Floyd Schofield Targets William Zepeda After Lucas Bahdi

“Zepeda is definitely who I want next. … That’s who I was going to call out and still going to call out after the fight,” Schofield told Chris Mannix. Floyd Schofield Sr. went further, arguing that Zepeda leaves too many openings and declaring: “Zepeda will get stopped in four rounds.”

Schofield faces Bahdi for the vacant WBA lightweight title this Saturday, October 10, in Chicago. A victory would give him a belt to bring into negotiations with Zepeda, making the proposed matchup more valuable than another contender callout.

Both fighters being represented by Golden Boy offers a practical reason to pursue it. The company could promote a unification involving two of its own fighters, with the winner emerging as a stronger attraction.