Boxing matches can throw even the most seasoned fans for a loop, but what happened to 22-year-old rising star Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield outside the ring had former undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields doing a double take! The Jersey City, New Jersey native is coming off a unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Rene Tellez Giron.
Despite Schofield’s largely dominant display of boxing mastery on Saturday at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the 22-year-old was sent crashing onto the canvas for the first time in his career. That combined with several mishaps throughout the fight attracted criticism from his peers in the boxing world. Frustrated, the 18-0 boxer took to social media to make a startling revelation.
“We were scheduled and trained for 10 rounds,” Schofield wrote on X. “But in the locker room, they changed my contract to 12 rounds and had us initial.” Such last-minute changes in contracts are unheard of, some would even say Schofield should have backed out.
But here’s the kicker: while it’s still up in the air whether Schofield was in the loop or not, the fight was being billed as a 12-round showdown just days before they stepped into the ring. Regardless, Schofield continued, “So keep sleeping on KID if you want. All this experience he is gaining will make him the greatest ever.”
He even took the opportunity to call out Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson, and Keyshawn Davis for a fight. “@Gervontaa @ShakurStevenson @KeyshawnDavis8 … you all can get it. Time is on our side, not yours,” he wrote. Soon after this tweet, Shields hopped on the platform to share her thoughts on the matter.
