Floyd Schofields dad claims somebody tried to | Boxing News
The father of Floyd Schofield Jr has sensationally claimed the boxer was a sufferer of an tried homicide earlier than withdrawing from his battle in opposition to Shakur Stevenson.
Schofield Jr was faraway from his battle in opposition to WBC light-weight world champion Stevenson, which was due to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, citing sickness.
But when commenting on his son’s withdrawal from the bout, Floyd Schofield Sr reportedly gave an replace on the 22-year-old’s situation – earlier than claiming “someone tried to kill him”.
“Floyd will be OK and will make a full recovery,” he mentioned. “Someone tried to kill him.”
Schofield Sr had posted an image of his son mendacity in a hospital mattress to social media as obvious proof that he wasn’t ducking Stevenson. However, he was coy in offering particulars to clarify precisely what had occurred to the American boxer.
“As a parent I am overwhelmed. People can be cruel and evil,” He wrote within the caption on Instagram. “The comeback will be major. No-one ducks a fight with Mr Pillow Hands.”
It has not but been confirmed what harm or sickness Schofield Jr suffered within the alleged incident.
His denial got here after reviews advised the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) had instructed him to pull out of the battle on medical grounds.
A sequence of posts from Schofield Jr’s X account (previously Twitter) alluded to foul play being a think about his withdrawal from the battle.
“People are going to feel dumb when they see the proof. People fear Floyd and this just made him more focused. Karma is very real… All things will be revealed in time. We look forward going home to Texas and on to the next fight. The fight game is so dirty on this level.”
It later indicated that the WBA worldwide champion might nonetheless attend the revised battle between Stevenson and his new opponent.
It learn: “If Floyd recover[s] in time, we will be at the fight to support all the fighters who are chasing their dreams and feeding their families.”
While Schofield recovers from his unspecified ailment, Stevenson, 27, has held talks to stay on the undercard for the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol headline battle.
He could possibly be set to battle Josh Padley as an alternative, with the Briton one of the names into consideration, in accordance to BBC Sport.
“I’m going to catch you all Saturday,” Stevenson mentioned on X. “I still got a job to do, [I don’t] got time for the trolls, I’m locked in.”
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