Floyd Schofield Jr.’s credibility took a serious hit in February when he pulled out of his scheduled matchup against Shakur Stevenson in Saudi Arabia during fight week under circumstances that were never clear.

The clash was supposed to be a career-shifting one for “Kid Austin,” as he was challenging one of the best fighters in the world for the lightweight title. Instead, his career suddenly crashed with questions and criticism.

Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) answered his detractors in the best way possible during his return bout on June 28, when he stopped Tevin Farmer with a 78-second demolition job.

Schofield, 22, dropped Farmer twice in the opening seconds of the first round and stopped the former titleholder on his feet — a feat Farmer’s hard-punching predecessor William Zepeda couldn’t come close to accomplishing across 22 competitive rounds in two fights.

“I believe my performance against Tevin Farmer changed the perception of a lot of people,” Schofield told The Ring. “I know my life has changed, and people's perspective of me has changed.

"I was definitely surprised how easy it was. I thought he was going to take me to at least the eighth round. I actually told my team that I didn't want to stop Tevin and show everybody that I could box, and that I have IQ and boxing skills.

"I guess I technically did show that in the short time that I had because I set everything up. It still has not hit me yet that I beat Tevin Farmer.”

Schofield rocketed up the rankings following his career-best win. The Ring currently has Schofield rated as the No. 6 lightweight contender.

Schofield and promoter Golden Boy now hope to get the fight made once more against Stevenson.

After beating Schofield’s replacement opponent, Josh Padley, the WBC lightweight champion went on to score a unanimous decision win against Zepeda last month as part of a Ring card in New York.

Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) is The Ring’s No. 10 pound-for-pound fighter and the No. 1 at 135.