Joseph Diaz Stuns Tevin Farmer, Wins WBO Title With Unanimous Decision
Joseph Diaz Stuns Tevin Farmer, Wins WBO Title With Unanimous Decision ↑ Grab this Headline Animator Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz promised to end Tevin Farmer 's reign as the WBO junior lightweight champion during the fight build up and made no mistake, backing that up with a well earned unanimous decision win in their 12-round fight Thursday evening at Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, Florida. Diaz, who came up short in his first title shot against Gary Russell Jr back in May 2018 , which also was his first career loss, made no mistake this time earning a 116-112 and 115-113 twice on the score sheet to win the title. The two Southpaws started out tactically with Farmer finding his range early, landing with his jabs and made sure he was fast enough to slip away from the California native, whenever he wished to land a counter. Diaz found his range towards the end of the opening round, landing some lefts of his own but Farmer was tough enough to absorb it. ...