Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says there’s the chance that WBC interim light-weight champion William Zepeda will battle a rematch in opposition to Tevin Farmer subsequent after Zepeda’s injured hand recovers.
Zepeda (32-0, 27 KKOs) beat Farmer, 34, by a 10-round break up resolution on November 16 at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Farmer and a few followers believed that he’d performed sufficient to deserve the victory and had been sad concerning the outcomes.
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Earlier within the battle, Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) had dropped Zepeda with a left hand whereas he was on the assault. Zepeda wasn’t harm, however the knockout satisfied Farmer and a handful of followers that he deserved the victory.
Most individuals thought Zepeda had received with out issues aside from the fourth-round knockdown. However a rematch will make clear issues.
“There’s talks of perhaps a rematch with Tevin Farmer. It was such battle,” mentioned De La Hoya to Struggle Hub TV about Zepeda probably going through Farmer once more. “It’s a matter of sitting down with Zepeda’s crew and carving out a plan for him, however I do love the rematch.
The scores
Zepeda: 95-94Farmer: 95-94Zepeda: 95-94
A rematch will sluggish issues up for Zepeda to problem for a world title in opposition to WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson. They’d been anticipated to battle in the summertime of 2025, however Zepeda’s hand damage and his supposedly controversial resolution over Farmer will delay the battle with Stevenson.
It’s unclear whether or not De La Hoya is raring for Zepeda to battle Stevenson as a result of he wouldn’t be speaking a couple of rematch with Farmer if he needed that match. Nevertheless, De La Hoya may maintain Zepeda free if Gervonta Davis exhibits curiosity in preventing him.
In 2025, he’ll want a preferred fighter. He likes preventing Mexican fighters due to the curiosity these matches generate. Zepeda could make much more cash preventing Tank Davis than he can Shakur, who’s a fighter on the margins by way of recognition.
