Floyd Schofield Sr. wants the matchup with Shakur Stevenson back on the table. Watching his son sit through 13 months without progress, Senior stated that the former WBC lightweight champion can keep the belt and purse control if it guarantees the two meet inside the ring.
Fight week in February 2025 saw the original bout collapse after Schofield suffered an illness requiring hospitalization. A one-round knockout win over Tevin Farmer four months later briefly restored movement in his career. A wrist injury then wiped out a planned bout against Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr., leaving no further date on the calendar. That prolonged layoff left on
