Oscar De La Hoya Hesitates Over Schofield vs. Zepeda Unification

Oscar De La Hoya initially showed hesitation about matching Floyd Schofield against William Zepeda in an in-house unification bout before agreeing to pursue it during a DAZN post-fight interview. After Schofield defeated Lucas Bahdi to capture the vacant WBA lightweight title, interviewer Chris Mannix pressed De La Hoya to commit to facing WBC champion Zepeda next, though the promoter initially suggested pursuing Abdullah Mason.

Boxing News 24 notes that Golden Boy currently promotes both champions separately, meaning a unification would eliminate one of the promotional company's titleholders. Additional promotional hurdles remain, as the WBC has reportedly ordered Zepeda to make a defense against interim champion Jadier Herrera, with purse bids set for October 20.