Floyd Schofield Jr. and his dad, Floyd Sr, are saying they’ve agreed to their share of the cash for a struggle towards Shakur Stevenson on February twenty second, and so they’re simply ready for the conflict to be introduced by DAZN and Golden Boy.
Schofield Sr. states that Child Austin (18-0, 12 KOs) was “constructed” to defeat WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs); he is aware of his fashion nicely from their sparring periods some time again and feels assured they’re going to win.
Followers on social media view this as an unfair mismatch as a result of the 27-year-old Shakur has a giant expertise benefit over the 22-year-old Schofield, who has but to struggle a top-tier contender throughout his four-year profession.
That is about the most effective Shakur may get after William Zepeda selected to not take the struggle because of a left-hand damage. Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, didn’t point out Andy Cruz and Edwin De Los Santos as plan B choices. He wished Denys Berinchyk or Raymond Muratalla if Schofield wasn’t the one.
“That is boxing. I’m not banking on one shot. I really feel I’ve obtained expertise, and he’s obtained expertise. He may really feel he’s obtained much more expertise, and possibly he do as a result of he went to the Olympics. That’s one thing I by no means obtained to do,” stated Floyd Schofield to Cigar Speak, speaking about Shakur Stevenson.
Shakur went to the Olympics in 2016 however misplaced as a result of he was transferring an excessive amount of and never throwing punches. He was in denial after shedding to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez, believing he’d completed sufficient.
That fashion has not modified with Shakur. Schofield can win this struggle if he’s aggressive and pushes the struggle to land his photographs. He can’t give the struggle away by letting Shakur run round, throwing jab or two to win the spherical. That’s what he’ll do, and that’s why he’s seen as one of the crucial boring fighters within the sport.
“He obtained to see plenty of totally different types, however that has nothing to do with the correct,” stated Schofield. “All people has obtained to attend till February to see. It’s going to be an excellent struggle.”
“Not towards Floyd. I do know he containers higher than Shakur,” stated Schofield Sr. about his son, Child Austin. “You bought to recollect. He obtained Shakur prepared for his first skilled struggle. He was Shakur’s sparring accomplice and he requested him to return again and get him prepared for his different fights.
“So, this isn’t somebody he boxed circles. I watched it. It’s going to be an excellent struggle. You don’t carry someone again to your camp in the event that they’re a bum,” stated Child Austin about him being invited again as a sparring accomplice for Shakur.
“There’s a counter fashion for a boxer, which I received’t let you know about. He was constructed to defeat Shakur. Shakur befriends those that are actual good, ” stated Schofield Sr.
Child Austin goes to must strain Shakur and never let him run across the ring all night time as a result of if he does that, he’ll nullify his offense and win a uninteresting 12-round resolution. Shakur is okay with touchdown 10 punches per spherical and successful a choice doing the minimal. He’s a type of fighters who desires to remain out of hurt’s manner.
