Farmer vs Fonseca

Who won Farmer vs Fonseca?

Tevin Farmer beat Francisco Fonseca by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced 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 vacant IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rocky Fielding losing to Canelo Alvarez for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Sadam Ali defeated Mauricio Herrera, and Ryan Garcia was victorious over Braulio Rodriguez.

Farmer vs Fonseca stats

Back in December 2018, Tevin Farmer stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Fonseca made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fonseca had a massive power advantage over Farmer, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Farmer's 22%.

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

Fonseca had a height advantage of 1 inch over Farmer. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Tevin Farmer and Francisco Fonseca fought out of an orthodox stance.

Farmer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Fonseca, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 325 compared to Fonseca's 181.

Francisco Fonseca was ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 13 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Farmer vs Fonseca 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 defeated James Tennyson on October 20, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Billy Dib on August 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Technology Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Activity check

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Farmer vs Fonseca start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Farmer vs Fonseca?

Farmer vs Fonseca was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Farmer vs Fonseca?

Tevin Farmer was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Fonseca made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.