1 day Ago By Etienne Fermie
FLOYD SCHOFIELD'S father has shared a video of the boxer in hospital. The American, 22, was withdrawn from his scheduled bout with Shakur Stevenson this Saturday amid online rumours that he'd been "poisoned". 4 Floyd Schofield Sr posted a video of his son in a hospital bed Credit: Twitter 4 Schofield, 22, had performed his media commitments as planned on Monday Credit: Getty Schofield had arrived in Saudi Arabia as planned and turned up to his Monday media.
But following leaked texts claiming that Schofield had been "spiked" allegedly received by his father, the boxer did not turn up to his Tuesday committments. Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn initially believed that the fight would still go ahead. But the world title challenger was then withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control.
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I also would like to thank Your Excellency for the hospitality and great support. "Our host RaKan has been amazing. He has been at the hospital with us and very supportive in honor of Your Excellency.
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"People fear Floyd and this just made him more focused. Karma is very real..
. All things will be revealed in time." Boxing chiefs are seeking a short-notice replacement for Schofield.
Saudi-owned Ring Magazine claim that Brit Josh Padley could step in to fight Stevenson. The stacked card is led by Joseph Parker vs Daniel Dubois and Dmitry Biviol vs Artur Beterbiev 2. Earlier in the week, Schofield Jr had told talkSPORT , he said: "It's a very huge opportunity.
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