After accusing Shakur Stevenson of poisoning his son, Floyd Schofield‘s father would later find himself apologizing to the WBC lightweight champion. The 27-year-old star boxer appears to have accepted that apology but did not hold back on his initial thoughts about the fiasco. With a title shot wasted by the young 18-0 boxer, ‘Sugar’ rubbed salt on Floyd Schofield’s wounds with a bold claim.

The Floyd Schofield and Shakur Stevenson drama has really gripped the boxing community ahead of the Last Crescendo PPV this weekend. Fans are more focused on the alleged “poisoning” saga than the packed boxing event at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, headlined by light heavyweight stars Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev in the rematch.

But in the wake of the lightweight title fight getting altered just days away from fight night, Stevenson didn’t seem to have a high opinion of ‘Kid Austin’ as he claimed that he never expected Floyd Schofield Jr. to step up to him inside the squared circle because he was “scared.”

“I was already kind of expecting it. I knew the kid was scared from the start, scared from the jump,” Shakur Stevenson told DAZN Boxing during the open workouts. “I seen him he was definitely scared. He’s a punk… I’m still on the card, the show must go on, I’m ready to put on a show.”

Not only that, Shakur Stevenson claims to be game and is ready for the undefeated Josh Padley. Hilariously, the champion also claimed that he could even take on a fellow lightweight champion with just a few days in hand. “I’m in shape. They could have said [Vasiliy] Lomachenko let’s fight, I’d have said let’s do it,” Stevenson added boldly.

Well, it seems like Shakur Stevenson is razor-focused on the impromptu clash against the Englishman this weekend, so let’s take a look at who his opponent really is. Here’s what we know.

Who is Shakur Stevenson’s impromptu opponent, Josh Padley?

Josh Padley may have never expected to get a title shot so early as he’s not in most people’s conversation at the moment. But the part-time electrician from Yorkshire couldn’t resist a title shot when offered and flew all the way to the Middle East to be a part of the packed Last Crescendo pay-per-view. “We’re off to Saudi!,” he wrote on social media ahead of the biggest fight of his career against Shakur Stevenson.

Revealing the turn of events, Floyd Schofield Jr.’s replacement told Sun Sports, “The call came when I was driving from my paid job to go and work on my own house so I had a van full of rubbish ready to go to the local tip.” Josh Padley further stated, “So I texted the lads I was supposed to be working with and told them, ‘I won’t be in tomorrow, you’ll have to crack on without me.'”

One man’s loss is another man’s gain, which has been the story of the WBC lightweight championship bout. It remains to be seen if Josh Padley can make the most of this opportunity as Shakur Stevenson looks like he’s ready to throw down.