Light-weight up-and-comer Floyd Schofield. Photograph / Golden Boy Promotions
Floyd Schofield Jr. will step up at school for his subsequent battle as he makes an attempt to make inroads within the light-weight division.
The unbeaten 22-year-old will face Mexico’s Rene Tellez Giron atop a Nov. 2 DAZN present. A venue was not revealed although The Ring has realized that it’ll land at Virgin Resorts Las Vegas.
Schofield (17-0, 12 knockouts) will battle for simply the second time in 2024, although solely on the mercy of others. ‘Child Austin’ was as a result of face H20 Sylve on the deliberate July 29 Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Netflix occasion at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Nonetheless, the present was delayed till Nov. 15 as a result of Tyson being hospitalized earlier this summer season.
Sylve’s group handpicked one other opponent for the date on a DAZN Pay-Per-View occasion in Tampa, Florida. It miserably backfired, as Lucas Bahdi (17-0, 15 KOs) delivered the main contender for 2024 Knockout of the Yr.
As a result of Sylve is promoted by Most Worthwhile Promotions, solely his spot would have been secured for the brand new date. Schofield and Golden Boy Promotions thus moved on in efforts to advance the profession of the Austin, Texas-based light-weight.
Giron (20-3, 13 KOs) is a confirmed spoiler with a reliable chin.
The 25-year-old from Queretaro, Mexico has gained three straight since a heartbreaking majority determination defeat to Jose Matias Romero final June in Argentina. Among the many present run was an eight-round, unanimous determination over George Acosta at Michelob ULTRA Area in Las Vegas. Giron additionally dealt the primary profession defeat to former newbie standout Karlos Balderas.
The win over Balderas got here six months after Giron dropped an eight-round determination to Michel Rivera in June 2019. Each boxers had been unbeaten on the time. His lone different defeat got here in Jan. 2022 versus a then-undefeated Giovani Cabrera.
Schofield final fought on March 16 in a fifth-round disqualification defeat over Esteuri Suero at this very venue. That bout was imagined to mark an elevation in competitors, however Suero refused to battle inside within the guidelines throughout their temporary affair.
This chance will symbolize Schofield’s third headliner since he signed a co-promotional cope with Golden Boy in 2022. He topped a present final July in San Antonio initially budgeted for the thrice-canceled Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz WBA welterweight title battle.
The Ring has realized that streaking tremendous middleweight contender Bektemir ‘Bek The Bully’ Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KOs) will seem on the present. Plans name for the 2016 Olympic Silver medalist to land in a WBA title eliminator, relying on the secured opponent.
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