{"id":59320,"date":"2025-08-11T14:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59320\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:11:08","slug":"floyd-schofield-says-ko-of-tevin-farmer-has-changed-perception-for-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59320\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Schofield says KO of Tevin Farmer has changed perception for the better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Floyd Schofield Jr.\u2019s<\/a> credibility took a serious hit in February when he pulled out of his scheduled matchup against Shakur Stevenson in Saudi Arabia during fight week under circumstances that were never clear<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The clash was supposed to be a career-shifting one for \u201cKid Austin,\u201d as he was challenging one of the best fighters in the world for the lightweight title. Instead, his career suddenly crashed with questions and criticism.<\/p>\n

Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) answered his detractors in the best way possible during his return bout on June 28, when he stopped Tevin Farmer<\/a> with a 78-second demolition job. <\/p>\n

Schofield, 22, dropped Farmer twice in the opening seconds of the first round and stopped the former titleholder on his feet \u2014 a feat Farmer\u2019s hard-punching predecessor William Zepeda couldn\u2019t come close to accomplishing across 22 competitive rounds in two fights. <\/p>\n

\u201cI believe my performance against Tevin Farmer changed the perception of a lot of people,\u201d Schofield told The Ring<\/a>. \u201cI know my life has changed, and people’s perspective of me has changed.<\/p>\n

“I was definitely surprised how easy it was. I thought he was going to take me to at least the eighth round. I actually told my team that I didn’t want to stop Tevin and show everybody that I could box, and that I have IQ and boxing skills.<\/p>\n

“I guess I technically did show that in the short time that I had because I set everything up. It still has not hit me yet that I beat Tevin Farmer.\u201d <\/p>\n

Schofield rocketed up the rankings following his career-best win. The Ring currently has Schofield rated as the No. 6 lightweight contender.<\/p>\n

Schofield and promoter Golden Boy now hope to get the fight made once more against Stevenson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After beating Schofield\u2019s replacement opponent, Josh Padley, the WBC lightweight champion went on to score a unanimous decision win against Zepeda last month as part of a Ring card in New York. <\/p>\n

Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) is The Ring\u2019s No. 10 pound-for-pound fighter and the No. 1 at 135.<\/p>\n

Manouk Akopyan is The Ring\u2019s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan<\/p>\n

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