19-year-old Floyd "Kid Austin" Schofield, of Austin, Texas, sports a perfect 7-0 (6) knockout record. He's the crown jewel of Davies Entertainment Promotions and returns to the ring in San Antonio on Friday at the Davies Boxing and Fitness gym. He will fight for his first title, the NABF Junior Super-Featherweight strap. When he takes on Pedro Vicente-Scharbaai. The bout is a major step up for the Austinite. Vicente-Scharbaai sports a 7-3-1 record and went 8-rounds with Edison Garcia and fought the rugged veteran, Alexis Del Bosque to a draw. Certainly no slouch, however, given Schofield's immense talent it should go relatively smoothly.
At first sight, Schofield's hand speed captures your attention and the speed is lightning quick. However, it's not just speed, he is strong as a Brahma bull and has tremendous power. his speed and precision allow him to unload power shots, lead left hooks, right hands, and uppercuts from any angle, at any time. Offensively he's the complete package he throws in volume and with heavy hands. He is strong enough to maul his opponents and skilled and quick enough to light them up from the outside. He can seamlessly switch from his natural conventional stance to the southpaw stance and work the head and body. He is masterful at all three distances. On top of that his speed and head, movement makes him equally hard to hit. He can stand in the pocket or come forward and make you miss while he lands and lands with pinpoint accuracy. He is so quick and powerful it causes opponents to "shell up" and not fire back as they know that Schofield will fire back three shots in return.
In addition to immense skills and power Kid Austin already has a world champion pedigree and elite-level knowledge. He has been mentored by former three-division world champion Adrien Broner. He has sparred three rounds with world champion Devin Haney in a heated sparring session that saw Haney get buckled. He is clearly on a fast track to a world title.
The teenager from Austin, Texas last fought back on August 20th. He scored a knockdown a minute into the fight against Roberto Almazan, of Matamoros Mexico. The quick knockdown was foreshadowing for what was about to come. Just a minute later he scored another knockdown courtesy of a thudding three-piece combination. A minute into the second stanza a right hand to the body followed by a right hand to the head, just for good measure, put Almazan out for the count. Running Schofield's record to 7-0 (6). Schofield starts a new knockout streak, that he looks to continue Friday night in San Antonio. He won his first five fights all by way of stoppage before stepping in with rugged journeyman Darryl Hayes who stands up and goes the distance with everyone. He had been the distance with San Antonio Native and unbeaten prospect Javy Fernandez and Dallas-based Angel Alejandro in recent fights. So it's no knock that Schofield didn't get rid of Hayes. Schofield floored him and battered getting in good rounds and getting valuable experience on his way to a wide one-sided unanimous decision victory.
Austin, Texas, has produced some pretty good fighters in recent history. James Kirkland is the first name that comes to mind, he battled for a world title, headlines countless cards, including fighting Canelo at Minute Maid Park in Houston. He became a fan favorite with a massive following but never captured a world title. "Black Magic" Travell Mazion seemed well on his way to a world title until we tragically lost the 24-year-old last year. Kurtiss Colvin was highly touted but never got to the mountain top. However, Schofield the 19-year-old phenome seems destined for a world title. The skills and ability are all there at 19-year-olds and it appears Texas's capital city will sooner rather than later have a world champ.
