Unbeaten #1 ranked light-weight contender William Zepeda will get his warm-up battle in opposition to Tevin Farmer in 17 Days on November sixteenth on Latino Evening at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That is a dry run for the proficient Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) earlier than he faces the actual factor, WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson, on February twenty second.
Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) has a method much like Shakur however isn’t fairly as timid in operating across the ring after the primary trace of hazard. The previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion Farmer is extra keen to face within the pocket and throw punches than Shakur, who has no coronary heart for the one-on-one pocket combating that Zepeda focuses on.
Can Farmer Preserve Zepeda Off?
Tevin Farmer’s three-fight successful streak was snapped in his final battle, dropping to extremely ranked Raymond Muratalla by an in depth ten-round unanimous choice on July thirteenth. Farmer uncovered the unbeaten Muratalla in that contest, making him look beat along with his boxing expertise.
Nevertheless, it’s going to be a distinct story when Farmer will get in with Zepeda as a result of he’s a a lot totally different kind of fighter with an inside recreation, energy, and a excessive work fee that makes him unimaginable to cease. He’s the proper fighter to defeat a pure boxer like Farmer and Shakur.
Zepeda has seemed excellent recently, knocking out Giovanni Cabrera, Maxi Hughes, and Mercito Gesta early in these fights. What was spectacular about these matches was how Zepeda began slowly after which got here on like a practice within the latter half of the second spherical.
As soon as Zepeda ramps up his offense, he’s unstoppable, and his opponents battle for survival. That’s what we’ll possible see from the 34-year-old Farmer, who has by no means fought like this earlier than throughout his 13-year skilled profession.
Combating a man like Zepeda at this late stage goes to be an actual drawback for Farmer as a result of he received’t have the ability to run. The Mexican expertise is great at reducing off the ring on his prey.
Farmer has been saying that Zepeda received’t get to the Shakur battle as a result of he plans on beating him on November sixteenth, however that appears like wishful considering. Zepeda shall be like glue, sticking to him on the within, throwing to the physique, and making life tough for him.
Followers are wanting ahead to seeing Zepeda face Shakur as a result of the match is proven on PPV and has plenty of consideration.
This shall be Shakur’s first battle of his two-fight contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, and he’s being primed for a unification match in opposition to Gervonta Davis in mid-2025. Shakur lacks the offense or inside recreation to battle Zepeda.
So, he’ll use the identical hit-and-run fashion in his questionable 12-round choice win over Edwin De Los Santos final November.
Shakur was operating from De Los Santos, touchdown nearly nothing, and the choose nonetheless gave him rounds. We’ll possible see the identical method from Shakur in opposition to Zepeda, however it’ll be extra excessive as a result of the Mexican star’s offensive expertise and employee fee are superior to De Los Santos’.
