Farmer vs Tennyson

Who won Farmer vs Tennyson?

Tevin Farmer beat James Tennyson by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, at TD Garden, Massachusetts.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade beating Walter Kautondokwa for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Kid Galahad beat Toka Kahn Clary for the IBF World Featherweight belt, and Tommy Coyle defeated Ryan Kielczweski.

Farmer vs Tennyson stats

Back in October 2018, Tevin Farmer stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

James Tennyson made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had a massive power advantage over Farmer, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Farmer's 19%.

Tevin Farmer was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Tennyson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Farmer.

Both Tevin Farmer and James Tennyson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Farmer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Tennyson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 206 more professional rounds, totaling 313 compared to Tennyson's 107.

James Tennyson was ranked number 6 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Farmer vs Tennyson form

Tevin Farmer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Billy Dib on August 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Technology Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kenichi Ogawa on December 9, 2017, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arturo Santos Reyes on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, USA.

Before that, he had won against Dardan Zenunaj on December 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

He had beaten Orlando Rizo on October 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

James Tennyson had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Martin Joseph Ward on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Arnoldo Solano on February 3, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Europa Hotel, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Darren Traynor on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Doyle on June 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

He had beaten Declan Geraghty on March 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Tennyson had been fighting more than Tevin Farmer.

Going into this contest, Tevin Farmer had last fought 2 months and 17 days ago, while James Tennyson's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Farmer vs Tennyson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Farmer vs Tennyson?

Farmer vs Tennyson was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Farmer vs Tennyson?

Tevin Farmer was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while James Tennyson made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.