{"id":175038,"date":"2025-10-02T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175038\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:45:07","slug":"schofields-predict-boring-2026-clash-shakur-vs-teo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/175038\/","title":{"rendered":"Schofields Predict Boring 2026 Clash: Shakur Vs Teo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Floyd Schofield Jr. is picking Shakur Stevenson to defeat\u00a0 WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez in their potential fight in the first quarter of 2026. He believes Shakur (24-0, 11 KOs) will \u201coutbox\u2019 Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs).<\/p>\n

Sr. Sees a Boring Fight Ahead<\/p>\n

Schofield\u2019s father, Floyd Schofield Sr., says it\u2019s going to be a boring fight because he doesn\u2019t think Shakur will \u201cengage\u201d against Teofimo like he did against William Zepeda last summer on July 12, 2025, in Queens, New York.<\/p>\n

Turki Deserves Better<\/p>\n

In other words, it\u2019s a fight that will be a Tom and Jerry clash, and Turki Alalshikh won\u2019t get his money\u2019s worth for placing it on one of his Riyadh Season cards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got Shakur,\u201d said Floyd Schofield Jr. to Fighthype<\/a>, picking Shakur Stevenson to defeat Teofimo Lopez in their potential fight in early 2026. \u201cIt\u2019s a fight that\u2019s not needed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Floyd Jr. raises a valid point about the fight not being necessary. Shakur has plenty of great options against fighters at lightweight that he\u2019s not yet fought, who would readily agree to fight him if he weren\u2019t ignoring them.<\/p>\n

Lightweights Shakur Has Ignored<\/p>\n

As much as Stevenson likes to talk about how no one wants to fight him, these fighters have already called him out numerous times:<\/p>\n

Ernesto Mercado
\nAndy Cruz
\nJadier Herrera<\/p>\n

You can add Schofield Jr. to that list because he wants to reschedule a fight against Shakur after he missed out on a match against him earlier this year on February 22 due to contracting food poisoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cShakur can\u2019t hurt Teofimo with those hands,\u201d said Schofield Sr.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can outbox him,\u201d said Schofield Jr. about Shakur.<\/p>\n

James_theGrad Flames the Matchup<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unlikely that Shakur would even try to hurt Teofimo. That\u2019s not his style of fighting, as he\u2019s a pure boxer who tries to win decisions rather than knocking out his opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can outbox, but he can\u2019t hurt Teo,\u201d said Floyd Sr. \u201cTeo can box some, but is Teo\u2019s wind going to hold out to chase Shakur around all night and box. It\u2019s going to be a boring fight. Shakur is not going to engage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd Sr. could be right. Stevenson isn\u2019t going to fight Lopez the way he fought William Zepeda earlier this year on July 12 because he hits too hard.<\/p>\n

Once he feels his power, he\u2019ll almost surely go into the same defensive mode that we saw from him in his much-criticized clash against Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023.<\/p>\n

James_theGrad has covered boxing since 2013 with sharp ringside insight.<\/p>\n

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Navy Veteran, College Graduate with a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership and Grad certificate in Human Resources from Brandman University formally known as Chapman University. Family man, Boxing fan\u2026find me on Twitter talking boxing @James_theGrad<\/p>\n

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