Abdullah Mason and William Zepeda have already given The Fight two successful main events. Putting them together for a lightweight unification would give the new series something it needs: a natural connection from one show to the next.
Mason stopped Albert Bell on July 4 to capture the WBO lightweight title in the debut edition of The Fight. Zepeda followed on August 1, defeating Lamont Roach by a wide 12-round decision to win the vacant WBC belt. Now the obvious fight is sitting there, and boxing journalist Jake Donovan believes matching the two champions would help establish the series.
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