Tevin Farmer. Photograph by Ed Mulholland/ Matchroom Boxing USA
Tevin Farmer scored his first knockout in 5 years, starching sturdy journeyman Oscar Barajas with one punch in spherical six of their junior light-weight bout on Friday night time on the 2300 Area in Philadelphia.
The previous IBF junior light-weight titleholder uncorked a well-timed left cross on his fellow southpaw, placing him out chilly with out a rely. Referee Eric Dali acted shortly to the sight of Barajas stretched out together with his eyes open, instantly signaling the top of the bout.
The win was Farmer’s first inside the space since his 2018 stoppage of James Tennyson, and his second win in three months following a layoff of over three years after he misplaced his title in a detailed choice loss to Joseph Diaz Jr. in 2020.
Uncommon Tevin Farmer 1 punch knockout #boxingpic.twitter.com/OBImCOGLYB
— Fuckie Chinster (@DailyBruise2) September 30, 2023
The 33-year-old Farmer (32-5-1, 7 knockouts) is about to make his third straight look on the 2300 Area on December 1 earlier than looking for a title alternative in 2024.
The loss snaps a three-fight successful streak for Barajas (7-9-1, 2 KOs), whose final stoppage defeat got here in opposition to former WBA featherweight titleholder Mauricio Lara in 2019.
Earlier on the cardboard, Ghandi Romain (1-1, 1 KO) of Union Metropolis, N.J. scored his first skilled victory, sopping Jose Luis Fracica Baron (0-6) at 59 seconds of the primary spherical. The win comes simply two months after his hectic professional debut on the similar venue, when Romain dropped Anthony Dill twice in spherical three, solely to see Dill come again and rating a stoppage later within the spherical.
The welterweight boxer Romain is subsequent slated for motion on November 11 on the Robert Deal with Resort in Newark.
Heavyweight Daniel Bean (2-2, 2 KOs) of Outdated Bridge, N.J. fell to his second straight defeat, shedding by majority choice as soon as agin to Robinson Perez (2-0) of Southbridge, Mass. The scores have been 37-39 on two playing cards and 38-38 on the third.
Junior middleweight prospect Oluwafemi Oyeleye (14-0, 8 KOs) of Lengthy Seaside, Calif. despatched Jimmy Williams (18-13-2, 6 KOs) to his eighth straight defeat, stopping him in three rounds.
The occasion was promoted by Alex Barbosa of R&B Promotions.
