Floyd Schofield wants ‘Shakur Stevenson’s spot’

Floyd Schofield is raring to check himself towards light-weight titleholder Shakur Stevenson. His father and coach, Floyd Schofield Snr, shares that ambition.

On Saturday evening, Schofield secured a unanimous choice victory over Rene Tellez Giron at The Theater at Virgin Inns in Las Vegas.

Schofield, 22, from Austin, Texas, showcased his grit after being floored by a glancing left hook within the eleventh spherical. He recovered to enhance his document to 18-0 (12 KOs). Giron, 25, from Mexico, noticed his three-fight win streak finish, dropping to 20-4 (13 KOs). Schofield Snr shortly expressed curiosity in a possible matchup with Stevenson.

“I like Shakur,” Schofield Snr stated within the post-fight media scrum. “Shakur is without doubt one of the best boxers of this period. I’ve all the time stated he’s one in all my favourite fighters.

“The factor with Floyd is he adapts to the individual, fights like that individual. So I would like someone like Shakur or Tank, so he might dig in his bag and have to tug that out.”

Explaining why the Stevenson combat is necessary, Schofield Snr talked about previous sparring classes, noting that Stevenson’s counterpunching model would make for an thrilling conflict as his son would power the motion.

Reflecting on Saturday’s efficiency, Schofield Snr shared blended emotions. “I needed him to make use of his jab and preserve shifting,” Schofield Snr stated. “However younger fighters, after they get hit, they wish to [fight].”

For his half, Schofield Jnr graded his efficiency candidly.

“I’d give myself a B-minus,” he stated. “Rene was a troublesome fighter. You guys did not combat Rene, it’s extremely difficult to face there with somebody. You hit him with a 5 piece mixture and it hurts your fingers and it does not damage him.”

Schofield Snr additionally revealed that Joan Guzman would be part of the crew for his or her subsequent combat.

Schofield Jnr addressed a leaked DM from Stevenson, explaining that though he has lengthy considered Stevenson as the most effective fighters of his period, he now needs to problem him. “Now I would like your spot,” Schofield Jnr stated. “It’s like when he was in camp with Tank [Gervonta Davis]. Now he needs to combat Tank. It’s the identical factor.”