Zepeda vs Farmer II

Who won Zepeda vs Farmer II?

William Zepeda beat Tevin Farmer by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Cancun, Quintana Roo.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner William Zepeda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

was making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Zepeda vs Farmer II in January 1970.He had held this belt for 55 years, 3 months and 3 days.

Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo beat Edwin Cano for the WBO World Minimumweight, The Ring Strawweight and WBA Super World Minimumweight championship, Robin Sirwan Safar defeated Roberto Silva, and Yokasta Valle was victorious over Marlen Esparza.

Zepeda vs Farmer II stats

William Zepeda stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 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, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a massive power advantage over Farmer, boasting a 84% 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 160 compared to Farmer's 325.

Tevin Farmer was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Zepeda vs Farmer II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Tevin Farmer on November 16, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Giovanni Cabrera on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against Mercito Gesta on September 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

He had beaten Jaime Arboleda on April 29, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at College Park Center, Arlington.

Tevin Farmer had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to William Zepeda on November 16, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Raymond Muratalla on July 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

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 13 days ago, while Tevin Farmer's last outing had been 4 months and 13 days ago.

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Farmer II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zepeda vs Farmer II?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Farmer II?

William Zepeda was a 2/15 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Tevin Farmer made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+530) with oddsmakers.