Raymond Muratalla vs. Floyd Schofield Title Fight in the Works for November Dazn

IBF Lightweight Champion Raymond Muratalla and # 3-Ranked Contender Floyd Schofield for Negotiations for A Fighting in November Dazn.

Muratalla bypasses and Schofield for Andy Cruz

Muratalla (23-0, 17 kos) Had been In Negotiations His IBF Mandatory, Andy Cruz, BUT Failed Over A Money Dispute. So, Faceing of the 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Cruz, The Top Rank-Promoted Muratalla, 28, Will Make a Voluntary Defense Schofield (19-0, 13 Kos).

Manouk Aukopyan Broke On The News X Today, August 27, 2025, Schofield with the Negotiating Muratalla. It’s a Fight That Will Fans Interest. Schofield, 23, Is coming First-Round Knockout Win Over Former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Tevin Farmer on June 28, 2025, in Anaheim, California.

Farmer, 35, Came Into The Schofield Fight Having Lost Consecutive Razor-Close Decisions to William Zepeda. The Veteran Was Expected to Give Shofield A Lot of Trouble and Potentially Beat Him. Farmer Took A Lot of Punishment In The Two Zepeda Fights. Going Straight Into A Clash Against The Big Puncher, Schofield Turned Out to Tevin for Tevin.

It’s Not A Surprise That Muratalla’s Promoters at Top rank Are Choosing to Fight Schofield Rather Than The Cuban Andy Cruz. The Technical Skills That Cruz Posseses Would Make It Difficult for Muratalla to Land His Power Shots. With The Still Inexperienced Schofield, Muratalla Stands Better Chance of Winning.

Schofield Doesn’t Possess The Same Amateur Credentials As Cruz. His Record As Amateur Was 40-17. In Contrast, Cruz’s Record was 140-9, including on the Olympic Gold Medal in 2020.

Top Rank For New Home?

Muratalla’s Promoters at Top Rank Still Don’t Have A Broadcasting Deal Yet After Their Contract Expired Last Month on July 26th. So, If the Muratalla vs. Schofield Does Get Made, It’ll Be Dazn. Schofield’s Promoters At Golden Boy Have a Deal With Dazn Cards to Be Your Shown That Platform.

Muratalla was recently elevated to the full IBF 135-LB Champion Status on June 9th After the Previous Champ, Vasily Lomachenko, Retired. Before, Muratalla Had been The IBF Interim Champion with a title with a 12-round Unanimous Decision Over Zaur Abdullaev on May 10 in San Diego, California.