Golden Boy Says It Has a Deal in Principle for Zepeda vs. Herrera

There is a deal in principle. The contracts are not signed yet.

Dan Rafael, citing Golden Boy, reported Tuesday that the day's purse bid was canceled after a deal in principle for WBC lightweight champion William Zepeda's mandatory against interim titleholder Jadier Herrera. Rafael wrote that the sides will "tidy up the paperwork," and that the bout is slated to top a Golden Boy card on DAZN on March 13, at a venue still to be announced. That March 13 date, the DAZN placement and the card position come only from Rafael's report of what Golden Boy told him.

Earlier Tuesday, EverythingBoxing's Darshan Desai reported that Queensberry's Lee Eaton had confirmed Herrera would meet Zepeda in a title consolidation bout "that will be announced by Golden Boy very soon." Francisco Salazar, quoting Rafael's update, wrote that it was "great to see Golden Boy and Queensberry Promotions … finalize a deal," and told readers to "circle your calendar when this fight gets finalized in March."

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The paperwork is still being finished. This is not a signed Golden Boy announcement.

That March timing also has to sit next to an earlier date. A Nov. 9 WBC convention write-up by James Blears had Zepeda defending against Herrera on March 29. We covered that, and Boxing News 24's earlier item that an announcement was expected soon, in our previous report. Treat March 13 as what Rafael says Golden Boy is now pointing to, and March 29 as what the convention write-up had said. Neither is a posted Golden Boy card.

The Kimster's Take

A deal in principle is progress, not a poster. When the contracts are done and a site is named, Fight Picker will be there for the call.

Sources: Dan Rafael on X, Nov. 10, 2026; EverythingBoxing on X, Nov. 10, 2026; Francisco Salazar on X, Nov. 10, 2026; Boxing News 24; WBC convention write-up, Nov. 9, 2026. Photo: Golden Boy Promotions.