Floyd Schofield Overcomes Late Knockdown to Dominate René Téllez Girón

Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) was knocked down late but dominated René Téllez Girón (20-4, 13 KOs).

Scores for the 12-round lightweight contest were 118-109 (x2) and 116-111. With the unanimous decision victory, Schofield remains unbeaten and continues his march towards a world title. It was his first fight scheduled for the 12-round distance and he will likely come away from it with a few valuable lessons learned.

Their fight headlined a Golden Boy Promotions card at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in NV, USA. Boxing fans around the world could catch the action live on DAZN. The Schofield-Girón main event was done in association with Davies Entertainment.

Floyd Schofield Overcomes Knockdown to Dominate René Téllez Girón

Fight Recap

The bout itself saw several fouls committed over 12 rounds. Schofield used his jab to control the pace of the contest and was often switching stances. Towards the end of round three, exchanges between the two saw Schofield get stunned. However, he remained on his feet and stuck to boxing rather than brawling in the fourth round.

As the fight progressed, Schofield only extended his lead over Girón. The young American alternated between strategic boxing and trading. In round eleven, Girón landed a left hook which, paired with balance issues, sent his opponent to the canvas. Schofield got up without any problems and fought the remainder of the bout aggressively. His work in the other 11 rounds more than made up for the knockdown, giving him the unanimous decision win.

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Post-fight Interview

Floyd Schofield

“I feel good. It was my first time going 12 rounds, especially with a fighter that wasn’t going to back down,” said Schofield. “It was a shot to the back of the head. I kind of turned my head, so he took the shot. I just had to get up, I’m not going to quit.”

“They [Schofield’s corner] just wanted me to stay on my jab, stay on my bike, but, you know I want to give the fans an entertaining fight at the end of the day. And you know, just banging out if I got to bang it out. I knew he wasn’t gonnastand there and let me box the whole fight. You see he just kept coming forward after every shot that I threw. So I was like ‘you know what? Imma box smart but also give the fans a show.”

Undercard Results

Bektemir Melikuziev (15-1, 10 KOs) won a split decision against David Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs). While one judge somehow had Stevens winning 116-112, the other two saw Melikuziev winning this 12-round super middleweight fight 118-110 and 117-111.

Gabriela Fundora (15-0, 7 KOs, 1 NC) won via seventh-round technical knockout against Gabriela Alaniz (15-2, 6 KOs). The time of stoppage for this undisputed flyweight contest was 1:40. Big Fight Weekend will have more on this in a future edition of “Title Fights From Around the World.”

Darius Fulghum (13-0, 11 KOs) won via third-round technical knockout against Christopher Pearson (17-5-1, 12 KOs, 1 NC). The time of stoppage for this 10-round super middleweight clash was 1:02. A barrage of punches from Fulghum with Pearson on the ropes caused referee Mike Ortega to put an end to proceedings.

Opening the broadcast on DAZN, Joel Iriarte (5-0, 5 KOs) won via first-round technical knockout against Xavier Madrid (5-6, 2 KOs). The time of stoppage for this six-round welterweight bout was 2:50. Madrid went down from a massive right hand. Though he got up, referee Thomas Taylor deemed him unable to continue.

Preliminary Undercard Results

Note: Following the broadcast of this preliminary undercard, the WWE have made the video unable as they have blocked it on copyright grounds.

In a portion of the undercard that aired live on YouTube, Eric Tudor (12-1, 7 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Harold Calderon (28-2, 19 KOs). Scores for the 10-round welterweight fight were 99-91 and 98-92 (x2).

Asa Stevens (7-0, 2 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Garen Diagan (10-5, 5 KOs). Scores for the six-round featherweight bout were 60-54 (x2) and 59-55.

Dalis Kaleiopu (6-0, 4 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Manuel Lerma (4-1, 0 KOs). Scores for the six-round lightweight contest were 60-53 across the board. Lerma went to the canvas once in round two.

Opening the broadcast, Jordan Fuentes (2-0, 0 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Roberto Peña (4-5, 3 KOs). Scores for the four-round super bantamweight fight were 40-36 across the board.