Farmer vs J.Diaz

Who won Farmer vs J.Diaz?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Tevin Farmer by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, January 30th, 2020, at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

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 Daniel Roman was defeated by Murodjon Akhmadaliev for the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship, Demetrius Andrade beat Luke Keeler for the WBO World Middleweight belt, Jake Paul defeated Ali Eson Gib, and Anthony Sims Jr was defeated by Roamer Alexis Angulo.

Farmer vs J.Diaz stats

Back in January 2020, Tevin Farmer stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Diaz had a large advantage in power over Farmer, boasting a 50% knockout percentage compared to Farmer's 20%.

Tevin Farmer was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Farmer had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Tevin Farmer fought out of the orthodox stance, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a southpaw.

Farmer was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 313 compared to Diaz's 314.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Farmer vs J.Diaz form

Farmer had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Guillaume Frenois on July 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jono Carroll on March 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Francisco Fonseca on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before 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.

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.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jesus Cuadro on September 21, 2019, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Freddy Fonseca on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charles Huerta on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had defeated Jesus M Rojas on August 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at The Avalon, California.

He had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tevin Farmer had been fighting more than Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

Going into this contest, Tevin Farmer had last fought 6 months and 3 days ago, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz's last outing had been 4 months and 9 days ago.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Farmer vs J.Diaz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Farmer vs J.Diaz?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Farmer vs J.Diaz?

Tevin Farmer was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.