"I'll spank Nicholas Walters! I might stop him. This is why DiBella's job is hard because these top guys don't want to fight, man...I set a mark and a goal. If I don't get a world title by age 25, then I might not continue. I can fight a big name without a title, but the goal is to get that title. Personally, I feel that I can beat anybody that they put in front of me," stated super featherweight contender Tevin Farmer, who talked about his future plans and more. Check it out!
JR: I see you cracked the top 15 in the WBC rankings, man. Congrats on that. What's up with you?
TF: Yeah, yeah! I was talking to the WBC earlier this year and I guess they looked me up and recognized that I really deserved to be there in the rankings and I'm actually number 14 now.
JR: Frank De Alba is a guy you had a draw with in the past and he has his hands full with Omar Douglass next week. What are your thoughts on how this bout plays out?
TF: It's going to be a good fight. Both of those guys are my friends. I've sparred with both of them and I'm looking forward to that fight. I have to stay neutral on it, but I think that it's a step-up fight for both of them.
JR: What were your thoughts on Nicholas Walters facing one of your training partners and stablemates in Jason Sosa?
TF: I'll spank Nicholas Walters! I might stop him. This is why DiBella's job is hard because these top guys don't want to fight, man.
JR: You had 3 fights in 2015. I know you're trying to double that number up in 2016 and you hope for a title shot. I really wanted to give you this opportunity to get some things off of your chest. The floor is yours.
TF: I've been calling out the top guys for a while now; guys like Jose Pedraza, which would be a rematch for me, Rocky Martinez, guys like Javier Fortuna, who actually blocked me on Instagram and this was way before he got the world title because I just wanted to fight the top guys. Pedraza told me personally that he wouldn't fight me again until I got a title. I've called [Yuriorkis] Gamboa out, because about a month ago, he didn't have an opponent. I said, "Listen, if you don't have an opponent, I'm right here. I'm not hard to find." But he told me he had an opponent, which I don't think he did at the time, and said in 2016 that he will talk to his promoter and see if we can get things going on. I respect Gamboa for that too, he's a humble dude, but business is business and if we have to get down, then we have to get down. I'll go to anybody's hometown. I'll go overseas. I'll fight in their own house. Nothing is surprising to me no more. My promoter Dibella works with Al Haymon on some things and we will see how it will play out. It seems like the promoters are not really getting along. I was on HBO Latino last time and I would love to fight on one of the PBC shows. Next year, I'm looking to get a title shot!
JR: I know you can't anticipate getting a title shot right off the break in 2016, so what's your goal here?
TF: I've been a pro since 2011 and if I don't achieve that goal of getting that title shot, then I've failed. I'm young, but I'm not going to waste my time and my youth just to be boxing when things like title shots are not happening when I can be building a career doing something else and getting my life set. Most people say boxing is all they have. With me, I don't need boxing. I set a mark and a goal. If I don't get a world title by age 25, then I might not continue. I can fight a big name without a title, but the goal is to get that title. Personally, I feel that I can beat anybody that they put in front of me.
JR: I hear you on that. Anything else you want to put out there real quick?
TF: Man, anybody in the top 15 in the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, whatever, I'm with it! Lomachenko is a good friend of mine and a lot of guys don't want to fight him or certain other people like Gamboa. Every day, I'm telling y'all, I'm right here! I keep hearing excuses. I started off shaky at 7 wins and 4 losses and it wasn't worth it reaching out to the bigger names and taking a risk with me. But now, there is no excuse. I've cracked the top 15 and this year, I fought guys with a combined record of 45 wins and 2 losses. So now, it's up to my promoter to push me to one of those title eliminators or push me to be a mandatory and I honestly believe in him and my manager.
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