Jan 30 2020
Thursday

MeridianIsland Gardens, Florida, United States

12 rounds contest @ Super Featherweight
30-4-1
UD 12

Score cards

  • 113-115
  • 113-115
  • 112-116
UD 12
30-1-0

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Belts on The Line

IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship

The tape

32
Age
30
5' 6" / 168 cm
Height
5' 6" / 168 cm
66.9" / 170 cm
Reach
64.2" / 163 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

UDUDUDTKOUD
Form
MDTKOUDUDUD
30
Wins
30
6
By KO
15
20
KO%
50
4
Loses
1
1
Draws
0
2011
Debut
2012

Tape rankings @ Super Featherweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
2
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WBO
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IBF
11

Tevin Farmer vs Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz report

Who won Farmer vs J.Diaz?

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

The scorecards were announced as 113-115, 113-115, 112-116 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, Jake Paul beat Ali Eson Gib, Anthony Sims Jr was overcome by Roamer Alexis Angulo and Demetrius Andrade was victorious over Luke Keeler for the WBO World Middleweight championship.

Farmer vs J.Diaz stats

Tevin Farmer stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Diaz had a large advantage in power over Farmer, boosting at 50% knock out percentage over Farmer's 20%.

Tevin Farmer was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Farmer had 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 9 less professional rounds, 276 to Diaz's 285.

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 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Francisco Fonseca on 15th December 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 20th October 2018 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts.

He had beat Billy Dib on 3rd August 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Technology Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to William Zepeda on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on 9th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Before that, he had drawn with Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on 13th February 2021 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Tevin Farmer on 30th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tevin Farmer had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 5 days ago, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz's last outing had been 5 months and 3 days ago.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 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 3 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 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 is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Farmer vs J.Diaz?

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

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Diaz

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Tevin Farmer

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108

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