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Schofield wins WBA lightweight title in first fight in 469 days

Schofield returned to boxing after more than a year away to claim the title in Chicago; unified belts seem to breed champions.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
Published 1:21 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:21 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Schofield beats Bahdi by unanimous decision to win WBA lightweight title”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 1:21 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
BBN covered this story before: Chisora Un-Retires; Falcons Rout Saints 45-24 (October 6).

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Yahoo SportsSchofield beats Bahdi by unanimous decision to win WBA lightweight title

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorChicago. Floyd Schofield beats Lucas Bahdi by unanimous decision and takes the WBA lightweight title in his first fight in four hundred sixty-nine days.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour hundred sixty-nine days? Did he forget his password?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe was gone more than a year, came back, and conquered. Sergio Mendoza also stopped Ricardo Sandoval to become unified flyweight champion.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's a dynasty in one night.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUnified. Like merging two group chats.

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