Floyd Schofield Jr. overcame a knockdown and a number of other in-corner lectures to protect his good document.
The 22-year-old rising light-weight outboxed Rene Tellez Giron over twelve rounds. Judges Tim Cheatham (118-109), Patricia Morse Jarman (116-111) and David Sutherland (118-109) scored it for Schofield of their DAZN important occasion Saturday from Virgin Lodges Las Vegas.
It was largely a showcase efficiency delivered by Schofield (18-0, 12 knockouts), although not with out early and late drama. He was rocked inside the ultimate 30 seconds of the third spherical. Schofield was then warned by referee Thomas Taylor to not flip his again, after he complained of getting hit behind the top.
The spherical ended with Schofield utterly lacking the touchdown of his nook stool. The one-minute relaxation interval was spent by the younger boxer enduring a tongue lashing from his father and head coach, Floyd Schofield Sr.
It clearly resonated.
Schofield was warned to keep away from a brawl with Tellez Giron (20-4, 13 KOs), who was by no means stopped in 24 professional fights. He responded by sticking to his jab all through the fourth spherical and provided fixed motion within the ensuing rounds.
Nonetheless, Schofield is a fighter at coronary heart and couldn’t resist buying and selling with Tellez Giron. He was nonetheless successful rounds and dominated the punch stats as he appeared on his method to a lopsided win.
“I hit him with a four-piece mixture,” Schofield advised DAZN’s Chris Mannix. “He didn’t budge and I used to be like, ‘Rattling.’”
Tellez Giron made him sweat out the ultimate 4 minutes of the evening. A sweeping left hook, after Tellez Giron absorbed a proper hand, despatched Schofield to the canvas for the primary time in his profession late within the eleventh. Schofield beat the rely and—naturally—threw warning to the wind as he selected to struggle.
A final ditch effort by Tellez Giron made for an entertaining twelfth and last spherical. Schofield was simple to search out since he wished to face and commerce, quite than use his legs and make his opponent discover him. It didn’t end in any extra knockdowns, although was met with the displeasure of Floyd Sr.
Schofield went the twelve-round distance for the primary time in his four-year profession. He went ten rounds in a shutout win over Haskell Rhodes final July.
“I really feel actual good,” Schofield. “My dad wished me to jab and use my legs extra. However I wished to present the followers a present.”
Naturally, consideration will flip to what’s subsequent.
Given his age and improvement, it might be clever to additional develop. Schofield has grander desires, particularly a showdown versus unbeaten former three-division titlist Shakur Stevenson.
“Everybody is aware of who I would like,” Schofield insisted with out mentioning Stevenson by identify.
His group wasn’t as eager on that concept, and even his efficiency.
“Me being a fighter myself, I give Floyd a C-minus,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya, Schofield’s Corridor of Fame co-promoter. “He’s solely 22 years 0ld. There’s no rush in any way. He needs to struggle all the highest guys. However he has to decelerate slightly bit and return to the drafting board.”
