William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer previewed their rematch and confronted off on the closing pre-fight press convention. The pair sq. off in the primary occasion, stay on DAZN from Poliforum Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, March 29.
Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) received their first struggle final November, defeating fellow southpaw Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by cut up choice. With the victory, the 28-year-old native of San Mateo Atenco, México, claimed the interim WBC light-weight title.
Former tremendous featherweight champion Farmer is searching for revenge and goals to bounce again from two straight defeats. Of their first struggle in Riyadh, the 34-year-old native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, knocked his opponent down within the fourth spherical with a left hand.
“I’m very excited, and really glad to face a fighter like Tevin Farmer who I used to be capable of go toe-to-toe with,” mentioned William Zepeda. “I examined my abilities, and needed to win spherical by spherical and was capable of see the mixture luck and expertise assist me win. Followers are going to see a fighter who’s simply as explosive. I discovered so much in these 10-rounds in opposition to Farmer, and in a coaching camp of 12 weeks I labored onerous to be one of the best model of myself.”
Tevin Farmer mentioned, “Everybody forgets how I received my world title the primary time; I needed to go to Australia to get my belts. I’ve been the underdog my complete profession, and I’ve gone into the den and been the wolf that steals the products.”
Within the co-feature, Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo (11-0, 8 KOs) of Newark, New Jersey defends his unified WBA and WBO minimumweight titles in opposition to Edwin Cano (13-2-1, 4 KOs) of Mexico. Additionally on the cardboard, Joselito Velazquez (20-1-1, 13 KOs) faces fellow Mexican Adolfo Castillo Gonzalez (12-4-2, 7 KOs) at flyweight.
Amongst different bouts featured on the Zepeda vs Farmer 2 undercard, Robin Safar (17-0, 12 KOs) of Sweden and Roberto Silva (13-3, 7 KOs) of Houston, Texas conflict at cruiserweight. Moreover, Nicaraguan-born Costa Rican Yokasta Valle (32-3, 10 KOs) and Marlen Esparza (15-2, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas meet in a flyweight bout between former champions.
