-0, 9 KOs) of Reading Pennsylvania and Fredrick Lawson (29-3, 22 KOs) of Chicago also participated ahead of their respective bouts. This is what the fighters had to say: |
| WILLIAM “EL CAMARON” ZEPEDA, WBA CONTINENTAL AMERICAS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER: “Good day everyone! I would like to thank the media and everyone here for all the support. This is my second time as the main event in my career, the first time in the red corner, and I am so excited and have prepared well for this moment.” “I dedicate this fight to Vergil Ortiz, Jr.; I hope and wish him a speedy recovery and I hope to see him in the ring soon.” “I trained hard for this fight, and I am coming with everything come Saturday night. I want to thank my Mexican fan base and I promise to give the fans a very exciting fight.” |
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| JAIME “JAIMITO” ARBOLEDA, LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER: “I want to thank Golden Boy and Sampson Boxing for giving me the opportunity. We have a tough opponent this Saturday night and the chance of a lifetime to be a titlist.””I haven’t watched Zepeda fight before, but we know what he is capable of inside the ring. Regardless we did a very good preparation, we hope to bring a great fight and show what the Arboleda name is capable of. We will be victorious.” |
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| DIEGO DE LA HOYA, FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER: “Good afternoon to everyone. I want to thank Oscar and the media present here. I can’t wait to win this title on Saturday. This fight against Morales, Jr. is a great way for me to jump back into the rankings and continue my path to become a world champion.””The belt is coming home with me. My experience speaks for itself: I have the patience and speed to outbox him. We are confident in our preparation. I guarantee that the co-main event will rob the night.” |
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| VICTOR MORALES, JR., FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHTER: “Thank you all for being here. This is my first title fight. Someone is going to leave that ring with the belt and it is going to be Victor Morales.” “We asked for this fight. When we first asked for it, we expected for it to be a grudge fight, but it’s frosting on the cake knowing that it will be for a title. I need to get my name out there, and we needed a dance partner like Diego. We are going to go in there to make a statement.” |
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| OSCAR DE LA HOYA, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GOLDEN BOY: “When you have the likes of Shakur Stevenson and other top dogs in the lightweight division calling you out, you must be doing something right. Zepeda is undefeated, has faced top contenders like Joseph “JoJo” Diaz and has broken CompuBox records. Zepeda is ready to step up for the difficult fight ahead of him. His opponent, Arboleda, has a lot of power and is hungry to dethrone the undefeated fighter.” “In the co-main event, we are thrilled to be showcasing two young fighters in the featherweight division. Whoever wins will move up into the top 10 in the rankings and into world title contention. If anyone from the main and co-main events wants to become a world champion, they will need to win this Saturday night.” |
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| ### Zepeda vs. Arboleda is a 12-round fight for the WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title and is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Sampson Boxing. The event is sponsored by “BetOnline – Your Online Sportsbook Experts.” The fight will take place on Saturday, April 29 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas and will be streamed live worldwide on DAZN. Tickets are on-sale and are priced at $150, $90, $60, $45 and $30 not including applicable service charges. Tickets will be available for purchase at UTATickets.com, AXS.com or GoldenBoyPromotions.com. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and DAZN.com. Follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing and @DAZNBoxing. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoy and https://www.facebook.com/DAZN. Follow on Instagram @GoldenBoy and @DAZNBoxing. Follow the conversation using #ZepedaArboleda |