O'Shaquie Foster

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O'Shaquie Foster
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Real nameO'Shaquie Dominique Williams Foster
Nickname(s)Ice Water & SHOCK
Weight(s)Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 28)
Orange, Texas, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights21
Wins19
Wins by KO11
Losses2

O'Shaquie Dominique Williams Foster (born 17 September 1993) is an American professional boxer, who has held the WBC Silver super featherweight title since 2018.

Professional boxing career[]

Foster made his professional debut against Theo Johnson on 8 September 2012. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Foster amassed a 10–0 record during the next four years, before making his first step-up in competition. That step-up came against the undefeated Lavisas Williams on 19 February 2016, on the undercard of Shotime's "ShoBox: The Next Generation". Foster won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout. He dropped Williams on four separate occasions: once each in rounds two, three, four and seven.[2] Foster next faced Rolando Chinea on 22 July 2016. Chinea handed Foster his second professional loss, as he won the fight by split decision.[3]

Foster bounced back from his second professional loss with a first-round technical knockout of Andrew Goodrich on 29 December 2017 and a majority decision win against Kaylyn Alfred on 20 January 2018, with both fights taking place at lightweight. Foster returned to super featherweight to face Frank De Alba on 13 April 2018. He won the eight round bout by majority decision. Two judges scored the fight 79–73 and 78–74 in his favor, while the third judge scored it as an even 76–76 draw.[4]

Foster was booked to face the unbeaten WBC Silver super featherweight champion Jon Fernandez, in the main event of the "ShoBox: The New Generation" series, which took place on 21 September 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 98–92 in his favor. Foster landed 145 total punches and 96 power punches over ten rounds, while Fernandez managed to land 102 total punches and 89 power punches.[5]

Foster faced Fatiou Fassinou in a stay-busy fight on 23 February 2019. It was Foster's first fight in his native Orange County, as it took place in Beaumont, Texas.[6] He won the fight by a third-round retirement, as Fassinou opted to remain in his corner after the third round ended.[7] Foster was scheduled to fight Jesus Bravo for the vacant WBA Fedecentro super featherweight title on 17 July 2019, at the Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was Foster's first fight outside of the United States. He won the fight by an eight-round knockout. Foster floored Bravo with a counter right straight at the 2:59 minute mark of the eight round, which prompted referee Ronald Alvarez to stop the fight with one second remaining in the round.[8]

Foster made his first WBC Silver title defense against Alberto Mercado on 5 December 2019, at the Terminal 5 in New York City. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the UFC Fight Pass broadcast super lightweight title fight between Ana Laura Esteche and Mary McGee.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 99–91 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 98–92 for Foster.[10]

Foster made his second WBC Silver title defense against the veteran Miguel Roman on 19 November 2020, after an eleven-month absence from the sport. The fight was scheduled as the main event of an NBCSN broadcast card, which took place at the Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles, California.[11] Some minor controversy occurred prior to the fight, as it was discovered by Foster's head coach Bobby Benton that the padding was removed from Roman's gloves. The state commission confiscated the gloves, and replaced them by a second pair.[12] Foster won the fight by a ninth-round knockout, forcing a referee stoppage with a flurry of punches at the 0:58 minute mark. Roman was knocked down twice prior to the stoppage. Foster first knocked him down with a right straight midway through the opening round, while the second knockdown was the result of a left hand early in the ninth round.[13]

Foster is scheduled to face the #2 ranked WBC super featherweight contender Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov in a WBC title eliminator on 18 March 2022, on the undercard of the Estelle Yoka Mossely and Yanina del Carmen Lescano IBO title bout.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 117–110 and 117–110. Foster scored the only knockdown of the fight in the twelfth round, dropping Yaqubov with a left overhand.[15]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
21 fights 19 wins 2 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 8 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 19–2 Tajikistan Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov UD 12 18 Mar 2022 United Arab Emirates Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Retained WBC Silver super featherweight title
20 Win 18–2 Mexico Miguel Román KO 9 (10), 0:58 19 Nov 2020 United States Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, U.S. Retained WBC Silver super featherweight title
19 Win 17–2 Puerto Rico Alberto Mercado UD 10 5 Dec 2019 United States Terminal 5, New York, U.S. Retained WBC Silver super featherweight title
18 Win 16–2 Peru Jesus Bravo KO 8 (10), 2:59 17 Jul 2019 Puerto Rico Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Juan, Puerto Rico Won vacant WBA Fedecentro super featherweight title
17 Win 15–2 Benin Fatiou Fassinou RTD 3 (10), 3:00 23 Feb 2019 United States Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, U.S.
16 Win 14–2 Spain Jon Fernandez UD 10 21 Sep 2018 United States Firelake Arena, Shawnee, U.S. Won WBC Silver super featherweight title
15 Win 13–2 United States Frank De Alba MD 8 13 Apr 2018 United States Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, U.S.
14 Win 12–2 United States Kaylyn Alfred MD 4 20 Jan 2018 United States Arabia Shrine Center, Houston, U.S.
13 Win 11–2 United States Andrew Goodrich TKO 1 (4), 2:41 29 Dec 2017 United States Rapides Coliseum, Alexandria, U.S.
12 Loss 10–2 United States Rolando Chinea SD 8 22 Jul 2016 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, U.S.
11 Win 10–1 United States Lavisas Williams TKO 7 (8), 0:52 19 Feb 2016 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, U.S.
10 Win 9–1 United States Rynell Griffin TKO 4 (6), 2:13 16 Jan 2016 United States ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, U.S.
9 Loss 8–1 United States Samuel Teah UD 8 6 Nov 2015 United States The D Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United States Darius Jackson KO 1 (4), 1:03 26 Sep 2015 United States Veteran's Memorial Park, Beach Haven, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 United States Frank Jordan KO 1 (4), 1:26 22 Aug 2015 United States North Hall at Eastern Market, Washington, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 United States Devin Parker UD 4 12 Jul 2014 United States Evangeline Downs Casino, Opelousas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Mario Lacey TKO 2 (6), 1:03 10 May 2014 United States Evangeline Downs Casino, Opelousas, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 United States Aaron Anderson UD 4 2 Nov 2013 United States H & PE Arena, Houston, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Stephan Nava KO 1 (4), 0:36 26 Oct 2012 United States Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Manuel Rubalcava UD 4 22 Sep 2012 United States Civic Center, Cleveland, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Theo Johnson TKO 1 (4), 0:12 8 Sep 2012 United States Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, U.S.

References[]

  1. ^ "Boxing record for O'Shaquie Foster". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Christ, Scott (20 February 2016). "ShoBox results: Adam Lopez stays undefeated, O'Shaquie Foster gets back on track". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "O'Shaquie Foster v Rolando Chinea". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ Press Release (18 April 2018). "O'Shaquie Foster decisions Frank De Alba in Bethlehem". ringnews24.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (21 September 2018). "O'Shaquie Foster shocks unbeaten Jon Fernandez in ShoBox main event". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ Lim, Peter (23 February 2019). "O'Shaquie Foster Takes on Fassinou in Homecoming Bout". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Foster Wins Homecoming". kogt.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ Salazar, Francisco (18 July 2019). "O'Shaquie Foster stops Jesus Bravo in eight". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ Salazar, Francisco (5 December 2019). "O'Shaquie Foster meets Alberto Mercado tonight on UFC Fight Pass". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Boxing Results: O'Shaquie Foster decisions Alberto Mercado". boxingnews24.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. ^ Ketelle, Lukie (19 November 2020). "O'Shaquie Foster Looks to Fulfill Opportunity Of A Lifetime, Tonight on NBCSN". itrboxing.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ Donovan, Jake (19 November 2020). "Miguel Roman Glove Controversy Discovered, Resolved Ahead Of Ring City Debut". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ Donovan, Jake (19 November 2020). "O'Shaquie Foster Floors Miguel Roman Twice, Stops Him Inside Of Nine". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (4 February 2022). "O'Shaquie Foster vs Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov eliminator joins Edwards-Waseem on March 18th". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  15. ^ Donovan, Jake (18 March 2022). "O'Shaquie Foster Drops, Soundly Outpoints Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov In WBC Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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