Zepeda relied on his customary relentless pressure to push the pace and bank the comfortable win, outlanding Roach 218-153 in the clash while throwing 884 punches — 293 more than Roach — according to CompuBox.

During the post-fight show on DAZN's and TNT's second installment of "The Fight," former five-division champion turned commentator Terence Crawford, who held a lightweight title in 2014, assessed the encounter.

"Zepeda caught me off guard. I wasn't ready for that," Crawford said. "I was looking for the straight, come-forward type fighter. His footwork, distance, range, angles, feints, jabs, counterpunching ability, punch placement and how he was controlling the fight [was impressive]. I knew it was going to be a bad night for Roach."

In the immediate aftermath, Crawford and company also wondered what's next for Zepeda (34-1, 27 KOs).

Abdullah Mason, the 135-pound WBO champion, who was ringside to witness the occasion, was top of mind as an ideal next opponent for the 30-year-old "Camaron."

Another top-tier name tossed into the mix was Emanuel Navarrete, the IBF and WBO 130-pound champion.

Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs), like Zepeda, is a relentless Mexican slugger who brings an entertaining fighting style every time he fights.

"Man, that's CTE at its finest. It's a bloodbath waiting [to happen]," Crawford said regarding the potential fight.

Navarrete appears headed toward a title unification fight against WBC champion O'Shaquie Foster.

But the 31-year-old could also be inclined for another lightweight run following his civil war and impressive, one-sided stoppage win against Eduardo Nunez to unify the junior lightweight titles in February.

Navarrete, who's held titles at 122 and 126 pounds, gave the lightweight division a test in May 2024 but was unsuccessful in a split-decision defeat to Denys Berinchyk for a vacant title.

A bout between Zepeda and Navarrete would certainly be a barnburner and a war, as Crawford suggested.