Promoter Oscar De La Hoya hinted today that Floyd Schofield will not be fighting WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22nd. De La Hoya says Hearn can’t get a “low” by choosing “prospect” Schofield as Shakur’s opponent, who is making his first fight with Matchroom after signing with them recently.
“Lower Than Low”
In this week’s Clap Back Thursday post, De La Hoya blasted Shakur’s Matchroom promoter Eddie Hear for wanting to use his fighter, 22-year-old prospect Kid Austin Schofield, as an opponent for his next fight in February.
Although De La Hoya does not come right out and say, it seems that he did not stop his fighter, Schofield, being used as the next challenger of Shakur.
Shakur Stevenson takes the bad news pretty hard, crying over X, knowing he’s lost in an easy meal.
Exactly @KidAustin11 You talk super big online but watch your own promoter!!! Dawg yall sad.. And I’m sending this to your punk ass look cause he talk like he’s Elite tell that bench player stop talking like a rookie @OscarDeLaHoya and stay in the child’s place!!
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 28, 2024
You can’t blame De La Hoya for that, because Shakur picking Schofield is an opportunistic move, taking advantage of an inexperienced fighter rather than someone older, more experienced, and a real threat to him.
Why not one of these fighters?
– Andy Cruz
-Edwin De Los Santos
– Keyshawn Davis
– Raymond Muratalla
– Frank Martin
– Abdullah Mason
De La Hoya pointed out that Hearn could have targeted Raymond Muratalla or Frank Martin as Stevenson’s next opponent after William Zepeda could not take the fight due to an injured left hand he suffered in his last against Tevin Farmer on November 16.
Oscar says this is an example of Hearn not knowing how to build fighters because he’s trying to use “prospect” Schofield rather than a more experienced fighter as Shakur’s opponent for the February 22nd.
Schofield out?
“Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda was all set to happen until William hurt his hand when he was fighting Tevin Farmer last weekend,” Oscar De La Hoya said about his hand. Clap Back on Thursdays this week, talking about WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson wanting to fight 22-year-old Floyd Schofield on February 22 rather than an older, more experienced fighter.
“So naturally you’d think Shakur would start targeting a Frank Martin or Muratalla, another world champion, right? No, Shakur and ‘Lonesome Eddie (Hearn) made an offer to my 22-year-old prospect Kid Austin, who didn’t he has no experience in the world championship,” 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 really want to put him in perspective, Eddie? I didn’t think it could be any lower for you, but it is.”
