Foster drops Navarrete twice – three super featherweight world titles unified
O'Shaquie Foster beat Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision in San Antonio to unify the WBC, WBO and IBF titles. Navarrete was knocked down twice in the 12th round.
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O'Shaquie Foster is a three-belt super featherweight world champion. The 33-year-old Texan beat Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision (118-108, 118-108, 115-111) on Saturday night at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, unifying the WBC, WBO and IBF belts. He dropped the Mexican twice in the twelfth round; Navarrete survived to the final bell.
"A lot of people were saying that I didn't have power," Foster said, according to Sky Sports. "I want to become undisputed. That's my dream." He is now one belt away. Navarrete said: "In this sport, it's about styles," adding he was content with his performance.
On the undercard, featherweight Albert "Chop Chop" Gonzalez stopped former world title challenger Edward Vazquez with body shots in the second round. Foster improves to 26-3, Navarrete falls to 40-3-1.