Farmer vs Carroll

Who won Farmer vs Carroll?

Tevin Farmer beat Jono Carroll by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, March 15th, 2019, at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Tevin Farmer.

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.

Also on the undercard Gabriel Rosado was defeated by Maciej Sulecki, and Luke Campbell beat Adrian Young.

Farmer vs Carroll stats

Back in March 2019, Tevin Farmer stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jono Carroll made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Farmer had a slight advantage in power over Carroll, with a 21% knockout percentage compared to Carroll's 19%.

Tevin Farmer was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Carroll had a height advantage of 1 inch over Farmer.

Both Tevin Farmer and Jono Carroll fought out of an orthodox stance.

Farmer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Carroll, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 122 more professional rounds, totaling 303 compared to Carroll's 181.

Jono Carroll was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Farmer vs Carroll form

Farmer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Francisco Fonseca on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against James Tennyson on October 20, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

He had defeated Arturo Santos Reyes on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, USA.

Carroll had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Guillaume Frenois on December 8, 2018, by split draw in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Declan Geraghty on June 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Humberto de Santiago on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had beaten John Quigley on June 17, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland.

He had won against Juan Luis Gonzalez on December 3, 2016, by points in the 8th round at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Scotland.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Tevin Farmer had last fought 3 months ago, while Jono Carroll's last outing had been 3 months and 7 days ago.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Carroll's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Farmer vs Carroll start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Farmer vs Carroll?

Farmer vs Carroll 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 Carroll?

Tevin Farmer was a 11/100 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Jono Carroll made his way into the ring at 731/100 (+730) with oddsmakers.