Josh Padley hopes to quit day job after Shakur Stevenson fight
Josh Padley has said there is a “very good possibility” he will be able to focus on boxing full time following his fight against lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday.
Padley stepped up to the fight on four days’ notice after Floyd Schofield was forced to withdraw from the fight on Tuesday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
While the bout was a one-sided affair, with Stevenson winning with a Round 9 knockout, Padley earned a significant payday and won plenty of fans for his efforts against a pound-for-pound star.
In a picture posted to social media showing a medal presented to him by the WBC, Padley said: “Not quite the hardware I had in mind to come back with.
“But the rebuild will be on & very good possibility of being a full time athlete.”
Padley works full time as an electrician alongside his boxing training. He was working on a construction site on Tuesday morning before he got the call asking if he would face Stevenson later that evening.
“Luckily I am in a position now where I can probably pack that in and fully dedicate my life to boxing,” Padley told Sky Sports.
“I’m grateful for that, thank you to [Turki Alalshikh] for giving me that opportunity, we’ll be back.
“There’s more of that to come. That was four days’ notice. Eight-week camp and I know I’ll be better.”
Source: espn.com