Zepeda vs Farmer

Who won Zepeda vs Farmer?

William Zepeda beat Tevin Farmer by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 16th, 2024, at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner William Zepeda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beating Chris Billam-Smith for the WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Jose Carlos Ramirez was overcome by Arnold Barboza Jr, Oscar Collazo was victorious over Thammanoon Niyomtrong for the WBO World Minimumweight, WBA Super World Minimumweight and The Ring Strawweight titles, and Oscar Duarte beat Batyr Akhmedov.

Zepeda vs Farmer stats

William Zepeda stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tevin Farmer made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Farmer, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Farmer's 24%.

William Zepeda was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

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

William Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Tevin Farmer was an orthodox fighter.

Zepeda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 9 months later than Farmer, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 165 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Farmer's 313.

William Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at lightweight.

Tevin Farmer was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Zepeda vs Farmer form

Zepeda remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Giovanni Cabrera on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Maxi Hughes on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mercito Gesta on September 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

Before that, he had won against Jaime Arboleda on April 29, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at College Park Center, Arlington.

He had beaten Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Tevin Farmer had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Raymond Muratalla on July 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on January 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

Going into that 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.

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

He had defeated Francisco Fonseca on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, William Zepeda had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Tevin Farmer's last outing had been 4 months and 3 days ago.

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Farmer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zepeda vs Farmer?

Zepeda vs Farmer was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Farmer?

William Zepeda was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Tevin Farmer made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.