William Zepeda wins majority nod in rematch with gutsy Tevin Farmer
- Shidonna Raven
- Jun 4
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March 30, 2025
Source: Boxing Scene
The scores were slightly wider this time, but the second bout between William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer was nearly as competitive as their first fight – and it was compelling for wholly different reasons.
With a majority decision, Zepeda won this rematch and the opportunities that will open up as a result. Farmer once again won respect, though that will take him only so far.
Last November, the two lightweights met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the WBC’s interim belt on the line. It seemed a fight designed for Zepeda to win. He was considered the top contender at 135lbs, on the verge of challenging the titleholders in his weight class. He had plowed through most of his opponents on the way to that point.
Farmer, meanwhile, was a former titleholder at 130lbs, was coming off a loss to lightweight contender Raymond Muratalla and was considered by many to be a good test – but not good enough to beat Zepeda.
Farmer proved better than expected. And that led to questions about whether Zepeda wasn’t as good as he had seemed.
Zepeda had won the narrowest of split decisions in November, up by a sole point on two scorecards, down by a point on a third. Farmer withstood Zepeda’s volume and power, and he caught – and hurt – Zepeda with excellent counterpunching. Farmer dropped Zepeda in the fourth round, raising the question of what would happen if Zepeda shared the ring with the best at 135, especially Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis and Keyshawn Davis.
And so it was important for Zepeda to erase those question marks and replace them with exclamation points. That seemed highly probable during the early rounds of this rematch on Saturday at The Poliforum Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico.
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