Golden Boy boss, Oscar de la Hoya, says he expects WBC -Tussentage lightweight champion William Zepeda to be in a higher equipment to a knockout against the “Gatekeeper” Tevin Farmer in their 12 round on March 29 in Cancun, Mexico. The event will be shown Live on dazn.
Farmer’s “tricks”
Zepeda (32-0, 27 food) beat Farmer (33-7-1, 8 food) with a ten round decision on November 16 at Latino Night in Riyadh. The battle was close enough to bring about the fans of the re -broadcast, but it was one of the games that would have been one -sided if another set of judges was assigned.
Zepeda dominated his body shots, but the judges are only tied to head shots. This is where Farmer had the advantage. The original idea was to use Farmer to help Zepeda prepare for a title shot against the difficult WBC lightweight champion Shakur StevensonBut given how the competition was achieved, it made a necessary re -broadcast.
If Zepeda struggles in this battle, he must take another course to the WBA or IBF belt. This is not a good style for Zepeda. He likes to throw hard push into volume, and he can’t do it against fighters who use the hit-and-run style that Shakur uses.
Zepeda will be better prepared for re -broadcasting with Farmer to handle his smooth style, and will probably knock him out. From there, Shakur is the struggle to make. He is a less powerful version of Farmer and Giovanni Cabrera.
“I thought the first fight was tremendous. Late evenings in Riyadh were incredible, the whole map from top to bottom, ”said Oscar de la Hoya Golden boy About the first competition between WBC -Tuss -interest lightweight champion William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer on November 16 last year.
Zepeda marker was entertained in November last year, especially in the championships when Zepeda really started to put it on Farmer. It was interesting to look at. If it were a 12-round, Zepeda would probably have knocked out the farmer because he looked exhausted from all the body shots he hit him with the whole fight.
Zepeda’s progress
“William Zepeda, we are preparing to fight against the associations, the world titles, and Tevin Farmer is a bother who is troublesome, a gatekeeper who will test you and take you to the limits,” said De la Hoya. “That’s exactly what he did against Zepeda in Riyadh. So it calls for a re -broadcast.
“I thought the farmer’s style with Zepeda was a perfect fight. It’s going to be a good fight again, but I’m looking for William Zepeda to walk it up and possibly strike Tevin Farmer. It’s not easy. Farmer is a mechanic up there in the ring.
“He is a fighter who knows how to find out you. He is a fighter who does not give up. So, I’m looking for this rematch to be one of those wars, one of those fights of the year, ”says De la Hoya.
Last updated on 03/08/2025
