Diaz accepts offer for January 30th Farmer bout, but fight not official
Farmer has not yet received an offer
The ongoing negotiations between Tevin Farmer and Joseph Diaz Jr. have cleared a hurdle, as the latter recently announced that he’s accepted an offer to face the IBF super featherweight champion in Miami on January 30th.
It’s official! I accepted the offer to fight Tevin Farmer for the 130-pound title on January 30 in Miami, three days before Super Bowl in South Beach @GoldenBoyBoxing @DAZN_USA @TevinFarmer22, take care of my belt for the remaining time you have it
— Joseph Diaz (@JosephDiazJr) November 13, 2019
Farmer quickly chimed in to clarify that the fight is not yet done, though; according to Mike Coppinger, he expects to receive an offer from Eddie Hearn by the end of the week.
Tevin Farmer vs JoJo Diaz is not a done deal.
— TEVIN FARMER (@TevinFarmer22) November 13, 2019
I do hope this comes together; Farmer (30-4-1, 6 KO) remains in need of a signature victory after four successful title defenses and Diaz (30-1, 15 KO) needs to re-establish himself as an elite after falling short against Gary Russell Jr. last year.
As of now, there’s still no word on Daniel Roman-Murodjon Akhmadaliev or Juan Francisco Estrada-Kal Yafai, which were rumored to take place on the same card. We’ll keep you all appraised of any developments in the coming weeks.