O’Shaquie Foster: record, next fight and profile →
O’Shaquie Foster realizes he can’t afford to cut it close in his clashes anymore. Judges' cards have been prominent in Foster’s last three contests, most recently against Robson Conceicao in July when a split decision cost him his WBC 130-pound belt.
Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster really shouldn’t be doing this a second time. Their first fight, July 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, just wasn’t engaging enough to warrant a rematch.
Pick It: Robson Conceicao vs. O’Shaquie Foster II When to Watch: Saturday, November 2. The preliminary broadcast begins at 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time (9:50 p.m. GMT). According to a Top Rank spokesman, the co-featured bout (Raymond Muratalla vs. Jesus Perez) is expected to begin around 10 p.m. Eastern Time (2 a.m. GMT).
It shouldn’t be a surprise that, when given an opportunity, O’Shaquie Foster went for the counterpunch. The target: junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr.
O’Shaquie Foster feels like he didn’t deserve to lose his WBC world title to Robson Conceicao in July, a split decision defeat that was derided and decried by many afterward as a robbery. That doesn’t mean he’ll approach their rematch the same way.
There’s a scene in the Will Ferrell film “Kicking and Screaming” where Robert Duvall’s character is trying to compare his manhood and success with Mike Ditka’s.
Jahi Tucker-Quilisto Madera and Damian Knyba-Richard Lartey have been confirmed for the undercard of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster
O’Shaquie Foster lost his WBC junior lightweight title via split decision to Robson Conceicao in July - a result that didn’t sit well with many observers, particularly Foster’s trainer, Bobby Benton.
Junior lightweight Robson Conceicao, who captured Brazil’s first Olympic boxing gold at the 2016 Rio Games, now holds the WBC junior lightweight title after three previous failed attempts. Conceicao will face former titleholder O’Shaquie Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) in a rematch on November 2 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York.
Robson Conceicao and O'Shaquie Foster will engage in a rematch on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Their first encounter, which took place on July 6, saw Conceicao nab the WBC junior lightweight title via exceptionally controversial scorecards.