Giovanni Cabrera outweighs William Zepeda by 2lbs ahead of lightweight clash

William Zepeda’s latest opportunity to affirm his position as the top lightweight title contender in the world is to defeat a crafty fighter who came in two pounds heavier than him at Friday’s weigh-in.

Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) weighed 137 pounds — two pounds over the lightweight limit but right on the contracted weight — and Zepeda (30-0, 26 KOs) weighed in at 135 ahead of Saturday night’s DAZN-streamed main event at Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif.

The bout sets up Zepeda, with a victory, for shots at a slew of champions, including WBC champion Shakur Stevenson, who’s also fighting Saturday night across the country in Newark, N.J.

Champions Gervonta Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko are in negotiations for a unification, the other belt is worn by Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk. In other Ontario bouts, Angel Acosta (111.6) and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (111.8) made the 112-pound limit for their co-main event, for the WBC silver flyweight title.

Also, Manuel Flores (17-1, 14 KOs) was a light 124.4 for his 129-pound contracted bout against Noel Arambulet (23-8, 8 KOs) and young welterweights Joel Iriarte (2-0, 2 KOs) and Yainel Alvarez (3-4-2, 1 KO) made weight.

12 rounds – lightweight 

William Zepeda 135lbs v Giovanni Cabrera 137lbs

10 rounds – WBC silver flyweight title

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval 111.8lbs v Angel Acosta 111.6lbs

10 rounds – junior featherweight 

Manuel Flores 124.4lbs v 128.8lbs

6 rounds – welterweight

Joel Iriate 146.2lbs v Yainel Alvarez 146.8lbs

10 rounds – junior welterweight 

Alex Martin 141.6lbs v Pedro Campa 140.8lbs

10 rounds – junior featherweight 

Gael Cabrera 123.5lbs v Mychaquell Shields 123.8lbs

6 rounds – junior lightweight 

Joshua Garcia 132lbs v Jason Buenaobra 130.8lbs

4 rounds – junior middleweight

Anthony Saldivar 155.4lbs v Roman Canto 156lbs

4 rounds – junior lightweight 

Daniel Luna 129.4lbs v Joseph Walker 132.8lbs

8 rounds – junior featherweight 

Japhetlee Llamido 123.4lbs v Ryan Allen 122.8lbs