Jose Zepeda vs. Kendo Castaneda Fight Day

Jose Zepeda vs. Kendo Castaneda Fight Day

Jose Zepeda vs. Kendo Castaneda Fight Day

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Top Rank on ESPN returns tonight inside "The Bubble" at the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas. In the 10-round junior welterweight main event, two-time world title challenger Jose "Chon" Zepeda will fight San Antonio native Kendo Castaneda.

Jose Zepeda’s preference was to beat a powerful former IBF junior welterweight champion in ESPN’s main event Tuesday night.

The 31-year-old Zepeda (31-2, 25 KOs, 2 NC) will fight for the first time since he thoroughly out-boxed former two-division champion Jose Pedraza (27-3, 13 KOs) and won a 10-round unanimous decision September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old Castaneda (17-1, 8 KOs, 1 NC) lost his last fight, a 10-round majority decision to Puerto Rico’s Yomar Alamo (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on February 28 in Kissimmee, Florida.

“I did watch a clip of him from his last fight,” Zepeda said. “He’s a guy that comes forward, likes to throw a lot of punches. He has that will to win. He’s gonna come to win. I’m pretty sure he’s ready for the fight. That’s why he’s taking the fight. We’re looking forward to a good fight.”


ESPN & ESPN Deportes will televise the Zepeda-Castaneda card beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The 10-round co-feature will pit junior lightweight contender Andy "El Tiburon" Vences against Mexican veteran Luis Alberto Lopez.