William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) vs. Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) has obtained approval to have the WBC interim light-weight title at stake for his or her November sixteenth contest at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zepeda-Farmer shall be preventing on the undercard of the cruiserweight unification struggle between Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Chris Billiam-Smith. The occasion shall be proven reside on DAZN.
The struggle will reportedly be a 10-rounder as a result of Farmer prefers it over the everyday 12-rounder for a belt. It’s an comprehensible transfer for the 34-year-old Farmer, on condition that he’s coming off a grueling 10-round unanimous resolution loss to slugger Raymond Muratalla on July thirteenth, and it might be asking plenty of himself to face the massive puncher Zepeda in a 12-rounder.
Zepeda will use the previous world champion Farmer as a stay-busy opponent earlier than going through WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson on February twenty second. The previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer ought to give Zepeda a very good take a look at earlier than he faces Shakur.
Curiously, many followers unfamiliar with Zepeda are choosing Farmer to win. Nevertheless, this struggle isn’t anticipated to transcend the fourth spherical except Farmer makes use of nonstop motion. Zepeda has an excessive amount of energy and offensive abilities for the growing old, light-hitting Farmer to go the space in opposition to him.
Zepeda has been steamrolling his latest opponents, stopping these fighters:
– Giovanni Cabera: KO 3
– Maxi Hughes: RTD 4
– Mercito Gesta: TKO 6
– Jaime Arboleda: KO 2
Farmer had regarded good just lately, profitable three consecutive fights earlier than struggling a 10-round unanimous resolution loss to Muratalla on July thirteenth. Farmer gave Muratalla issues in that struggle together with his abilities however in the end lacked the ability to get the choice.
In opposition to Zepeda, it received’t go nicely for Farmer as a result of he’s a strain fighter with an intense work fee that he’s not going to have the ability to cope with for lengthy. The physique punching that Zepeda does shall be murderous for Farmer, who might want to keep on the transfer for him to maintain from getting lower down.
“The William Zepeda-Tevin Farmer struggle has been accredited by the WBC for the interim Light-weight championship in a 10-round struggle scheduled for Nov. 16. Zepeda and Farmer had signed a 10-round struggle, and the latter didn’t need to struggle at 12 rounds. Approval was requested, and I obtained the inexperienced mild,” stated Salvador Rodriguez on X.
