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Floyd Schofield Sr. stated in an interview tonight that the combat between his son, Child Austin, and WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson can be introduced on Monday, December 2nd, in Saudi Arabia for the February twenty second card in Riyadh.
Official On Monday
Schofield Sr. states that the Shakur-Child Austin combat can be introduced by the point the U.S. followers get up on Monday morning tomorrow. He says it’s a “done deal,” and Golden Boy and the community have agreed on it.
Social media followers are nonetheless in disbelief that the combat will occur, however we’ll see tomorrow if Floyd Sr. is critical about it being a executed deal.
Oscar De La Hoya stated that he felt Schofield wanted extra expertise earlier than taking up the three-division world champion Shakur, who’s older and has been combating within the professional ranks longer. He’s fought higher opposition, and he’s an Olympic silver medalist.
Schofield Sr. is in a rush to combat with Shakur, and he’ll discover out the exhausting approach that he will not be proud of the result of this match. He didn’t say the purse for Child Austin, nevertheless it’s seemingly a few million. For Schofield Sr. to be this keen, it’s acquired to be by far the most important payday of Floyd Jr’s profession.
Searching for The Knockout
“They’re making an announcement in their country [Saudi Arabia], it should be broadcast. It’s a done deal. Everything is good,” stated Floyd Schofield Sr. to Punsh Drunk Boxing about his combat with Shakur Stevenson official for February twenty second in Riyadh.
“I commend him for keeping his word. It’s going to be a great fight,” stated Floyd Sr. about Shakur protecting his phrase to combat Child Austin. “De Los Santos was flat-footed. ‘Kid’ shouldn’t be flat-footed. Our aim is to knock him out.
“I don’t think they’ll give it to us on the cards. So, our goal is to strategically knock him out. We’re excited because no matter what people say, ‘Kid’s not ready.’ Kid has got a puncher’s chance, and everybody knows Kid can crack.”
For Schofield Sr. to be in an enormous rush to make the combat with Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), it’s a powerful sign that that is nearly cash as a result of he’s not fought any contenders throughout his four-year professional profession.
He ought to have had Child Austin combating prime 15 contenders to assist put together him to combat for a world title, however they’ve minimize corners. Schofield will nonetheless have the ability, youth, and velocity benefit over Shakur. If he can stroll by Stevenson’s pinpoint photographs to land one thing massive, he’s acquired an opportunity. Will probably be exhausting to catch as much as Shakur with out getting caught.
“That’s all he needs. Shakur has got to pitch a flawless performance for 12 rounds. All we need to do is connect one or two times to that chin, and it’s a done deal. So, we’re happy about this,” stated Schofield Sr.
Child Austin doesn’t possess one-punch energy. He hits exhausting, however he children most of his knockouts from touchdown an accumulation of blows throughout fights that stretch into the second half. The factor is, Schofield hasn’t fought any top-tier opposition, and but he’s been unable to attain fast knockouts.
“We seen his [Shakur] last fight. How much growth did we see? His hand got hurt. I don’t see him getting more knockouts. So, his knockout percentage didn’t grow. Did he become more skillful?” stated Schofield Sr. about Shakur.
Stevenson clearly isn’t designed to combat at light-weight. He hit his ceiling when he fought at featherweight [126], and he doesn’t possess the type of energy to harm fighters at 135. However that received’t matter as a result of Child Austin isn’t an enormous knockout puncher, and the one approach he can win is by determination. He’s not going to have the ability to land typically sufficient to KO Shakur.
