Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi Live Updates, Highlights and Results

One judge, Steve Weisfeld, matched the B/R scorecard exactly.

The other two had it a bit wider at 116-110 and 119-108 in Schofield's favor, giving the 24-year-old his first world title.

"The first half was fireworks," analyst Sergio Mora said, "the second half was discipline."

Bahdi was 20-0 and suffered his first loss in a career that began in 2019.

"I wanted to box, but then I was like, you know what, I'm trying to beat his a**," Schofield said. "He got pop. I was trying to get that back. But my dad (in the corner) was saying, 'Take it round by round.'"

Bahdi, thinking he won, said "I thought it was a really close fight. I had a feeling he was going to be on his bike as soon as I touched him, and he was. Every time I tried to set and throw, he was gone."

The 10th was like many of its predecessors, with Schofield moving and occasionally delivering a hard shot while Bahdi pursued, looking for a fight changer. A jolting left from Schofield was the best punch of the round.

Referee Ben Rodriguez summoned ringside doctors to check Bahdi's swollen right eye, but the fight was allowed to continue. Blow-by-blow man Todd Grisham contended the damage was barely enough to warrant pulling Bahdi off a playground.

Bahdi landed a right while standing on Schofield's right foot a minute into the 11th round, yielding a knockdown that Schofield, surprisingly, didn't protest. He continued to move but grabbed and held when given the opportunity for the rest of the round.

Bahdi continued to pursue, but with no damaging impact, throughout the final round as his minority of Canadian fans loudly cheered him on. Schofield stood up to the few shots that did land and was able to send effective enough replies of his own.

It's a title win for the American on the B/R scorecard—8-4 in rounds and 115-111 on points.

Schofield looked gassed in his corner after the sixth but got back into the flow to start the seventh, continuing the movement and occasionally punching as Bahdi plodded forward. An overhand right from Schofield just before the bell was his best shot of the round.

Bahdi's right eye was visibly damaged to begin the eighth and Schofield switched to southpaw to land a right jab and a hard left uppercut. Schofield was particularly effective as a lefty and scored with a hard straight left to Bahdi's belly.

Analyst Sergio Mora called the eighth "a wasted round" for Bahdi.

Bahdi landed a right late in the ninth that appeared to prompt Schofield's right knee to touch the canvas, but referee Ben Rodriguez did not score it a knockdown.

Looking ahead a bit, Schofield is 2-0 in fights that have gone 10 rounds or more, while Bahdi is 4-0 in the same situation. Neither man has scored a KO beyond Round 9.

Through nine, B/R has it 7-2 for Schofield and 88-82 on points.

Bahdi continued to press forward territorially but still wasn't moving his hands enough to win rounds as the fourth began. He ate a sharp left hook just after the two-minute mark of the round and delivered a hard left of his own just before the bell.

Schofield's work rate dipped at the start of the fifth as he appeared more concerned with defense than offense, continuing to move but not firing as much. Still, in a round with no significant lands or exchanges, his occasional flash was enough to carry the round.

Neither man was scintillating in terms of activity, but Schofield entered the sixth averaging 10 landed punches per round to Bahdi's five per round.

Bahdi fired a lead left hook that landed on Schofield's chin midway through the sixth, then did it again seconds later, prompting an exchange in which Schofield quickly fired back. Bahdi's shots were more damaging, though. and a right left Schofield wobbled again in the final 30 seconds.

It was Bahdi's best stretch of the fight and earned him his first round, narrowing the B/R scorecard margins to 5-1 and 59-54 through six.

It was clear from the bell that Schofield was the faster and more athletic fighter, and he leapt into exchanges behind quick jabs and shoeshine right hands. Bahdi, more powerful with single shots, promised his new training team would yield a faster start than it did.

Schofield continued with sticking jabs and lateral movement in the second as Bahdi seemed content to simply plod forward and only occasionally let go with a punch. It's early, but he's not moving his hands nearly enough to win rounds if a KO doesn't come.

Bahdi did land a right hand along the ropes late in the second that left Schofield rattled, but not seriously damaged. Meanwhile, Schofield stayed content bouncing and moving while shifting seamlessly between southpaw and right-handed stances.

A sharp right hand from Schofield produced the first dramatic moment of the fight early in the third, prompting Bahdi to hold on tightly enough to spin Schofield to the floor. Another right hand drove Bahdi to the ropes with a minute left in the round and he again responded with a bear hug that sent Schofield tumbling to the floor.

Referee Ben Rodriguez ruled a knockdown, correctly, when a left hook sent Bahdi reeling off balance into the ropes in the final half-minute. Bahdi got up and hit Schofield with a body shot that landed after the bell and sent him to the floor, but it was not ruled a knockdown.

Three rounds in and it's a quick early lead for Schofield, 3-0 and 30-26.

A nice moment, in theory, when the Chicago boxing show was interrupted for a ceremonial 10-count on the ball to mark the recent passing of former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka.

Ditka, 86, died Thursday. He was a Hall of Famer and coached the Bears to the franchise's only Super Bowl title in January 1986.

The bad news? Clearly audible amid the bell-clanging was a loud minority of fans chanting "Green Bay sucks." Maybe so. But the sentiment seemed ill-timed given the heaviness of the moment.

It'll be a tough act to follow for main-eventers Schofield and Bahdi when they meet for the WBA lightweight title that became vacant when Gervonta Davis was elevated to champion-in-recess status.

Schofield is coming off a first-round KO of Tevin Farmer at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. in late June, while Bahdi beat Roger Gutierrez over 12 rounds in August in Orlando, Florida.

Both Farmer and Gutierrez are former world champions at 130 pounds.

Schofield fights out of Austin, Texas, while Bahdi was born in and is based in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Mendoza was driven to sobs as the world title belts were laid across his shoulders to certify his shocking TKO win at 1:46 of Round 5.

He was a late sub to fight Sandoval after would-be Oscar Collazo pulled out with an injury.

"All the hard work finally paid off," said Mendoza, coming off a loss at 108 pounds in April. "I was focused and motivated to win. I knew my power was going to be effective."

Eschewing his corner's instructions, Sandoval was aggressive to begin the fourth but was clipped by Mendoza's straighter, sharper shots.

When the fight stayed at distance, it was Mendoza's advantage, but Sandoval did better when he got closer and ripped shots.

The WBC's open scoring led to scores being announced after Round 4 and revealed Mendoza's 38-36 edge on all three scorecards.

Sandoval was dropped for a third time midway through the fifth and a follow-up flurry that left him sagging into the ropes led to a referee intervention and a new world champion.

"This is going to be the upset of the year," analyst Sergio Mora said. "This is what dreams are made of. How can you not love this sport?"

Sandoval was matched with the world's tallest active flyweight in Mendoza, but he was effective in reaching the taller man, a southpaw, with stiff shots in the first. Mendoza is 5'8" and has a 67.5-inch reach at 111.5 pounds.

Still, Sandoval countered well particularly when Mendoza was slow returning his hands to a defensive posture after throwing a right jab or a straight left.

Mendoza opened his offense more in the second and landed a noticeable left hand midway through the second and was much more effective in blunting the champion's aggression.

It was evident when he dropped Sandoval in the final minute of the second with a right to the top of the head, then dumped him again soon after with a perfect left uppercut to the chin. Had the round lasted 60 more seconds, he might have finished it.

Sandoval was clearly still rattled in the third and fought defensively. He was clipped by a wide right hook that sent him stumbling halfway through the round, then took some hard blows to the body in the final 90 seconds but survived to the bell without incident.

B/R has the unheralded challenger up 2-1 in rounds and 29-27 in points through three.

Fight No. 3 brings the first world title action from Chicago, where WBA/WBC flyweight champ Ricardo Sandoval defends his pair of straps for the first time in a scheduled 12-rounder against 10th-ranked WBA contender Sergio Mendoza.

Sandoval earned a split decision over then-champ Kenshiro Teraji in Japan in July 2025 and hasn't fought since. He is 27-2 with 18 KOs.

Challenger Mendoza, who's ranked 15th by the WBC, is 27-1 with 23 KOs but was stopped in two rounds by Thanongsak Simsri in April. Sandoval is ranked No. 1 in the weight class by Ring Magazine. Mendoza is unranked.

The wave-off came at 1:08 of Round 3 for Harvey, who was faster, sharper, and clearly more powerful than Castro in scoring his fourth finish in five victories.

"I felt great. Everything was clicking," Harvey said. "I didn't even throw (the finishing left hand) to knock him out. I kinda threw it as a setup. But I (saw) his eyes when he fell. After he did get up I knew he was hurt bad."

Harvey, a 2024 Olympian, promised not to need the extra time in his first scheduled eight-rounder and he came out right away flicking jabs and throwing overhand rights as if he planned to be in the locker room early.

He shifted to a left-handed stance in the back half of the round and Castro, at least early, seemed far more intent to evade than engage.

A long left wobbled Castro early in the second and a long right left him stiff-legged along the ropes, but the firefight died down and Castro spent the balance of the round surviving, though he did do slightly more offensively in the second than the first.

Harvey flicked a right jab and dumped Castro hard to the floor with a crackling left hand early in the third, the first time he'd been dropped in his career.

Castro rose but was clearly compromised and was rescued by the referee, giving Harvey a TKO win.

"It was a helluva shot," analyst Sergio Mora said. "A helluva punch. And it's a helluva bright future for Jahmal Harvey."

We'll dial back to eight rounds but climb the ladder to lightweight for the second bout of the night, in which hyped prospect Harvey fights for the fifth time after scoring three KOs in four wins over a combined 14 rounds.

Castro, meanwhile, is 9-1-1 as a pro and just one fight removed from that lone career loss—by sixth-round KO to Kaipo Gallegos in May 2025.

He last fought in October 2025 and won an eight-round decision in Mexico.

The judges all saw the 25-year-old Rivera as a wide winner, giving him the unanimous nod by matching counts of 99-89, each mirroring the B/R scorecard.

"I would give him a solid B," analyst Sergio Mora said. "He had flashes of a B-plus."

It's not a tough one to judge in terms of "Who won?" which leaves it simply to how wide a margin it'll be for Rivera in what must be a unanimous decision win.

B/R gave Rivera all 10 rounds—though the ninth was a tie due to the point deduction—so we'll call it 9-0-1 and 99-89 for the still-unbeaten Puerto Rican.

Rivera landed 16 shots to Valdez's body in the sixth and clearly identified a vulnerability, but he shifted down the aggression early in the seventh and worked well behind a jab and single follow-up shots rather than blistering engagements.

Valdez was swollen and marked around each eye in the eighth and became less busy with his own offense, drifting into sparring partner territory for much of the round.

A left hand to the head left Valdez wobbly in the opening minute of the ninth, but he survived the brief onslaught. Rivera was docked a point for low blows midway through the round and the infraction seemed to inflate Valdez for the remainder of the session.

Nevertheless, it's a near shutout at 8-0-1/89-80 for Rivera entering the 10th.

Like the first round, Valdez started the fourth round well before Rivera started to establish himself as the session went on. Rivera dug well to the body with his left hand, occasionally straying to or below the belt line. The body work set up left hooks to the head that landed.

Rivera won his first three fights by one-round KOs in 2022 but has become more familiar with longer fights since, and he looked comfortable and effective as the fifth round started, continuing to press territorially and move his hands.

Rivera stepped up the aggression into the sixth, but Valdez did well throwing shots amid Rivera's combinations. A body shot hurt Valdez about a minute into the round and created an opening for a whistling left hook to the head that drew a pop from the crowd.

Valdez shook his head defiantly and survived the round, getting to the seventh for the first time in his career in a 6-0/60-53 hole.

For a guy who's the unquestioned B-side, Valdez gave a decent accounting of himself early on and scored occasionally to Rivera's body. Rivera, though, became more aggressive as the first round went on and dug a nice-looking left hook to the body when given the chance.

The left hand was still effective from Rivera into the second, though he used it well as a left jab to the head and a left hook to the head. A left hook to the head indeed yielded a knockdown about two minutes in, but Valdez rose and was able to survive the round.

Rivera stayed on the gas through Round 3 but couldn't land another significant shot and instead took 3-0 (rounds) and 30-26 (points) lead into the fight's middle portion.

We'll start off with a 10-rounder at 130 pounds that features an unbeaten 25-year-old from Puerto Rico, Jan Rivera, who'll look for a 17th straight win against Abraham Valdez.

Rivera has seven KOs, though he's won three in a row by decision.

Valdez is 14-2 with nine KOs and is coming off a fourth-round KO loss to Leonardo Sanchez 15 months ago in California. It was his first loss since 2022, and both of his career losses have come by fourth-round KOs.