Schofield makes weight on second attempt before WBA lightweight title fight in Chicago
Floyd Schofield made weight on his second attempt, and the tension with Lucas Bahdi kept building from there. Here’s what to know before Saturday’s vacant WBA lightweight title fight in Chicago.
Chicago — Floyd Schofield, during a Wednesday press conference, jokingly whispered to Lucas Bahdi, “Ima whoop his ass.” Later, when he realized the mic was live, he clarified his statement. Bahdi confidently declared, “Saturday night I’m going to expose his flaws.” Schofield, who missed the initial weigh-in, made the fight night limit of 135 pounds on his second attempt.
In contrast, Bahdi weighed 134 pounds at the weigh-in. The two stood facing each other, and Bahdi smiled. Post-fight, Schofield posted a video of Bahdi eating a donut and claiming it feels great to make weight. Schofield’s camp claimed Bahdi’s team wanted to change the rehydration clause, which limits weight gain before the fight, but Bahdi’s team denied this claim.
The WBA lightweight title fight between Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) and Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) is scheduled for Saturday at Wintrust Arena, live on DAZN. If Schofield wins, he would become the 40th world champion produced by Golden Boy, the promotion he is with.
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