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The loaded card dubbed The Last Crescendo, is the latest card from Riyadh Season and will be headlined by Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2. A vital part of this card was Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) vs Floyd Schofield, but illness to “Kid Austin” has seen him deemed unfit to fight and a replacement has now been named with Golden Boy clarifying the Floyd Schofield situation via a press release.
Golden Boy Promotions Clarifies Floyd Schofield Situation
Replacement for Floyd Schofield Named
The press release from Golden Boy clarified how the cancellation of Shakur Stevenson-Floyd Schofield occurred: “Yesterday, Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield Jr. fell ill and was transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. In the interest of Schofield’s health and safety, the British Boxing Board of Control made the decision to cancel his scheduled bout against Shakur Stevenson. Schofield has since been discharged from the hospital and is awaiting the results of his medical evaluation. We extend our gratitude to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, SELA, and the medical professionals who provided Schofield with care.”
The replacement for Schofield has now been named with British fighter Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs) stepping up to face the WBC champion. According to the X post from Dan Rafael, the WBC title will still be on the line.
Padley is unbeaten, but this will be a huge step up in class for the Yorkshire fighter, who last time out recorded a career-best win, defeating Mark Chamberlain on the Daniel Dubois-Anthony Joshua undercard. The Brit is a good fighter, who picks his punches well and is effective at smothering the work of his opponent.
Shakur is a defensive master, as he’s so adept at slipping shots and countering effectively. He feints brilliantly to elicit a reaction from his opponent before throwing his own shots. A huge step up for Padley, but surely a win-win fight for the Brit, and Shakur will be able to work out any ring rust he may have.
Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 Full Fight Card
- Main event: Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring belts
- Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker – for IBF heavyweight title
- Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley – for WBC lightweight title
- Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz – for WBC middleweight title
- Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov – for interim WBC super-welterweight title
- Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel – for interim WBC heavyweight title
- Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith – for interim WBO light-heavyweight title
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Mohammed Alakel vs. Engel Gomez, 6 rounds, super featherweights
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