Shakur Stevenson vs Floyd Schofield: Full Breakdown and Fight Details

On February 22 at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) will defend his WBC world lightweight title against unbeaten contender Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs). Stevenson vs Schofield will be a part of a loaded Riyadh Season card. The entire event will be available to watch through various PPV platforms. Ahead of this WBO title clash, we are bringing you a full breakdown of this intriguing lightweight contest.

Stevenson vs Schofield: Complete Fight Breakdown

Stevenson vs Schofield for Riyadh Season Glory

The current WBO champion is understandably the favourite with the bookies. Since joining Matchroom Boxing, Shakur has yet to fight and will be eager to make an impression on his promotional debut. He won the title with an uninspiring unanimous decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos (115-113 and 116-112 x2). Since then, he has only fought once, beating Artem Harutyunyan by unanimous decision (119-109, 118-110 and 116-112).

His opponent is taking a major step up in competition despite his clear talent. Schofield was last seen surviving a knockdown to defeat Rene Tellez Giron by unanimous decision (118-109 x2, 116-111).

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Stevenson is exceptional defensively and can slip punches effortlessly. While not a heavy puncher, he’s extremely accurate. He feints and then pounces on the reaction of his opponent. He is a true example of the sweet science.

Schofield is more of an aggressive fighter and will look to take the fight to Stevenson and let his punches go in smart combinations. He will need to be wary of Shakur slipping the shots and countering, but “Kid Austin” will need to make life uncomfortable for the champion if he’s to score the upset win.

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Stevenson will aim to remind the boxing world of his elite skills, while Schofield will look to deliver a stunning upset.

Stevenson vs Schofield 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 Flloyd Schofield – 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
• Mohammed Alakel vs TBA
• Ziyad Almaayouf vs TBA

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