Darshan Desai Uncrowned Updated Sun, October 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Two new world champions were crowned on a dramatic night of boxing in "The Windy City."
In Saturday's main event, Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi traded knockdowns in their WBA lightweight title contest, with Schofield climbing off the canvas to win a unanimous decision (115-111, 116-110, 119-108) and claim the vacant belt at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Heavy underdog Sergio Mendoza shocked the boxing world in the co-feature by knocking out Ricardo Sandoval in Round 5 in a major upset and dethroning him as unified WBA and WBC flyweight champion.
With the win, Schofield, 24, becomes the second-youngest world champion in boxing today. The youngest? Fellow undefeated American lightweight champion Abdullah Mason, who owns the WBO belt. Mason wasted no time calling out Schofield after his win.
"He got a title now, J," Mason posted on social media minutes after the fight, tagging his manager James "J." Prince. "What we doin'? Unification?"
Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy, which promotes Schofield, also represents WBC champion William Zepeda, presenting another potential unification opportunity for Schofield. Zepeda, however, must take care of his mandatory Jadier Herrera first.
On Saturday, Schofield (20-0, 13 KOs) outboxed Bahdi (20-1, 15 KOs) early behind his jab, using plenty of movement. Bahdi was unable to cut off the ring effectively and consistently walked into shots from Schofield. The new champion hurt the Canadian twice in Round 3 with rights and then floored him with a left hook counter late in the frame.
Schofield continued his momentum into Round 4, landing a strong left hook on Bahdi, but Bahdi closed the frame well, wobbling Schofield's legs with a hook of his own.
It turned into a firefight in Round 6, with both men hurt in a terrific three-minute spell. Bahdi hurt Schofield with a left hook and continued to chip away at him with power punches. Instead of weathering the storm, Schofield fought fire with fire and hurt Bahdi in response.
It was Schofield, though, who ended up badly rocked courtesy of monster rights from Bahdi. "Kid Austin" ended the round by walking Bahdi into a left hook that seemed to trouble him.
The action slowed in the second half of the fight, with Bahdi's pressure less authoritative and Schofield less eager to trade. Schofield racked up rounds by moving and jabbing, with Bahdi unable to pin him down.
Late in Round 9, Bahdi was robbed of a knockdown when he connected with an overhand right, and Schofield's knee touched the canvas, but the referee did not administer a count. It leveled out, though, because in Round 11, when Schofield slipped, the referee ruled that one a knockdown.
Schofield fought with a safety-first approach in Round 12, knowing he was just three minutes away from capturing his first world title. In the end, Schofield won a fairly wide decision.
Saturday's card was supposed to have a compelling co-feature between Sandoval (27-3, 18 KOs) and Oscar Collazo, but Collazo was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The replacement secured by Golden Boy made for a fight just as exciting, but very few knew the man stepping in, Mexico's Sergio Mendoza (28-1, 24 KOs).
Mendoza was once a top prospect in Mexico, however he fell short when he challenged for the IBF light flyweight title in April. Overlooked heading into Saturday, Mendoza proved why one loss shouldn't define a fighter's career.
He knocked Sandoval down twice in Round 2, first with a right hook and then a devastating left uppercut late in the round. Sandoval managed to get up both times, but he never really recovered.
Mendoza dropped the former champion again in Round 5 with a right hook. Sandoval, on unsteady legs, was allowed to continue, but Mendoza needed just one more attack to force a stoppage and pull off a monster upset.
Check out complete Schofield vs. Bahdi results and highlights below, as well as Uncrowned's play-by-play of the main card.
WBA lightweight title: Floyd Schofield def. Lucas Bahdi via unanimous decision (115-111, 116-110, 119-108)
WBA/WBC flyweight titles: Sergio Mendoza def. Ricardo Sandoval via fifth-round TKO | Watch video
Lightweight: Jahmal Harvey def. Pedro Castaneda Castro via third-round KO | Watch video
Super featherweight: Jan Paul Rivera def. Abraham Perfecto Valdez via unanimous decision (99-89 ×3)
Cruiserweight: Tristan Kalkreuth def. Ivan Rosado via third-round TKO | Watch video
Featherweight: Cristian Williams def. Asa Stevens via unanimous decision (78-74, 78-74, 77-75)
Heavyweight: Joshua Edwards def. Craig Lewis via second-round TKO (corner retirement)
Super welterweight: Grant Flores def. Mikey Dahlman via second-round TKO | Watch video
Women's minimumweight: Naomy Valle def. Sheyla Moreno Castillo via unanimous decision (77-74, 78-72, 78-73)
Floyd Schofield defeats Lucas Bahdi by unanimous decision (115-111, 116-110, 119-108) to capture the WBA lightweight title.
Schofield comes out southpaw. He was told in the corner to just outbox Bahdi and don't get hit with anything crazy. Schofield is doing well in the first 60 seconds of using his fleet footwork and jabbing. Bahdi can't get near him. Schofield is boxing with the discipline that he needs. Good counter from Schofield. Final minute coming up. Bahdi is made to miss with a left hook. Bahdi connects with a right; back comes Schofield.
Lucas Bahdi will almost certainly need a KO in the next six minutes to leave Chicago as a world champion. The ringside doctor takes a look at the eye damage on Bahdi but he will let him continue. Counter left-hand for Schofield. The most impressive part of his performance has been his ability to outbox Bahdi on the backfoot and keep him at arm's length for large parts of this fight. A right hand from Bahdi and down goes Schofield. Weird one, Schofield wasn't hurt at all. I don't think that was a legitimate knockdown but it was scored as one. Good right from Bahdi. Replay shows it wasn't a knockdown but that can't be changed now.
Strong southpaw left for Schofield. He walks Bahdi into a right-hand counter. Schofield's legs look fresh again, and he is outboxing Bahdi with ease. Body shots and counters are working a treat for him!
That could be huge if we go to the scorecards and Bahdi finishes strong
Bahdi goes to the body twice with lead rights early in Round 9. He continues to search for that punch, and Schofield returns fire to the midsection. Power shots exchanged by both to begin the second minute. He switches to southpaw; does Schofield. Nice southpaw left. Bahdi's pressure has slowed, his successes have been few and far between in the last couple of frames, and it is allowing Schofield to separate himself from Bahdi. Overhand right from Bahdi and Schofield's knees almost touched the canvas. It didn't look like a clean shot that hurt him. Bizarre scene.
Schofield's legs are slowing. He wasn't moving as much in recent rounds. Schofield is not used to moving for 10 or 12 rounds, so what he was doing early in this fight must've sapped a lot of energy from him. He is doing more with his feet in this round, though. Luckily for Schofield, he is technically far superior to Bahdi and is able to outbox him with his jab and make him hesitant to let his hands go, with limited movement.
Nice right uppercut on the inside from Bahdi in the second minute. It has been a quieter round with both men trying to recoup and recover. Schofield's defense is letting him down at times tonight and is allowing Bahdi to connect with power shots. Two rights score for Schofield.
Schofield's legs look fresh in Round 6. Will this be the case in the championship rounds, though? Bahdi is getting outboxed soundly here. Just as I say that, Schofield gets hit with a lead hook. Now, Bahdi lands a HUGE overhand right. They are exchanging. Schofield fights fire with fire and hurts Bahdi with a combination. This is a firefight. Two rights from Bahdi and Schofield's legs are wobbling. MONSTER right from Bahdi. Schofield is badly ROCKED! Schofield needs to hold and recover. But he doesn't. He lands a terrific left hook of his own and hurts Bahdi. What a round, man! How do I score that?
Into the fifth round. Both have been hit with big shots, but Schofield has had the upper hand so far. Bahdi leads again with the left hook early in the second minute. Sharp jab connects for Schofield. Schofield switches to southpaw and attempts a one-two. Bahdi tries to walk Schofield onto an uppercut as Schofield is moving. They trade shots on the inside, but Schofield got the better of it.
Both men landed big left hooks in Round 4, and they had a noticeable impact.
Floyd Schofield is doing a lot of movement in this fight through four rounds. This is not how Schofield usually fights. If this fight goes down the stretch, it could leave Schofield running out of gas late. It is a smart tactic early because Bahdi doesn't know how to cut off the ring and ends up walking into power shots. He lacks some basic boxing fundamentals, particularly footwork-wise, so Schofield can pick him off with his jab and set Bahdi up for counters.
Lovely right from Schofield. Bahdi is HURT! He's trying to cover up, but Schofield is unloading on him with rights. Early breakthrough for the American. Schofield pushes Bahdi back with a jab. Right-hand counter over the top of Bahdi's left hand, and Bahdi looks rattled again! Schofield is trying to put his shots together, but Bahdi holds onto "Kid Austin" and takes him down to the canvas. Left hook counter. DOWN GOES BAHDI! The ropes kept Bahdi up. He's been hurt three times in this round.
They trade right hands early in Round 2. Bahdi is on the front foot but has been unable to trouble "Kid Austin" with his pressure thus far. Bahdi goes with the right to the body, but Schofield comes right back with a two-piece counter. Nice right from Bahdi, and it knocked back Schofield's head. Another strong right from Bahdi, and it lands again. Strong jabs connecting for Schofield late in Round 2.
Schofield looks the bigger man in the opener. He is leading with that right hand and is trying to land it over Bahdi's low left. He did it there at the halfway point. Nice jabs from Schofield early in the final minute. Bahdi just falls short with an overhand right. Schofield looks for a right on the top of Bahdi's head.
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