CANCÚN, Quintana Roo, Mexico — As the highly anticipated rematch approaches, WBC interim lightweight world champion William “El Camarón” Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs), of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico, and former IBF super featherweight champion Tevin “2X” Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs), of Philadelphia, hosted a press conference to promote their upcoming bout.The 12-round main event for Zepeda’s WBC interim title is set for Saturday, March 29, at the Poliforum Benito Juárez in Cancún, Mexico. The fight is a co-promotion with Cancún Boxing and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
Making yet another historic return to the ring, Villalba, Puerto Rico’s unified WBA, WBO and Ring magazine minimumweight world champion, Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (11-0, 8 KOs), will defend his WBO title for the fifth time and his WBA and Ring magazine titles for the first time against Querétaro, Mexico’s Edwin “Canito” Cano (13-2-1, 4 KOs). The co-main event is presented by Golden Boy in co-promotion with Miguel Cotto Promotions. Also on the DAZN broadcast, Joselito “El Huracán” Velázquez (20-1-1, 13 KOs) will face Adolfo Castillo (12-4-2, 7 KOs) of Gómez Palacio, Mexico, in a 10-round flyweight bout. Making his Golden Boy debut, Robin “Robz” Safar (17-0, 12 KOs), of Las Vegas, will take on Roberto Silva (13-3, 7 KOs), of Houston, in a 10-round cruiserweight fight.
Opening the DAZN broadcast with a high-stakes women’s bout, former three-division world champion and two-time titleholder Yokasta Valle (32-3, 10 KOs), of San José, Costa Rica, will collide with U.S. Olympian and former unified flyweight world champion Marlen Esparza (15-2, 1 KO), of Houston, in a 10-round flyweight showdown. On the preliminary card, which features six hard-hitting prospect matches, recently signed Cayden Griffiths (3-0, 3 KOs), of Coachella, Calif., will participate in a six-round welterweight fight against Fernando Hernandez (2-0, 1 KO), of Juchipila, Mexico.
WILLIAM “EL CAMARÓN” ZEPEDA, WBC INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION:
“I am very excited, and very happy to face a fighter like Tevin Farmer who I was able to go toe-to-toe with,” said William Zepeda. “I tested my skills, and had to win round by round and was able to see the combination luck and talent help me win. Fans are going to see a fighter who is just as explosive. I learned a lot in those 10-rounds against Farmer, and in a training camp of 12 weeks I worked hard to be the best version of myself.”
TEVIN “2X” FARMER, FORMER 2-TIME WORLD CHAMPION:
“Everyone forgets how I got my world title the first time; I had to go to Australia to get my belts,” said Tevin Farmer. “I have been the underdog my entire career, and I have gone into the den and been the wolf that steals the goods.”
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GOLDEN BOY:
“We are so thankful to our partners, Pepe Gomez and Cancun Boxing, for being so hospitable and helping us organize this grand event. We are excited for the opportunity to grow and develop fighters here from Mexico, and be able to continue the legacy of great Mexican boxing.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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