Tevin Farmer has lightweight title plans after Raymond Muratalla fight

Former junior light-weight titleholder Tevin Farmer believes a light-weight unification superbout between titleholders Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko is anyone’s to lose.

Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs), who’s billed to combat Raymond Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) on Saturday in a Prime Rank on ESPN card at Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas, refused to tip a winner of the 135-pound conflict, which is presently being negotiated. 

“I actually don’t know who wins. I feel it’s a detailed, even combat,” Farmer mentioned throughout an interview with BoxingScene. “I really feel like Davis has matured extra through the years. Loma was already at an elite stage. He’s declined slightly bit, however he’s nonetheless actually nice. It’s going to be who makes the primary mistake. That’s what high-level boxing is. When you’ve got elite combating elite, it’s actually exhausting to foretell. Whoever makes the primary mistake is grass. Whoever doesn’t goes to win. However I don’t know till they combat.”

Davis and Farmer have been as soon as bitter rivals, though a unification between the 2 by no means got here to fruition. Whereas Davis has gone on to ascertain himself as a pound-for-pound power and one of many largest names within the sport, Farmer is working his means again after shedding his title in January 2020 and taking a furlough from the game, which lasted till June 2023.

Farmer has gained three straight and now takes on his first extremely ranked opponent since returning. The Philadelphia native says his purpose is to finally get a crack at one of many world titleholders. “That is in no order, however to me that is the highest three: Loma, Davis and Shakur [Stevenson]. They’re all distinctive fighters, so what’s there to say?

“So far as what champion I need to face, I feel the higher choice, business-wise, is [WBO titleholder Denis] Berinchyk. I beat him, one hundred pc. After which you’ve got 4 lefty world champions – 4 southpaws. I don’t know if that’s ever occurred.”

For now, Farmer’s focus stays on Muratalla, whom he admits is a harmful opponent that he can’t afford to look previous.

“The man doesn’t have 16 KOs in 20 fights for no cause,” mentioned Farmer. “However I’ve fought folks with extra KOs than him and dominated them. You may’t hit what you may’t see. I simply should be me, don’t rush something and let every little thing circulation. I do know my expertise alone are going to get the job completed, however after I begin placing issues collectively in there, it’s going to get hectic.

“Hopefully, God prepared, I get by Muratalla on Saturday. After which I get the WBO in September or October.”

Bernard Neequaye is a sports activities journalist with a specialty in boxing protection. He wrote a boxing column titled “From The Ringside” again in his native Ghana for years. He might be reached on X (previously Twitter) at @BernardNeequaye, LinkedIn at Bernard Neequaye and thru e-mail at bernardneequaye@gmail.com.