Shakur Stevenson wants Floyd Schofield to be his opponent in the defense of the WBC lightweight belt title on February 22 in Riyadh. Schofield is unknown to casual boxing fans. He is still young and inexperienced and is coming off well against Rene Tellez Giron.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) and Schofield agreed to a fight on social media after the 22-year-old Floyd said he would replace William Zepeda after opting out of the fight.
Golden Boy frontrunners Eric Gomez and Oscar De La Hoya should agree to let Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) take the spot.
More importantly, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh will need to accept this fight because it is his Riyadh Season card. He may have reservations about letting the inexperienced Schofield take this fight against three-time world champion Shakur. Schofield is wrong.
Better Options Are Out There
- Andy Cruz: 2020 Olympic gold medalist
- Raymond Muratalla
- Edwin De Los Santos
- Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
If you’re a Turk, Shakur’s best option would be to use Andy Cruz because he has experience, size, technical skills, and a crafty game. Stevenson’s glasses. The difference is that Cruz has more power, and is willing to trade.
Schofield didn’t look good in his last fight, fighting for a 12-round unanimous decision win over Rene Tellez Giron on November 2nd in Las Vegas. He was knocked out in the 11th round by Giron and took several heavy shots during the fight.
