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Golden Boy boss, Oscar De La Hoya, says he expects WBC interim light-weight champion William Zepeda to be in the next gear to attain a knockout towards the “gatekeeper” Tevin Farmer of their 12-round rematch on March twenty ninth in Cancun, Mexico. The occasion might be proven dwell on DAZN.
Farmer’s “Tricks”
Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) beat Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by a ten spherical break up choice on November sixteenth on Latino Evening in Riyadh. The struggle was shut sufficient for a rematch demand to be made by the followers, nevertheless it was a type of matches that will have been a one-sided one if a unique set of judges had been assigned.
Zepeda dominated along with his physique photographs, however the judges had been dialed in on headshots solely. That’s the place Farmer had the benefit. The unique thought was to make use of Farmer to assist Zepeda put together for a title shot towards the difficult WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson, however given how intently the competition was scored, it made a rematch essential.
If Zepeda struggles on this struggle, he must take a unique course to the WBA or IBF belt. Going after a slick boxer who is barely serious about tapping and operating shouldn’t be fashion for Zepeda. He likes to throw laborious punches in quantity, and he can’t try this towards fighters who use the hit-and-run fashion that Shakur employs.
Zepeda might be higher ready for the rematch with Farmer to take care of his slick fashion, and can seemingly knock him out. From there, Shakur is the struggle to make. He’s a much less highly effective model of Farmer and Giovanni Cabrera.
“I thought the first fight was terrific. Late Nights in Riyadh was incredible, the whole card top to bottom,” stated Oscar De La Hoya to Golden Boy in regards to the first contest between WBC interim light-weight champion William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer on November sixteenth final 12 months.
Zepeda-Farmer was entertaining final November, particularly within the championship rounds when Zepeda actually began placing it on Farmer. That was fascinating to observe. If it had been a 12-rounder, Zepeda seemingly would have knocked Farmer out as a result of he appeared exhausted from all of the physique photographs he’d hit him with your complete struggle.
Zepeda’s Development
“William Zepeda, we’re getting him ready to fight the unifications, the world titles, and Tevin Farmer is a fighter, who is tricky, a gate keeper, who will test you and take you to the limits,” stated De La Hoya. “That’s precisely what he did towards Zepeda in Riyadh. So, it requires a rematch.
“I assumed that Farmer’s fashion with Zepeda was an ideal struggle. It’s going to be an amazing struggle once more, however I’m on the lookout for William Zepeda to step it up and probably knock out Tevin Farmer. It’s not simple. Farmer is a mechanic up there within the ring.
“He’s a fighter who knows how to figure you out. He’s a fighter that doesn’t give up. So, I’m looking for this rematch to be one of those wars, one of those fights of the year,” stated De La Hoya.
