Floyd Schofield faces Lucas Bahdi tonight, October 10, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The DAZN broadcast starts at 8 p.m. ET, with Boxing News 24 providing live results throughout the card.

Both fighters passed today’s second-day weight check, Chris Mannix reported. Schofield came in at 143 pounds and Bahdi at 142.8 pounds, ending the uncertainty over whether their main event would proceed following Friday’s weight-limit dispute.

The undercard features Ricardo Sandoval against Sergio Mendoza, Jahmal Harvey against Pedro Castaneda and Jan Paul Rivera against Abraham Perfecto Valdez.

Schofield vs Bahdi: Full Card, Weights and DAZN Fight Times

Main Card

Floyd Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) vs Lucas Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs)

The pair contest the vacant WBA lightweight belt over 12 rounds. Schofield hit 135 lbs (61.2 kg) on the scales, with Bahdi at 134 lbs (60.8 kg).

Expected ring walks: 10:35 p.m. ET / 7:35 p.m. PT / 3:35 a.m. BST Sunday.

Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs) vs Sergio Mendoza (27-1, 23 KOs)

Two flyweight belts are at stake in this 12-round WBA and WBC title fight. Sandoval registered 111.6 lbs (50.6 kg); Mendoza came in at 111.4 lbs (50.5 kg).

Estimated start: 9:35 p.m. ET / 6:35 p.m. PT / 2:35 a.m. BST Sunday.

Jahmal Harvey (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Pedro Castañeda (9-1-1, 5 KOs)

Harvey meets Castañeda over eight rounds at lightweight. They tipped the scales at 134.2 lbs (60.9 kg) and 135 lbs (61.2 kg), respectively.

Estimated start: 8:55 p.m. ET / 5:55 p.m. PT / 1:55 a.m. BST Sunday.

Jan Paul Rivera (16-0, 7 KOs) vs. Abraham Perfecto (14-2, 9 KOs)

Rivera and Perfecto open the main card in a 10-round lightweight contest. Rivera registered 130.2 lbs (59.1 kg), while Perfecto checked in at 131.4 lbs (59.6 kg).

Opening bout: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday.

Preliminary Card

Tristan Kalkreuth (17-1, 12 KOs) vs Ivan Rosado (12-0, 9 KOs)

Scheduled for 10 rounds at cruiserweight. Kalkreuth came in at 199.2 lbs (90.4 kg), compared with Rosado’s 194.6 lbs (88.3 kg).

Asa Stevens (7-0-1, 2 KOs) vs Cristian Williams (14-0, 8 KOs)

Stevens takes on Williams in an eight-round super featherweight bout. Stevens registered 127.8 lbs (58.0 kg); Williams hit 125.6 lbs (57.0 kg).

Robert Garcia wants Vergil Ortiz Jr. back in the ring, even if that means accepting an opponent who does little to satisfy fans waiting for the Jaron Ennis fight.

Keith Thurman is the likely opponent for Ortiz’s proposed December 5 return on the David Benavidez card. Talks appear promising, though the fight has yet to be finalized. Ortiz is scheduled to begin training camp next week.

“I don’t care whatever people say. I just need Vergil back in,” Garcia said. “He’s been out for a year. … It’s going to be 13 months basically. So, that’s too much.”

That explains the willingness to take Thurman. Garcia’s priority is getting Ortiz through a training camp and into a fight. Looking for someone who offers more prestige could bring another delay, leaving Vergil inactive into next year.

Thurman would give Ortiz a recognizable opponent, but beating him would leave the bigger questions unanswered. Fans want to see Vergil against the strongest fighters around his weight. A return bout can restore activity without delivering that test.

Garcia accepts the criticism. He believes the cost of waiting has become greater than the benefit of holding out for a better opponent.

“If we try to switch up, find somebody else or maybe a bigger fight, a fight that means a little bit more, then it might take longer,” he said.

The same frustration is behind the team’s decision to campaign at 160 pounds. Garcia expects Ennis to pursue Josh Kelly and then potentially Sebastian Fundora, a sequence he believes could leave Ortiz waiting another year.

He understands Ennis’s interest in unification, while maintaining that Vergil would present a harder fight. Ortiz’s team is choosing to move forward rather than keep cutting to 154 for an opportunity Garcia cannot count on.

Getting Ortiz active is a reasonable immediate goal. After that, the urgency needs to extend to finding stronger opposition. Thurman can end the layoff; he cannot replace the fights that made fans eager to see Vergil return.

Max Kellerman sat down with Ak and Barak, revealing just how outspoken he has become about boxing’s establishment since joining forces with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.

The former HBO and ESPN broadcaster made it clear that he has no time for any of the four major sanctioning bodies.

Asked which of the bodies he respected during Ring Champs with Ak & BarakKellerman delivered a blunt response.

“None. Zero.”

The interview’s official description on Instagram went even further, highlighting that Kellerman “spits on all of them” before the post was removed.

Kellerman explained that his contempt for the organizations dates back to the controversial 1999 draw between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, long before White announced his plans to reshape professional boxing.

“You want to know what the breaking point was?” Kellerman said. “Holyfield Lewis first fight draw.”

He believes the proliferation of championships has allowed promoters to sell fights that fall short of the best facing the best.

“You’re the champion of the world, but there are 10 dudes better than you who weigh what you weigh,” Kellerman said.

“They’re promotional tools tied into promoters.”

Kellerman argued that the fragmentation has damaged boxing’s mainstream appeal in America, where even Terence Crawford could walk down the street without being recognized.

However, he stopped short of blaming the sanctioning bodies for everything wrong with the sport.

“They’re not the cancer. They’re a symptom of the cancer.”

He also claimed that he has refused to mention any sanctioning body by name on air for almost 25 years.

“I’m not going to call them by name, not even to insult,” Kellerman added.

Kellerman’s HBO Revelation

Kellerman also revealed that he challenged the championship system during his time at HBO, arguing that the network should recognize the genuine champions rather than the alphabet belts.

“Guys, do you know who the belts are for? They’re for everyone else,” he recalled telling colleagues.

“Why should we recognize all these belts?”

His position is understandable, particularly given the questionable decisions and championship politics that have plagued boxing for decades.

However, it is the way Kellerman has gone about expressing that position that appears to rankle his detractors.

During his years with HBO and ESPN, Kellerman regularly discussed sanctioning-body championships, undisputed status and pound-for-pound achievements despite his objections to the system.

Since Zuffa entered the picture, however, his rejection of the traditional organizations has become considerably more emphatic.

The Dana White Connection

That shift has aligned Kellerman closely with White’s blueprint, which rejects the established sanctioning bodies in favor of a different championship structure.

In September 2025, World Boxing News reported Kellerman telling White that he loved the decision not to recognize the sanctioning bodies.

His latest interview suggests those beliefs were established long before Zuffa came calling, but it does little to settle the separate argument over his independence.

There is a difference between opposing the alphabet organizations and appearing to endorse almost everything their potential replacement wants to do.

There’s also the not-so-small possibility that removing the sanctioning bodies could see decades of championship history disregarded, diminishing the achievements of legends like Sugar Ray Leonard and Roy Jones Jr. in the eyes of today’s fans.

Max was once one of the most respected boxing frontmen in the world, and his increasingly vocal support for Zuffa has overshadowed much of the reputation he spent over thirty years building.

His criticism of the sanctioning bodies has some merit. Whether handing more control to a promotional organization is the answer remains another matter entirely.

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