Refreshed and back in the United States after a well-deserved vacation following his fight in Zanzibar, Tevin Farmer has plenty of thoughts and reflections following his powerful performance against William Zepeda in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Showing heart, skill and unrelenting determination, the former world champion pushed his undefeated opponent – ​​the No. 1 lightweight contender in all four major sanctioning bodies – to the brink in a razor-thin split decision defeat on the Golden Boy card. Riyad’s Promotional Season: Latin Night, broadcast live on DAZN. With the WBC interim lightweight title on the line, Farmer fell just one point tiny of victory on the scorecard, putting in a hard-fought, impressive effort that cemented his position as one of the elite fighters at 135 pounds.

“I loved fighting in Saudi Arabia. It was my second fight abroad. Everyone treated me well. Yes, I thought I won, but overall it was an amazing experience,” said Farmer, a former IBF junior lightweight world champion who is the great-great-nephew of boxing legend Joe Gans.

“I’m always in the gym, but I spent 10 weeks in training camp for this fight. Zepeda’s team expected me to be a boxer, so I changed that. Zepeda is an aggressive fighter who throws a lot of punches and you can’t let fighters like that put the pressure on you. You have to be the bully, the one who pushes forward and initiates action. I’m an amazing fighter inside, but I’ve never had to show it like this before.”

Farmer scored his lone knockdown in the fourth frame with a perfectly timed straight left, showing off his trademark accuracy and in-ring IQ. Zepeda was visibly shaken but managed to recover.

“This was the fifth fight of my comeback, which started last June. Four of my last five opponents have made it to the ring, and now that includes the No. 1 lightweight contender. I fought a guy who was 31-0, with 27 knockouts, and he got knocked down by a fighter who supposedly had no power,” Farmer continued.

“I saw Zepeda stab lazily. At first I tried to counter it, but Zepeda was watching me. Time is key. In the fourth round I threw a combination, and as soon as he came back with that lethargic jab, I responded with a straight left.

Judges Predrag Aleksic, Jun Bae Lim and Fernando Villarreal scored the fight 95-94, with two points in favor of Zepeda and one for Farmer. All three unanimously awarded Farmers rounds 4, 5, 8 and 10, with Lim’s extra nod in round one making the difference on her card.

“Zepeda was the favorite and the Golden Boy fighter, so I knew I had to finish powerful and dominate the last round. His punches were crazy, but he was standing right in front of me, ready to hit. Watch the fight and you’ll see that I hurt him several times throughout the fight,” Farmer said. “When I heard the decision, I was depressed, but in my heart I knew I had won. Losing such a close decision in such circumstances is an unfortunate part of this sport, but the world saw what I could do.

“Show respect to Tevin Farmer’s name,” Lou DiBella, president of DiBella Entertainment, said on social media after the exhilarating competition. “I thought Tevin covered him, but it was close. Tevin leads the division! He proved it like a true warrior in his last two fights. It was the universal Zepeda No. 1 there; The knockout should have decided it!”

Four months earlier in Las Vegas, Farmer issued a bold challenge against rising 20-0 contender Raymond Muratalla in July. Many observers felt that Farmer probably won this fight. Head-to-head clashes with two of the best lightweights left no doubt about Farmer’s world-class caliber.

“I already knew it mentally, but the fight with Muratalla showed me that physically I still have that ability and I can beat these juvenile boys,” Farmer said.

“Tevin Farmer is a man, an underdog, a champion and a professional,” DiBella said. “Tev will come back and win a massive fight again.”

Boxing prodigy and future world champion Curmel Moton explained why he gained more than 15 pounds more before Saturday night’s doomed fight.

Moton was scheduled to face Bryan Mercado at 133 pounds on a bill promoted by Danny Garcia at ACX1 Studios in Atlantic City, Up-to-date Jersey. But at Friday’s weigh-in, Moton came in at 148.7 pounds, to an audible gasp in the room.

There was no way the Mercado fight would happen after such a weight miss. Moton was therefore removed from the bill and returned at a later date.

After the farce, the 18-year-old apologized to his fans, explaining his huge oversight and telling them that he would return to Ryan Garcia’s exhibition bill in Japan.

“I want to apologize to everyone who was planning to come to Jersey to watch me fight,” Moton said. “I once spoke to the committee about undergoing blood tests and at the moment they lost my blood in their body [which meant the fight was unlikely to be sanctioned].

“I had known this for three days, so there was no point in killing myself [the] Libra. For some reason they still had me weigh in and they decided that was the reason they were canceling the fight.

“Regardless, I will return to Japan on December 30. See you soon,” added fighter Floyd Mayweather.

Regardless, the “Tale of Garcia” event will go ahead, with Anthony Newborn leading the pack against Windry Martinez. The card also includes a group of undefeated candidates promoted by former world champion Garcia.

Mike Tyson’s latest venture into the sport he once dominated has a lasting legacy thanks to reviews on the Internet Movie Database.

Opinions on his November 15 return to YouTuber Jake Paul will forever serve as a reminder to any former world champion of putting money before a legacy.

The 58-year-old pulled the wool over fans’ eyes by publishing videos showing he was in top shape, and then he showed up for the fight and almost didn’t land a punch.

After the tornado of bad publicity surrounding the Netflix event, IMDb reviews will leave a mark on the history of both participants.

Not to mention that the Trivia section on IMDb’s website only serves to constantly excite broadcasters. “Netflix servers were constantly crashing due to streaming congestion,” it says as legal proceedings over streaming quality begin.

However, a few 1/10 ratings and an overall score of 3/10 will not make the event a repeat performer on the platform.

WBN was unable to show all the reviews, but you can see them in full on the website IMDb page. Below are just a few, none of which do anything positive to nap. The only solid note was the Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor collaboration.

“This so-called boxing event was nothing more than a profit-making scheme disguised as a fight. The fight between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and the legendary Mike Tyson was built on an avalanche of media hype and shallow promotional tactics, but produced almost nothing of substance.

“The fight lacked authenticity, skill and any semblance of real competition. Tyson, although a boxing icon, seemed more of a shadow of his former self, and Jake Paul’s performance was more intended to maintain his star status than to showcase his true boxing skills.

“What makes this event even more infuriating is the impact it has had on the boxing world.

“In the Netherlands we are now seeing personalities like Manoeuf and Dave Roelvink trying to recreate this kind of spectacle, profiting from the drama produced. This trend reduces boxing to a mere sideshow, overshadowing the discipline, dedication and legacy that real fighters bring to the sport.”

“I decided to return to Netflix for this match, but this event and the main event itself turned out to be the biggest disappointment in the history of live streaming.

“The live stream crashed or buffered before the main match. Ultimately, I only watched the main match after it was over. Many subscribers complained about the same. You’d think Netflix would be prepared for something like this, given the huge hype surrounding the match.

“This night of boxing offered just one enjoyable and classic fight. The 1 rating will remain until Netflix makes up for this disappointment.

“The fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was not so much a fistfight as a melancholy dance – a staged spectacle and at the same time a strange mirror of life. I won’t dwell on the set ending, the scripted moves, and the feeling that the fight was nothing more than a game. Instead, let us look deeper, at the gloomy poetry of what it has revealed.

“Seeing Tyson – a lion in winter, once the embodiment of raw strength – reduced to this, a shadow play for the sake of spectacle, felt like an empty echo of his former self. Here was a man who once fought for glory, now fighting not for honor, but for the price tag written on it. It’s true that he bought this fight with money, but worse than that, it bought a piece of his legend. A reminder, perhaps, that no character, no legacy, can forever escape the influence of time and fortune.

“It wasn’t a sport; it was a serene tragedy disguised as entertainment, a reminder that even giants tire, even legends fade, and that ultimately we all have a price. Watching him move to a predetermined rhythm pained me as I realized: in life, as in this ring, much of what we consider real is little more than spectacle. And yet, knowing this, we can’t assist but watch.

“For a fight, it was empty. As a symbol it was haunting.”

Others wrote “Luck” and “Absolute Bullshit.”

To get a $20 million payday, you have to wonder if the longevity that promised for the doomed headliner was worth it for the 1980s boxing legend.