FLOYD SCHOFIELD
Age: 20
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Weight class: Junior light-weight
Peak: 5-foot-7 (170 cm)
Beginner document: 180-20
Turned professional: 2020
Professional document: 11-0 (9 knockouts)
Coach: Floyd Schofield Sr. and Ronnie Shields
Supervisor: Floyd Schofield Sr. and Michael Miller
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions
Twitter: @KidAustin11
Finest evening of professional profession and why: An affiliate arrange a name for Schofield with boxing royalty forward of his skilled debut.
“I acquired a cellphone name from Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier than the battle – it was Facetime,” Schofield advised The Ring. “He wished me the most effective of luck and that he was going to be watching, and that proper there meant every part. That was my first ever dialog with Mayweather.”
And that proved to be simply the shot within the arm Schofield wanted to knock out Richard Esquibel within the first spherical of their battle at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida on October 9, 2020.
“The way in which I acquired the knockout, it was arrange,” he defined. “It was one in every of my favourite knockouts. I used to be so tuned in that evening.”
Worst evening of professional profession and why: The 20-year-old is dissatisfied with one in every of his early fights, however feels he discovered a worthwhile lesson in profitable a shut-out resolution.
“I feel it was my sixth battle in Atlanta in opposition to Darryl Hayes,” Schofield stated. “It wasn’t the best camp; stuff wasn’t so as. I didn’t get the knockout. I actually felt I may have knocked him out however I didn’t. I used to be anxious, swinging for the fences, attempting to get the knockout.
“That was a efficiency the place I stated, ‘I’ve acquired to get my stuff collectively and be centered,’ then I began getting knockouts once more.”
What’s Subsequent: The teenager will face the vastly extra skilled Daniel Rosas (22-5-1, 14 KOs) at Fantasy Springs in Indio, California stay on DAZN this Thursday.
The chance to headline on his second battle beneath the Golden Boy banner isn’t wasted on him.
“I’m super-excited and it’s a dream come true,” Schofield stated proudly. “I really feel prefer it’s going to be a great battle. I skilled onerous this camp. I’m simply stepping into to placed on a great efficiency and hopefully get one other knockout.”
Rosas turned skilled at junior bantamweight and is a 15-year veteran. He confirmed early promise beating future junior bantamweight titleholder Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. (TKO 2), future two-time world title challenger Felipe Orucuta (UD 10) and one other former 115-pound titlist Juan Alberto Rosas (UD 10).
Nonetheless, simply as he appeared primed for his personal world title shot, he misplaced back-to-back fights. Since then, Rosas’ type has been patchy and he’s moved up in weight. In his final outing, he was stopped by former 130-pound world title challenger Lamont Roach (KO 2).
Why he’s a prospect: Schofield was a profitable novice, profitable varied titles at youth and junior stage earlier than turning skilled shortly after his 18th birthday.
He had aspirations of competing within the Olympics however didn’t need to wait till 2024.
Since turning skilled, he has loved a excessive stage of sparring with many previous and current world champions together with Shakur Stevenson, Shawn Porter, Robert Easter Jr., Devin Haney, Adrien Broner and Joseph Diaz.
“He will get the champions prepared for his or her fights,” said Schofield’s father, Floyd Sr. “Shakur contacted us to go to camp with him to spar forward of the Jamel Herring battle. And [we got] Devin Haney prepared for Kambosos.”
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Having sparred a number of rounds with a most of the high 135 pounders, Schofield is well-placed to offer an opinion on who he believes is the most effective.
“Shakur Stevenson,” he stated immediately. “It was like attempting to field myself – very technical. I needed to press the motion as a result of he wasn’t. I really feel he was additionally the neatest one out of all of them.”
General, the expertise of sparring with so many high fighters has been a blessing for Schofield.
“I’m attempting to get to their stage,” he defined. “They’ve the belts. You’ll be able to decide up little issues from them. Plus, you by no means know, I may need to battle them sooner or later. I needed to give it my all to know if I can hold with them and I undoubtedly can.”
Whereas Schofield has a number of key strengths, he feels one specifically units him aside.
“I feel it’s my capacity to out-think someone,” he stated. “Say I come out the primary spherical, I determine what they’re doing, whether or not I win or lose that first spherical. The subsequent spherical, and the rounds after that, I’ve acquired them discovered. It simply comes naturally to me; I’ve all the time been like that. Alongside my pace, my footwork and energy.”
At that time, Schofield’s father was desperate to increase on what his son had stated: “He has extra weapons; he is aware of the 5 kinds of boxing as a result of he’s been boxing since he was little. Most of those guys solely know one or two kinds of boxing.”
His father believes this comes from an early grounding within the sport, and self-discipline.
“He trains 3 times a day, that’s the way in which it’s been since he was eight-nine years previous,” Schofield Sr. revealed. “He actually doesn’t have an everyday life. His expertise is simply rise up, coaching, boxing, fall asleep, up once more and practice. He by no means takes day off.”
Schofield’s companies had been closely courted earlier than he signed with Golden Boy. Robert Diaz, who’s the corporate’s matchmaker, in addition to vp, could be very happy to be working with what he believes is one in every of tomorrow’s stars.
“Floyd Schofield is a gifted younger man that has star potential written throughout him,” stated Diaz. “He has ring IQ at such a younger age. He has pace, talent and pop, and let’s not overlook, he’s nonetheless a child in boxing phrases. He has out of the ring attributes as effectively and that is because of his fan-friendly fashion and a reference to the followers.
“October twentieth can be his second outing beneath the Golden boy banner, and I’m certain we are going to hold seeing the onerous work he places within the health club on show within the ring.”
Schofield goes after Rodrigo Guerrero. Photograph courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions
Why he’s a suspect: Up to now there’s nothing to dislike about Schofield, however it’s nonetheless early days. He’s gaining expertise and ring time and that’s all he can do at this level. We’ve got but to see how he faces as much as adversity or how de does when he meets somebody who is ready to take his punch and match him tactically.
“Truthfully, I don’t suppose [I’m lacking] something,” Schofield stated confidently “In all probability simply me rising and turning into a person. I’m solely 20 years previous and rising into my manpower. In a yr and a half, two years, I’ll be prepared.”
His father agrees.
“I don’t suppose he actually has to work on something as a result of they will’t cope with him now and he doesn’t have his man power,” stated Schofield Sr. “I watched him be the primary one to buckle Devin Haney. He doesn’t get touched. Devin most likely landed 4 punches within the rounds they sparred. They’ll’t hit him.”
Diaz feels Schofield simply must proceed his profession arc.
“All he wants now could be the expertise that may come within the subsequent two to 3 years earlier than you see a soar into the highest [end] in his division.”
Time will inform, however it is likely to be smart to mood these extraordinarily excessive aspirations to protect in opposition to overconfidence.
Storylines: Schofield was born in Jersey Metropolis however moved to Atlanta when he was two years previous. His father had gained custody of him and so they ultimately settled in Texas.
“My dad needed to undergo it,” recalled Schofield, who took up boxing at eight years previous. “We had been poor, we had been homeless, and boxing was our outlet, so we centered on that. We needed to buckle down and prepare for the experience. We needed to exit and beg for cash. We requested folks for cash to get to those tournaments and it paid off.”
The Texas resident considers himself a pupil of the sport and Sugar Ray Robinson is his favourite fighter.
“He was the primary boxer I studied,” stated the younger prospect. “He was the best boxer of all time.”
Schofield hopes to in the future make his personal mark within the sport.
“I’m going to get to 3 or 4 occasions undisputed champion and retire – my title can be within the document books ceaselessly.” he stated.
Away from boxing, Schofield has a couple of pursuits.
“I like taking part in video video games and being in the home,” he stated. “I’m a women’ man (laughs), no children. I like meals.”
Combat-by-Combat document
2022
Aug. 6 – Rodrigo Guerrero – RTD 5
Could 21 – Juan Antonio Lopez – KO 6
Feb. 26 – Julio Sanchez – KO 1
2021
Oct. 22 – Pedro Vicente Scharbaai – UD 8
Aug. 20 – Roberto Almazan – KO 2
June 19 – Darryl Hayes – UD 6
Could 21 – Danny Flores – TKO 3
Apr. 3 – Mike Flower – TKO 1
March 5 – Jonathan Conde – KO 1
Jan. 30 – Cesar Valencia Aguilar – TKO 2
2020
Oct. 9 -Richard Esquibel – KO 1
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