Golden Boy Promotions promoter Oscar de la Hoya criticized the judges' scores following William 'Camarón' Zepeda's unanimous decision loss to Shakur Stevenson last weekend.

In an interview with Fight Hub TV, De la Hoya He acknowledged that Stevenson did what he had to do to win, but believes the fight was closer than the scorecards reflected.

“It was a good fight. The scores were off, but yeah, Shakur did his thing. I think the first half belonged to Zepeda, the second half to Shakur, you have to give him credit. It was a back-and-forth. It was a great show. It’s like starting over, but a loss doesn’t mean anything. A loss to a boxer as good as Shakur doesn’t mean anything. You bounce back. That’s what boxing is all about,” he said.

“He (Zepeda) threw a lot more punches, but what stands out about Shakur are the punches he lands; they’re very effective. So they’re great for scoring. I think overall it was a good fight. It was another great experience for Zepeda. You grow and learn. That’s all it is,” he added.

The fight between the two was very close, but Shakur Stevenson was more accurate when connecting and, as promised, stayed to exchange with Shrimp. Zepeda. Although the Mexican threw twice as many punches as his opponent, most fell short due to the American's great defense.

In the end, the judges awarded Stevenson a wide unanimous decision victory with scores of 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109; he retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title.

William "Camarón" Zepeda, 28, lost his undefeated record in the sport and his chance to become the absolute champion when he fell to Stevenson. The Mexican fighter has a record of 33 wins and no losses, 27 of them by knockout and one loss.

Meanwhile, Shakur Stevenson, 26, defended his WBC absolute lightweight championship again in a great fight against Zepeda. The American has a record of 23 wins, 11 by knockout, and no losses.