Raymond Muratalla’s second defense of his IBF lightweight title will take place August 1 versus Brazil’s former super-featherweight world champion Robson Conceicao in Las Vegas.
After traveling the hard road to earn his many accolades, Robson Conceicao – a three-time Olympian and 2016 Olympic gold medalist – gets to travel home for his next fight.
O'Shaquie Foster gained his revenge on Saturday, ekeing out a split decision victory over Robson Conceicao and regaining a junior lightweight belt that he had dropped to him via controversial decision in July.
O'Shaquie Foster and Robson Conceicao both came in under the junior lightweight limit at the Friday weigh-in for their Saturday title fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York (5:50 p.m. ET), despite each carrying a considerable chip on his shoulder.
O’Shaquie Foster and Robson Conceicao intend Saturday night to settle the debate as to who’s the better elite super-featherweight, but still swirling around their controversial first bout is the question of how best to document a fight’s activity.
The biggest talking point of Saturday’s Robson Conceicao-O’Shaquie Foster rematch remains what led to its creation – the highly contentious scorecards that defined their first encounter in July.
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).