Shakur Stevenson returns to the ring for the first time since July of 2024 as he defends his WBC world lightweight title against Floyd Schofield.
Something has to give in this high-quality showdown as the two Americans both boast unbeaten records.
This fight is big enough to headline most cards but will take place on the undercard of a stacked event in Saudi Arabia, with the massive undisputed light heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol the main event.
Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
The Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield start time is dependent on the length of the preceding bouts on the undercard but it is expected to begin at around 4 PM ET.
Stevenson vs. Schofield will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield will be available as part of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 broadcast and will be available on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
Stevenson is making the second defense of his WBC world lightweight title.
22-0 (10 KOs)
Shakur Stevenson has put together a perfect 22-0 record in the professional ranks after a stellar amateur career.
Stevenson qualified for the US boxing team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as an 18-year-old. Stevenson went on to win the bantamweight silver medal, losing to Robeisy Ramírez of Cuba in the gold medal bout and becoming the highest-medaling male boxer for his country in that edition of the Summer Games.
The southpaw made his professional debut in April the following year with a technical decision win over the 3-2-1 Edgar Brito, before stopping Carlos Gaston Suarez inside the first round the following month on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs. Félix Díaz at Madison Square Garden.
Stevenson put together an opening 12-0 record, with all his wins coming against fighters with winning records, before earning his first world title shot - taking on the 23-0 Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title.
Stevenson won via a wide-margin unanimous decision after comprehensively outboxing Gonzalez. He vacated that belt without making a defence in order to step up to the super featherweight division.
In 2021, Stevenson became the interim WBO super featherweight champion by outpointing Jeremia Nakathila in what was an uneventful fight, with Stevenson controlling proceedings without having to be particularly aggressive to get the win. He became the full champion by stopping Jamel Herring in the 10th round in his next bout.
Stevenson became a unified champion by adding the WBC super featherweight belt to his collection in 2022 by beating the 30-0 Oscar Valdez by unanimous decision.
Stevenson was set to defend his titles against Robson Conceicao but was stripped of both belts after missing the weight. The fight went ahead anyway, with Stevenson claiming a points win, and afterwards he announced his move up to lightweight.
He became a three-weight world champion by outpointing Edwin De Los Santos and was last seen in July of 2024 with a decision win over Artem Harutyunyan.
18-0 (12 KOs)
Like Stevenson, Floyd Schofield cut his teeth in the amateurs before moving into the paid ranks and he made his debut with a first-round stoppage win over Richard Esquibel in 2020.
Schofield won his first five fights inside the distance and his early displays caught the eye of Oscar de La Hoya, signed him to Golden Boy Promotions.
The 22-year-old has been involved in some big events, taking on Jesus Valentin Leon on the undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia, but February’s bout with Stevenson is his biggest fight to date by some distance and his first world title attempt.
This fight will perhaps showcase a clash in styles as Schofield has developed a reputation as a powerful and aggressive fighter, whereas Stevenson is widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted active boxers across all divisions.
Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield will take place on the undercard of the undisputed light heavyweight rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.