Floyd Schofield Outpoints Lucas Bahdi to Win Vacant WBA Lightweight Title

Floyd Schofield is a world champion. The 22-year-old from Austin, Texas went the full 12 rounds and outpointed Lucas Bahdi by unanimous decision Saturday night at Wintrust Arena in Chicago to claim the vacant WBA lightweight title.

Judges scored it 119-108, 116-110, and 115-111, all for Schofield, who improved to 20-0 with 13 knockouts. Bahdi, the Canadian power puncher, dropped to 20-1 with 15 KOs.

The fight was more competitive than the wide scorecards suggest, per Boxing News 24. Both fighters scored knockdowns, and Bahdi's power caused problems throughout. Schofield admitted as much afterward. "I didn't expect him to have as much power as he did," he said. Bahdi credited Schofield's footwork: "He was really quick on his feet."

Schofield's edge came from volume and movement. CompuBox had him landing 117 total punches to Bahdi's 74, connecting on 37.2 percent of his power shots. Bahdi managed just 23.5 percent of his total output. Schofield used lateral movement to neutralize Bahdi's counterpunching and banked rounds with activity.

The win puts Schofield in a loaded lightweight division. WBO champion Abdullah Mason has already expressed interest in a unification bout. WBC champion William Zepeda, a fellow Golden Boy Promotions fighter, is another natural next step. Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has not yet announced what comes next.

The victory also reignited a war of words with Shakur Stevenson, who posted on X calling it a "C-level fighter" beating an "F-level fighter." Schofield fired back, saying he would pursue fights with Zepeda and Gary Russell instead. Stevenson is reportedly targeting a bout with Devin Haney.