Weekly Fight Recap: Zepeda, Tszyu, and Joshua Deliver Thrilling Bouts

Professional boxing witnessed a packed week of action, highlighted by significant title changes and dramatic victories across various weight classes. MMA results for the past week were not prominently featured in the available reports.

In a thrilling main event on Saturday, August 1st, William Zepeda claimed the WBC World Lightweight Championship by defeating Lamont Roach via unanimous decision in Las Vegas. Also on the card, Raymond Muratalla secured the IBF World Lightweight Championship with a unanimous decision victory over Robson Conceicao.

The prior weekend, July 26th, saw Tim Tszyu deliver a career-best performance, outboxing Errol Spence Jr. to win by unanimous decision in Australia. Following the bout, Spence Jr. announced his retirement. Meanwhile, at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, Edgar Berlanga overcame an early knockdown in the second round to stop Steven Butler with a TKO in the seventh round of their super middleweight clash. In another notable performance on the same card, Richardson Hitchins secured a dominant unanimous decision win against Ricardo Salas.

Heavyweight superstar Anthony Joshua was also in action on Saturday, July 25th, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua survived an early scare, enduring a knockdown, before ultimately knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round. On the undercard, Hamzah Sheeraz successfully defended his WBO World Super Middleweight title with a majority decision win over Simon Zachenhuber, and Josh Kelly retained his IBF World Super Welterweight belt by defeating Caoimhin Agyarko via unanimous decision. Earlier in the week, on July 24th, Tyson Fury was victorious over Mariusz Wach by retirement in the seventh round of their bout in Thailand.