Eddie Hearn says it’s not their “duty” if it’s the “proper time” for the novice Floyd Schofield to problem Shakur Stevenson for his WBC light-weight title on February twenty second. All Hearn is aware of is he’s been “Calling out” Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) “for ages,’ and that makes him an possibility for his subsequent combat.
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Schofield’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, roasted Hearn throughout his Clap again Thursdays this week, letting him have it for attempting to arrange a combat between his inexperienced “prospect’ quite than selecting one of many different contenders, like Frank Martin or Raymond Muratalla.
De La Hoya didn’t point out Andy Cruz, however he ought to have been the #1 selection. He’s certainly one of Hearn’s fighters and an Olympic gold medalist.
Hearn: They Accepted Provide
“We made a suggestion to Golden Boy from my understanding, they accepted, however the fights obtained to be accepted by His Excellency, by Riyadh Season, and by Shakur,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Boxing Information a few combat between Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield for February twenty second.
“It’s not our duty about who accepts a combat towards Shakur. Our duty is Shakur Stevenson, and to take advantage of compelling combat for him that may be made. [William] Zepeda was the combat. All of us agreed it. He apparently injured his hand in that combat [Tevin Farmer], and he doesn’t wish to combat anymore.
“So, we go away. It may very well be Muratalla. It may very well be Floyd Schofield. It may very well be all these guys which are calling Shakur out. It’s not our duty to let if it’s the proper time for them. Schofield has been calling out Shakur for ages along with his dad, along with his crew,” mentioned Hearn.
Schofield and his dad, Floyd Sr, have been calling out all of the champions at 135, and it’s apparent that they’re simply searching for a payday. ‘Child Austin’ Schofield hasn’t even fought one world class fighter but throughout his four-year skilled profession, and he wasn’t a terrific novice interval he turned professional. He was a good novice however not Olympic materials.
Golden Boy Promotions have been matching Schofield towards journeyman-level fighters throughout his younger profession, serving to him develop and construct a document. He’s nowhere close to able to combat for a world title towards any of the champions at light-weight.
“If he’s prepared for the problem, I just like the combat. I believe he’s a terrific, younger fighter, and I don’t suppose it’s ever an excellent time to combat Shakur Stevenson as a result of I believe he’s a pound-for-pound nice. If you wish to roll the cube towards a real pound-for-pound nice, it’s there for you. I don’t know is the reply if Stevenson-Schofield will occur, however we’re up for it,” mentioned Hearn.
Shakur Will Be a Huge Favourite
It’s comprehensible why Hearn is prepared to make the Shakur-Schofield combat as a result of his fighter, Shakur, can be an enormous favourite to win. Nevertheless, we don’t see the identical power from Hearn to throw Stevenson again within the deep waters with Edwin De Los Santos, Andy Cruz or Raymond Muratalla.
It’s straightforward for Hearn to be wanting to make a combat between Shakur and the 22-year-old prospect Schofield as a result of his fighter is anticipated to high school the novice, who’s simply beginning out, and he regarded horrendously unhealthy in his final combat. Why isn’t Hearn pushing to match Shakur towards the Cuban, Andy Cruz, who he promotes?
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz is certainly one of Hearn’s Matchroom fighters, and he’s not getting any youthful at 29. Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) is worlds superior to Schofield in expertise, extremely ranked, and is rotting on the vine, dealing with scrubs. Why isn’t Hearn making a combat between Cruz and Shakur?
