“Man, that’s CTE at its finest. It’s a bloodbath waiting [to happen],” Crawford said during the post-fight show on DAZN and TNT’s “The Fight.”

While Crawford envisions both men doing serious damage, Navarrete may be the one taking the brunt of it.

Navarrete moved up to 135 pounds in May 2024, dropping a split decision to Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO belt. He struggled to find his rhythm against the Ukrainian, looking far removed from the fighter who captured titles at 122, 126 and 130 pounds.

Zepeda presents a completely different style of threat. He gives opponents little time to rest or set their offe