Floyd Schofield’s disease forces Shakur Stevenson to a last minute replacement search

Floyd Schofield retired from his fight against the lightweight champion of the WBC Shakur Stevenson on Saturday night in Riyadh. Schofield (18-0, 12 KO) is sick, and Stevenson’s team is quickly looking for a replacement.

I was afraid of this. When Shakur chose Schofield according to his garbage conversation capacity on social networks, he ignored the experience factor. Floyd had never been on the big stage, and it was nonsense to put a fighter not tested under the focus on a high pressure situation when he had never fought at this level.

Last minute scrack

Stevenson (22-0, 10 ko) will remain on the card, but the two replacement opponents are considered satisfactory. According The ringThese are the two:

-Moussa Gholam (22-1, 13 kos)
-Josh Padley (15-0, 4 kos)

Of those two, Padley has the best curriculum. He recently defeated Mark Chamberlain for a unanimous 10 round decision on September 21 at the Wembley Stadium in London.

If Shakur and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, select one of these two combatants as a substitute, Turki Alalshikh needs to place the fight in the preliminary part of the event away from the main card. Putting it on YouTube would be a good gesture because boxing fans will not get angry to see Shakur fight a second level fighter who has no business in the ring with him.

Shakur has not fought a great opposition throughout his professional career, particularly since he moved to the lightweight division in 2023. That is why it is difficult to take it seriously when he says that he deserves a fight against Gervonta Davis and it is One of the best sport fighters. Shakur’s weak curriculum does not take him to

“I am ready to capture the moment. I am concentrated. I put a great training, and it’s my time, “said Shakur Stevenson for Upper range boxing To the great arrivals of today in Riad for his fight on Saturday night.

“I am ready to show the world that I am a superstar. I think I am one of the best fighters in the sport of boxing. The world will know it on February 22, ”said Stevenson, boasting of himself.