William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer will look to settle their unfinished business on March 29 when they meet in a rematch in Cancun, Mexico.
The all-southpaw fight, which was announced Thursday by Zepeda’s promoter Golden Boy Promotions, will be contested for the WBC interim lightweight title, which Zepeda won in their last bout in November by split decision.
Zepeda, 32-0 (27 KOs), of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico rose off the canvas in round four to win a split decision in the fight, which was only scheduled for 10 rounds despite having an interim title at stake. The margin of victory was just one point on two cards, 95-94, while the third had it for the same score for Farmer, 33-7-1 (8 KOs), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A text message to WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman clarifying whether the fight will be scheduled for 10 or 12 rounds, as well as whether this rematch was ordered by the WBC or a voluntary one, was not responded to by the time of this story’s publication.
The winner would logically be the next in line to face the winner between WBC lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield on February 22.
