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O'Shaquie Foster Unifies World Titles
With Victory Over Emanuel Navarrete
Photos: Top Rank
O'Shaquie Foster (26-3, 12 KOs) is now one step away
from undisputed glory.
Foster unified the WBC/WBO/IBF super featherweight world
titles with a decisive unanimous decision win over
Emanuel Navarrete (40-3-1, 33 KOs) Saturday night at
Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
As expected, Navarrete was relentless, but he could
scarcely land punches cleanly on Foster, who mixed in
footwork and counters to keep Navarrete at bay.
As the rounds progressed, Foster grew more confident and
began standing his ground to trade. And by the
championship rounds, Foster's corner was asking him to
end the show.
The 33-year-old native of Orange, Texas, scored two
knockdowns in the twelfth round, but Navarrete survived.
Foster won with scores of 118-108 2x and 115-111.
Foster said, "It was a great performance. I finished
strong, and I put him down twice in the end. A lot of
people were saying that I didn't have power and that I
wouldn't be able to keep him off me. But I showed that I
am a complete fighter."
"I want to become undisputed. That's my dream. I want to
make history, and all I need is one more."
Navarrete said, "In this sport, it's about styles. And
his style was better than mine today. Congrats to him. I
knew he was an exceptional and complete fighter. I knew
what we were facing. Perhaps I could have pushed more,
but I'm content with my performance."
Chop Chop Scores Brutal KO
Featherweight contender Albert "Chop Chop" Gonzalez
(19-0, 12 KOs) made a statement tonight.
The 24-year-old stopped former two-time world title
challenger Edward Vazquez (20-4, 6 KOs) with body shots
in the second-round.
Vazquez came out aggressively, but Gonzalez calmly
weathered the storm. He quickly found his range and
timing and began relentlessly attacking the body,
forcing referee Laurence Cole to halt the action at
1:04.
"I'm happy to be able to put the performance on that I
did today. We expected a tougher fight, but I listened
to my corner and we came up with a great game plan."
"I showed the fight fans and the boxing world that my
performances will speak for themselves."
Super Lightweight: Former world title challenger Frank
Martin (20-1-1, 14 KOs) made his Top Rank debut by
delivering a seventh-round TKO win over Tarik Zaina
(18-4-1, 12 KOs). Time of stoppage: 2:38.
Lightweight: Scooter Davis (13-0, 10 KOs) dominated
Joaquin Faccio (10-2, 4 KOs) en route to an eight-round
unanimous decision win. Scores: 80-72 x 3.
Super Bantamweight: Hometown hero Daniel Cortez III
(14-1, 9 KOs) edged Joshua Montoya (8-6-2, 1 KO) via
split decision in a six-round contest. Scores: 58-56
Montoya & 58-56 Cortez 2x.
Lightweight: Sammy Contreras (9-0, 3 KOs) prevailed by
unanimous decision across six rounds of action against
Oscar Pedroza Padilla (8-3-1, 3 KOs). Scores: 60-43 3x.
Super Welterweight: Joseph Almajdi (6-1, 3 KOs) remained
undefeated with a six-round points verdict over Miqal
Dolphus (6-1-1, 4 KOs). Scores: 60-54 3x.
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