 On November 2017, Matchroom Boxing announced that Skoglund would face Commonwealth champion Rocky Fielding (25-1, 14 KO's) on December for the WBC Silver super middleweight title, in the undercard of Bellew-Haye II.The event was scrapped after Haye suffered an injury.On 8 December 2017, Skoglund suffered a brain hemorrhage during a sparring session in his hometown, Nyköping.