The pressure is on Shakur Stevenson to put in a statement performance when he defends his WBC lightweight title against Josh Padley.Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) had been due to face fellow American Floyd Schofield before his compatriot pulled out during fight week due to illness.

ESPN's James Regan explains why Floyd Schofield will no longer be fighting Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title in Saudi Arabia.

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson officially has a new opponent just three days before his scheduled title defense on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Per Ring Magazine, Stevenson will now defend his title against Josh Padley after Floyd Schofield was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an illness.

Floyd Schofield's illness has resulted in Josh Padley landing the opportunity of a lifetime. Just days out from fight night, the unbeaten Schofield was forced out of his Saturday title bout against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson due to illness.

With news Thursday of Floyd Schofield's withdrawal from his WBC lightweight title fight against Shakur Stevenson, Eddie Hearn claims that Stevenson never believed the fight would take place. "For the last three,

Shakur Stevenson will remain on "The Last Crescendo" after all. Stevenson, the WBC lightweight champion, will be facing Josh Padley on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Padley (15-0,