O’Shaquie Foster outboxed and outpowered Emanuel Navarrete in San Antonio, winning a unanimous decision to unify the junior lightweight titles. Foster controlled the fight, then scored two knockdowns in the final round to seal a dominant performance.

By the Numbers
  • Judges’ scores: 115-111, 118-108, 118-108 for Foster.
  • Foster scored two knockdowns in Round 12.
Yes, But

Navarrete briefly threatened to change the fight with an uppercut that rattled Foster late in Round 11, but Foster answered with two knockdowns in the final round.

Bottom Line

Foster turned a matchup expected to hinge on technique versus pressure into a clear statement: he could handle Navarrete’s power and win exchanges on the inside and outside.