Promoter Oscar De La Hoya hinted today that Floyd Schofield WON’T be fighting WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22nd. De La Hoya says Hearn can’t get any “Lower” by choosing a “prospect’ Schofield as the opponent for Shakur, who is making his first fight with Matchroom after signing with them recently.
In this week’s Clap Back Thursday post, De La Hoya scolded Shakur’s Matchroom promoter, Eddie Hear, for wanting to use his fighter, 22-year-old prospect Kid Austin Schofield, as the opponent for his next fight in February.
De La Hoya pointed out that Hearn could have targeted Raymond Muratalla or Frank Martin as Stevenson’s next foe after William Zepeda couldn’t take the fight due to an injured left hand that he suffered in his last against Tevin Farmer on November 16th.
Oscar says this is an example of Hearn not knowing how to build fighters because he’s trying to use the “prospect” Schofield as Shakur’s opponent for February 22nd rather than a more seasoned fighter.
“Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda was all set to happen until William injured his hand when fighting Tevin Farmer last weekend,” said Oscar De La Hoya on his Clap Back Thursdays this week, talking about WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson wanting to fight 22-year-old Floyd Schofield on February 22nd rather than an older, more experienced fighter.
“So, you would naturally think Shakur would start targeting a Frank Martin or Muratalla, some other world champion, right? No, Shakur and ‘Lonesome Eddie [Hearn] made an offer to my 22-year-old prospect Kid Austin, who has no world championship experience,” said De La Hoya. “This is exactly what I mean when I say Eddie doesn’t know how to build a career.
“Look, Bob Arum built Shakur Stevenson to become a world champion, and in your first fight with Matchroom, you actually want to put him in with a prospect, Eddie? I didn’t think it could get any lower for you, but it does.”
