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Oscar De La Hoya says William Zepeda could face Tevin Farmer in a rematch before taking on WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson if he beats Floyd Schofield on February 22.
Shakur will not be happy to hear that Zepeda is having a rematch with Farmer. He hoped to defend against the popular Mexican star next. New Jersey native Stevenson needs that fight against Zepeda to generate interest in a unification bout against WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis.
Zepeda-Farmer II?
Top-ranked 135-pounder Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) defeated Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) by a 10-round split decision on Nov. 16 in Riyadh. It’s a waste of time to have a rematch. Zepeda was clearly the better fighter and would have knocked out a very tired Farmer had it been a 12 round contest.
Farmer’s engine was empty by the ninth round due to the fast pace and numerous body shots that Zepeda landed. The Mexican talent landed close to 100 punches per round and focused heavily on the body.
It was impressive to see Farmer take all those shots, but at the end of the fight he looked like he crawled out of a war zone.
Former IBF light heavyweight champion Farmer had his moments in the fight, scoring a flash knockdown of Zepeda in the fourth. Zepeda heavily dominated Farmer, 34, in the second half of the fight, landing numerous energy-sapping body shots.
Interestingly, the referees seemed to ignore all the body shots that Zepeda landed on Farmer when he scored, which should have been one-sided in Williams’ favor. The scores were 95-94 for Williams, 95-94 for Zepeda and 95-94 for Farmer.
“We have to wait because this is a real fight.” Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield is a real fight, a dangerous fight for Shakur,” said Oscar De Hoya. Fight Hub TV when asked if William Zepeda will fight Shakur Stevenson after his defense against Floyd Schofield on February 22nd.
“I have to go with my boyfriend.” I think my guy, Kid Austin, is going to pull off the upset, and then we’ll take it from there. William Zepeda, meanwhile, will give him a fight.
“There may be talk of a rematch with Tevin Farmer.” It was such a good fight,” De La Hoya said of Zepeda’s 10-round split decision victory over Farmer on Nov. 16 in Riyadh. “I think Tevin Farmer is a great fighter. I like the way he carries himself outside the ring. He’s a good kid.
Farmer took a lot of punishment in his last two fights against Zepeda and Raymond Muratala. We probably won’t see the same effort from him in the rematch with Zepeda. He’s too beat up, and Zepeda will be pouring on him from the start to get him out of there.
“So, yeah, it’s a matter of sitting down with Zepeda’s team and making a plan for him. But I love the rematch,” De La Hoya said of the second fight between Zepeda and Farmer.
