It has been quite a month for the 19-year-old who goes by the nickname "Kid Austin". Floyd Schofield III scored a sensational stoppage of Rodrigo Guerrero, a veteran of over 40 fights who had more knockouts than Schofield had total fights, on the opening portion of the undercard of Ortiz-McKinson at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth earlier this month to move his record to 11-0 (9). He signed a Co- promotional deal with Golden Boy. Meaning the blue-chip prospect is represented by both Davies Entertainment and Golden Boy.
His promotional companies have gone to work for the 19-year-old from Austin. He will headline a Golden Boy Fight Night Live card on October 20th in Indio, California. Golden Boy uses The Fight Night Live series to show off their elite-level prospects. Fighters like Vergil Ortiz of Grand Prarie and WBA Super flyweight Champ Joshua Franco of San Antonio were featured on the series earlier in their careers.
There is a lot of hype around Schofield. Former WBA 140-pound World champion Mario Barrios said, "kid is real fast" to his co-promoter Cameron Davies who was asked how far Schofield could go and if he could see him becoming a world champ. Davies laughed and said, "He can be one of the all-time greats!"
The young Austin native has shown there is quite a bit of substance to back up the hype. In his three fights so far in 2022, he has scored a first-round knockout in February to capture an ABF lightweight title. He followed that up with a stoppage victory over "Fort Worth Wolf" Tony Lopez, a rugged veteran who has wins over the likes of Fernando Garcia and Isaac Torres, in May, and then put on the sensational eye-opening performance over Guerrero in August.
The undefeated youngster remained humble in describing the recent series of events “I am at a loss for words...this is a dream come true. My dad always told me this was all going to happen. To see it really happen is beyond words. Now I have to do my part and win.”