Floyd Schofield Wants Zepeda, Then Everyone Else at 135

Floyd 'Kid Austin' Schofield isn't lacking ambition. The undefeated lightweight, 19-0 with 13 knockouts, says his plan is simple: sweep the 135-pound division before moving up to 140 and doing it again. First on the list is a unification bout with William Zepeda, a fight Schofield and his father have their eyes on as the cleanest path to consolidating gold.

Schofield ranks #7 in the division and is coming off a first-round knockout of Tevin Farmer, the kind of statement finish that fuels big talk. He's been open about his recent inactivity but insists he's not slowing his aim, saying he wants to collect every belt at lightweight before graduating to super lightweight.

The Wish List

If Zepeda can't be made, Schofield has backups ready. He named Abdullah Mason and Gary Russell as the other two he wants before even thinking about 140, adding that he gave Russell his word on that fight. That's a specific set of targets rather than vague callouts, which counts for something in a division full of stalled negotiations.

Then there's the elephant in the room. Schofield said he'd have no problem facing Gervonta 'Tank' Davis if Davis returned looking to reclaim a belt, calling him the so-called boogeyman of the weight class. His logic is blunt: beat Tank and there's nothing left for the doubters to say. For now, though, he's keeping the focus on the names actually in front of him.

The two-division dream is the through-line here. Schofield says whatever weight the fights land at, he intends to leave with a belt, and he's convinced his style is the answer to whoever's holding one. It's confident stuff from a fighter who hasn't lost a round on paper yet.

Whether the sport cooperates is another matter. Zepeda, Mason and Russell all come with their own timelines and promotional tangles, and a Davis comeback fight is pure speculation until Tank says otherwise. But Schofield has drawn a clear map, and at 19-0 he's earned the right to chart it aggressively.