Schofield Sr. Pushes to Reschedule Shakur Stevenson Fight

Floyd Schofield Sr. says he still wants WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to face his son, Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield Jr., and believes the fight should be rescheduled after collapsing earlier this year.

Schofield Jr. was forced to withdraw from his scheduled February 22 bout against Stevenson after falling ill days before the fight. Schofield Sr. has since claimed he believes his son was deliberately poisoned to prevent the matchup, though he has not identified who he believes was responsible. Stevenson remained on the card and went on to face Josh Padley instead.

Schofield Sr. reiterated his position this week in an interview with MillCity Boxing, maintaining that his son would have defeated Stevenson if the fight had happened. “Floyd would knock Shakur out,” Schofield Sr. said. “He’s got too much pressure. Floyd ain’t [William] Zepeda.”

Despite the renewed push from the Schofield camp, a Stevenson fight appears unlikely to materialise in 2026. Stevenson is currently focused on higher-profile bouts as he enters what he has described as a “business” phase of his career. He is scheduled to face Teofimo Lopez on January 31, 2026, in a major lightweight unification bout and has also mentioned interest in potential fights against Conor Benn and Lamont Roach afterward.

Schofield Jr. has continued to build his career in the meantime. His first-round knockout of Tevin Farmer on June 28 was one of the most eye-catching performances of his career and further raised his profile. However, that same result could complicate his chances of landing a Stevenson fight.

Schofield has become a regular presence on Riyadh Season cards backed by Turki Alalshikh, a position that depends heavily on marketability and momentum. Schofield has become a regular on Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season cards, but that position depends on Stevenson continuing to win.

Losing to a young puncher like Schofield would be a problem, especially if it ended the same way it did for Tevin Farmer. A knockout loss would change how Stevenson is viewed and could make him easier to replace on future cards.

That’s the risk. There isn’t much reward. Schofield is dangerous and improving, and he would come in with nothing to lose. For Stevenson, it’s a fight that carries real downside without offering much back.

Schofield Sr. has also suggested stylistic confidence against Stevenson, dismissing the effectiveness of Stevenson’s shoulder-roll defence and claiming his son would target it relentlessly. Those comments have done little to change the broader outlook.

Even if Stevenson were to consider the matchup, it would likely resemble his movement-heavy approach against Edwin De Los Santos rather than the static exchanges he used against pressure fighters like Zepeda.

At this point, there’s no reason to think the fight ever gets made.