Floyd Schofield Jr. won the WBA lightweight belt three days ago, and Golden Boy is already drawing up the roadmap. Per Fannon Boxing, the plan being discussed is a two-fight sequence — and the names on it are Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Gary Russell Jr.
Let that sink in. Most young champions take a soft touch for the first defense. Schofield’s camp is reportedly eyeing Tank Davis and Gary Russell Jr. That’s not a roadmap. That’s a hit list.
To be clear about what Fannon Boxing is reporting: this is a plan under discussion, not a signed announcement — the question mark in their headline says that part out loud. But the fact that these are the names in the room tells you everything about how the Schofield camp operates. They want the smoke. All of it.
Start with Tank. Gervonta Davis is the biggest star in the division and the fight everyone wants. Tank already reacted to Schofield’s title win — picking Abdullah Mason over Kid Austin, for the record — and the tension between those camps is real. Schofield vs Tank is a superfight the moment it’s made: youth and momentum against proven star power. Golden Boy putting Tank on the roadmap means they believe their guy is ready for the biggest stage in the sport.
Then Gary Russell Jr. — the former featherweight king who’s been calling out everybody at lightweight and doesn’t hide what he wants. Russell is a live, dangerous veteran with championship pedigree. Nobody takes that fight for a tune-up. You take it because you believe you’re the truth.
This is what standing on business looks like. While other fighters in this division are busy moving goalposts and renegotiating done deals, the 23-year-old champion is looking at Tank Davis and Gary Russell Jr. and saying “line them up.” Schofield Sr. has backed that energy every step of the way, and Golden Boy clearly believes in the product.
The Bahdi fight showed the world Schofield can get hurt and still close like a champion. Now the question is how fast the biggest names get in the ring with him — or how fast they find reasons not to. If this two-fight plan comes together, Kid Austin’s reign won’t just be exciting. It’ll be historic.
Video credit: Fannon Boxing.
