O’Shaquie Foster (23-3, 12 KOs) says he received’t give Robson Conceicao (19-3-1, 9 KOs) a rematch after dethroning him of his WBC tremendous featherweight title on Saturday evening in Verona, New York, on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino.
(Credit score: Mikey Williams/Prime Rank)
Foster needs to combat a unification bout subsequent in opposition to the winner of the December seventh rematch between WBO tremendous featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez.
The Prime Rank-promoted Foster received a 12-round cut up choice, profitable by the scores:
– 115-113- Foster
– 115-113 – Foster
– 115-113 – Conceicao
“There received’t be no trilogy as a result of I beat him the primary time. I simply needed to do it once more,” mentioned O’Shaquie Foster to the media when requested if he’ll combat Conceicao once more to clear up the controversy over tonight’s combat, which followers imagine he ought to have misplaced.
Tonight’s combat wasn’t a powerful sufficient one for Foster to make a case the place he ought to be combat the winner of the Navarrete-Valdez combat. It was too boring tonight, primarily becaue of the motion that Foster was utilizing. The group was booing once more like final time, however they gave the impression to be directing that towards Foster.
“I’m wanting ahead to Navarrete and Valdez. It wouldn’t make no sense to me. I beat him the primary time. He bought an early Christmas present,” mentioned Foster about his refusal to offer Conceicao a rematch. “We ran it again, and I bought it again.
“Final evening, I outboxed him. This time, I walked him down.”
Foster wasn’t strolling Conceicao down—that’s the entire downside. He was coming ahead and being outpunched by Conceicao. It was ineffective aggression by a fighter who doesn’t know how one can press as a result of he’s been a defensive, backfoot fighter his total profession.
“I didn’t knock him out, however y’all see that he was going to carry the guarantee second half of the combat. I used to be pleased with the choice. He was backing up and simply making an attempt to outlive the final a part of the combat. I might see that I used to be controlling the rounds.
“I wished to get him out of there. So I’m just a little upset with myself,” mentioned Foster.
