Floyd Schofield Captures Vacant WBA Lightweight Title in Chicago

Floyd Schofield won his first world title on Saturday in Chicago by defeating Lucas Bahdi via unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBA lightweight belt. Schofield reenters the 135-pound division rankings at No. 8 after being removed in June due to inactivity.

In the co-main event, Sergio Mendoza became the WBA and WBC flyweight champion with a fifth-round TKO victory against Ricardo Sandoval. Mendoza enters the 112-pound division rankings at No. 3.

The three judges scored Floyd Schofield’s victory over Lucas Bahdi 116-110, 119-108, and 115-111.

Referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight between Sergio Mendoza and Ricardo Sandoval with a little more than a minute left in the fifth round. Mendoza entered the bout as a late replacement for Oscar Collazo.

Sandoval was returning from a 14-month layoff when he fought Mendoza. Following the loss, Sandoval does not re-enter the rankings, having previously held the top spot in the division before being removed in July for inactivity.

Fighters who have not competed in the past 12 months and do not have a fight scheduled will be dropped from the rankings until they fight again.

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