Floyd Schofield survived a late knock to capture the WBA title; Sergio Mendoza beats Ricardo Sandoval in a major upset

Floyd Schofield defeats Lucas Bahdi by unanimous decision (115-111, 116-110, 119-108) to take the WBA lightweight title.

Schofield came from the south. It was said in the corner to the only outbox Bahdi, and did not hit anything crazy. Schofield does well in the first 60 seconds of using the class to kick and punch. Bahdi cannot approach him. Schofield fights with the training he needs. Well the Peripatetics from Schofield. They come up at the last minute. Bahdi becomes a left hook. Bahdi connects with the right; Schofield came back.

10-9 Schofield, 115-111 Schofield

Lucas Bahdi almost certainly needed a KO in the last six minutes to leave Chicago as the world champion. The doctor rings in Bahdi’s eye to see the damage in but continues. On the left for Schofield. The most important part of the performance was the ability to defeat Bahdi in the foot of the shoulder and keep him at arm’s length for large parts of the fight. Schofield went down to the right of Bahdi. Oddly enough, Schofield was not hurt at all. I don’t think it was a legitimate hit, but it was marked as one. Good point from Bahdi. Replay shows that there was no crash but that cannot be changed now.

10-8 Bahdi, 105-102

Schofield left the fort in the south. Bahdi walks on his right hand. Schofield’s legs look fresh again, and Bahdi wins easily. Body shots and counters are working for him!

10-9, 97-92 Schofield

That could be huge if it ends up strong on the scorecards and Bahdi

Bahdi goes to the body twice with lead rights early in Round 9. He continues to look for that punch, and Schofield returns fire to the middle. Power shots were exchanged by both to start the second minute. It turns to the south; Schofield does. Nice left the southpaw. Bahdi’s pressure slowed, successes were few and far between in the last two tables, and Schofield allowed himself to separate from Bahdi. Bahdi’s overhand right and Schofield’s knees almost touched the canvas. It was not as if he did not want to look at the clean shot that had harmed him. A miracle scene.

10-9 Schofield, 87-83

Schofield’s legs are slowing down. He was not only moving in recent circles. Schofield was not used to moving for 10 or 12 rounds, so what he was doing early in this fight took a lot of energy out of him. He does more on his feet in this round, though. Fortunately for Schofield, he is technically superior to Bahdi and is able to prevent him from jabbing and throwing a doubting hand with limited range of motion.

10-9 Schofield, 77-74 Schofield

Nice right uppercut on the inside from Bahdi in the second minute. It was quieter around as both men tried to catch up and recover. Schofield’s defense let him down at times tonight and allowed Bahdi to connect with power shots. Two rights score for Schofield.

10-9, 67-65 Schofield

Schofield’s legs look fresh in the round of 6. Will this be in the ballpark, though? Bahdi is clearly getting outboxed here. As I say, Schofield is hit with a lead hook. Now, Bahdi’s right lands a huge threat. They commute. Schofield is fighting the fire and Bahdi’s joint pain. This is a firefight. The two rights of Bahdi and Schofield are to wave the flute. Monster right from Bahdi. Schofield can be worn badly! Schofield must hold and receive. But he doesn’t. The hook frightens his horrendous right hand, And Bahdi is in pain. How round, man! How do I score that?

10-9 Bahdi, 57-56

The fifth round Both were hit with big shots, but Schofield had the upper hand so far. Bahdi leads again early in the second minute with a left hook. Sharp connects for Schofield. Schofield’s staff to the south side tries one and two. Bahdi Schofield tries to walk on the skin as Schofield moves. They trade shots inside, but Schofield gets the better of her.

10-9 Schofield, 48-46

Both had landed left-footed hooks in the ring, and they had a notable impact.

10-9 Bahdi, 38-37

Floyd Schofield makes a lot of moves in this fight over four rounds. That’s not how Schofield fights. If this fight goes down the stretch, Schofield could slowly run out of steam. The art is a pain in the morning because Bahdi doesn’t know how to cut the ring and ends up walking into a power shot. He lacks the fundamentals of some boxers, especially foot-wise, so Schofield can take him out with punches and set up Bahdi for counters.

Fairly right by Schofield. Bahdi is evil! He tries to cover up, but Schofield disclaims his rights. Early breakthrough for the American. Schofield drives Bahdi with a shot. A right counters over the top of Bahdi’s left, and Bahdi looks repulsed again! Schofield tries to put the shots together, but Bahdi holds back “Kid Austin” and takes him to the canvas. I counter with a left hook. DOWN BAHDI! The ropes are held up by Bahdi. He was wounded three times in this round.

10-8, 29-27 Schofield

Right hands are traded in Round 2. Bahdi is on the front foot but “Kid Austin” hasn’t been able to deal with the pressure so far. Bahdi goes with a right to the body, but Schofield comes back with two punches. Nice straight from Bahdi and Schofield’s header. Another strong right from Bahdi, and he lands again. Strong jabs connecting for Schofield late in Round 2.

10-9 Bahdi, 19-19

Schofield looks at the older man in the open. He leads with his right hand and rests on the left low ground of Bahdi. He did it there in the middle point. Nice sting from Schofield early in the last minute. Bahdi just misses with an overhand right. Schofield looks right at the top of Bahdi’s head.

10-9 Schofield