The American was due to clash with Stevenson on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2 on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, with Daniel Dubois also defending his heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker.
Floyd Schofield Jr has been pulled from his blockbuster WBC lightweight world title fight against Shakur Stevenson on Saturday with Frank Warren detailing plans to find a late replacement.
No further details have been revealed, but Schofield Jr’s father denied his son was "ducking" the fight, with Warren backing the British Boxing Board of Control’s decision and revealing attempts are underway to secure a late replacement.
The American has been removed from the highly-anticipated card, which includes Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2 and Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker.
While Stevenson remained defiant despite the disappointing news, hoping to feature on the blockbuster card, which also includes Dubois v Parker for the IBF title.
