Robson Conceicao defends his WBC tremendous featherweight title in opposition to former champion O’Shaquie Foster in a 12-round rematch this Saturday, November 2nd, on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York.
If Foster needs to regain his belt, he’s going to should be so much busier as a result of he was outworked in each spherical of the combat by Conceicao, who was at all times on the assault, dominating.
Foster often threw single potshots however then returned to his shell for lengthy durations and tried to dam punches. Whereas Foster would look good when he’d land his single punches, it was not possible to disregard what number of pictures Conceicao was hitting him with. He was like a complete wave, crashing over Foster, who was overwhelmed.
The individuals who noticed Foster win appeared to have tunnel imaginative and prescient, specializing in his uncommon punches and ignoring how he was getting riddled with pictures from the harder-punching, a lot busier Conceicao.
We’d seen the identical Shakur-esque model from Foster in his earlier combat in opposition to Abraham Nova earlier this yr on Februrary sixteenth at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. The judges gave Foster a 12-round cut up resolution regardless of Nova having outworked him all the combat. Foster didn’t study his lesson from that combat; therefore, he was crushed by Conceicao.
That lazy minimalist strategy doesn’t work on the professional stage. It could have labored for Foster when he was an novice, however fighters should work arduous within the execs. They’ll’t let their opponents do all of the punching after which hope the judges will give them the choice primarily based on 4 or 5 pictures landed within the spherical.
The occasion will probably be proven reside on ESPN+, beginning at 5:50 p.m. ET.
The WBC ordered the rematch because of the cry from Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) about Conceicao’s 12-round cut up resolution win earlier this yr on July sixth on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. They felt that Foster, 31, had been robbed of a victory by the judges.
Foster’s minimalist strategy to preventing, selecting to throw occasional punches is why the judges gave the victory to the Challenger Conceicao (19-2-1, 9 KOs). It’s arduous for judges to offer a fighter a choice win after they’re not working, and their opponent is attacking nonstop with punches, as Conceicao was doing. Foster was preventing so much like Shakur Stevenson, who headlined in that card in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan.
Undercard fights:
Jahi Tucker vs. Quilisto Madera
Raymond Muratalla vs. Jesus Perez
Abraham Nova vs. Humberto Galindo
Damian Knyba vs. Richard Lartey
“If you happen to’re the champion, it’s a must to present why you’re the champion,” stated Conceicao. “It’s a must to assert your self and attempt to knock your opponent out. You’re not imagined to run all the time. You’re not imagined to throw single pictures.”
“Now, he has one other alternative. However I’m the champion now. I’ll present why I’m the champion. I’ll assert myself and go for the knockout. I’m coming to hit him arduous and sometimes.”
