Floyd Schofield against Tevin Farmer is possible for the under map of Jake Paul against Julio Cesar Chavez jr. On June 28. The unbeaten Schofield (18-0, 12 COs) was in talks for a fight against Lucas Bahdi, but the negotiations flowed.
@Danrafael1 reports that his sources say there is a good chance that the Schofield Farmer battle will be made for the 28th map. It would be a risky battle for the untested 22-year-old Schofield to take at this early stage of his five-year career. He did not look good in his last fight, and he dropped Rene Tellez Giron in the 11th round last November.
Schofield received a lot of criticism from fans for moving out of his title fight against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson last February. The fight would have seen Floyd get a nice payday. Some box fans believe he got cold feet at the last moment, lost his nerve and with the excuse to be sick.
Sinking or swimming time?
Golden Boy’s decision to allow Schofield to tackle the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Farmer (33-8-1, 8 COs) has a feeling of a zinc-of-swim. In other words, if Schofield loses, it is possible that Golden Boy could strive and consider him a lost cause and not worth more time to build him.
Farmer came close to beating William Zepeda In his last two battles in grueling competitions. Tevin took up a lot of punishment and threw out. Before that, farmer has a tough unanimous decision of 10 round against Raymond Muratalla In July last year. Although he lost the fight against Muratalla, he made him look bad by landing many shots and missing him with his right hand.
Schofield’s fight against Giron must have been enough for Golden Boy to give up because he looked so average. But the strange out of his fight against Shakur must have caused doubt in the minds of Golden Boy’s top buyer about whether Schofield has the toughness to stay on board. If a fighter is soft, promoters should shower them overboard to focus on fighters with the required spark to succeed.
Last updated on 05/17/2025
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