05:37 AM Aug 2, 2026William Zepeda did what he does best on Saturday night in Las Vegas, drowning his highly regarded opponent Lamont Roach Jr. en route to a unanimous decision win that made him the new WBC lightweight champ. The Mexican volume-puncher just didn't give his foe a chance to breathe. "We were ready for every counter, and tonight was our night," he said post-fight. In victory, Zepeda (33-1, 27 KOs) is the new WBC lightweight champion. Where he goes from here is to be determined, but not many people believed he'd be the one with his hand raised tonight.