WBC super featherweight champion Robson Conceicao weighed in at 129.7 lbs, and challenger O’Shaquie Foster came in at 129.9 lbs at Friday’s official weigh-in for their rematch this Saturday, November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
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Foster Using Intimidation Tactics
During the face-off, Foster wore a fake smile to give the impression of confidence and intimidate Conceicao to gain the upper hand. It is not likely to work. Conceicao is from Brazil, and obviously he has faced many fighters in the past who have tried that primitive approach.
The event Conceicao vs. Saturday’s Foster II will be shown live on ESPN+ at 5:50 pm ET / 2:50 pm PT.
Foster, 31, is still bitter about his loss to 2016 Olympic gold medalist Conceicao (19-2-1, 9 KOs) on July 6 in Newark, New Jersey. Former WBC super-featherweight champion Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) believes he should have won because he made Conceicao miss with his punches, but there wasn’t enough offense from him.
Foster did a good job of playing it safe, but he didn’t understand that in modern boxing, you have to throw punches to win.
Official weigh-in results for ESPN+
– Robson Conceição 129.7 vs. O’Shaquie Foster 129.9
– Raymond Muratalla 136.6 vs. Jesus Perez 136.2
– Bryce Mills 139.8 vs. Mike Ohan Jr. 140.7
– Abraham Nova 131.4 vs. Humberto Galindo 131.3
– Jahi Tucker 161.8 lbs vs. Quilisto Madeira 161.8
– Ali Feliz 224.1 vs. Rashad Coulter 252.1
– Yan Santana 126.8 vs. Eduardo Baez 125.7
– Damian Knyba 259.1 vs Richard Lartey 288
Foster says he will fight more aggressively in the rematch, move forward and dominate. He has never fought like this during his 12-year career, and it is late in the game for him to make a dramatic change in styles. It’s easy for someone to talk about kicking bad habits and turning over a new leaf, but it’s almost impossible for them to actually do it. That’s why there are so many losers. They cannot change. Foster will need to show that he is not just a talker.
“I hope he knows that the name of the game is to hit-and-don’t-get-hit. That’s the name of the game,” said O’Shaquie Foster to Top Rank Boxingjustify why he ran around the ring last July in his loss to Robson Conciao in Newark, New Jersey.
“I just have to come out and be me. I say that every time because I have different styles. I’m going to bring a different style to this fight, and we’re going to get it back,” Foster said.
