Chi-Town Championship: Schofield vs Bahdi Headlines Saturday
Two ambitious fighters both want to go home from Chicago as a world champion on Saturday.
The vacant WBA Lightweight championship is up for grabs as American Floyd Schofield takes on Canadian Lucas Bahdi in the main event of a major fight card in Chicago. This marks the first significant boxing event in the city since 2019. Unified flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval will defend his titles, while U.S. Olympian Jahmal Harvey makes his first eight-round lightweight fight of his career.
The card will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN Boxing, with prelims starting at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and the main card at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Chicago hasn't seen championship boxing since 2019, when Dmitry Bivol fought Oleksandr Usyk in a Matchroom Boxing card. That event featured Charles Conwell, Arthur Biyarslanov, TJ Doheny, and Jessica McCaskill. The upcoming Schofield vs Bahdi fight should be just as action-packed, taking place at the Wintrust Arena under a joint promotion between Golden Boy Boxing and Most Valuable Promotions.
Both fighters have impressive knockout records. Floyd Schofield knocked out Tevin Farmer in just 60 seconds, while Lucas Bahdi burst out of a nine-round loss to blast Ashton Sylve. Schofield has been out of the ring for 16 months, and his recent bouts have been marred by personal issues. Lucas Bahdi, on the other hand, proved his knockout power two years ago when he ended Ashton Sylve in just 18 seconds. With both fighters eager to prove themselves, the stage is set for an exciting bout in the WBA Lightweight title fight.
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