WBC Special Preview – O’Shaquie Foster vs StephenFulton
December 1, 2025
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Super Featherweight World Championship
December 6, 2025 / San Antonio, Texas / Frost Bank Center
TGB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:
O’SHAQUIE “Ice Water” FOSTER (USA)
· WBC Super Featherweight World Champion (2-time), 3rd Defense
· Former WBC Super Featherweight World Champion
· Former WBC Silver Super Featherweight Champion
Age: 32 / Date of birth: September 17, 1993
Residence: Houston, Texas / Birthplace: Orange, Texas
Record: 23-3, 12 KOs / Total rounds: 170 / World championship fights: 4-1, 1 KO
Height: 5’6” – 168cm / Reach: 71.5” – 181 cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Keith Mills / Trainer: Bobby Benton
STEPHEN “Cool Boy Steph” FULTON JR. (USA)
- WBC Featherweight World Champion
- Former WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion, 1 Defense
Age: 31 / Date of birth: July 17, 1994
Residence, birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record: 23-1, 8 KOs / Total rounds: 173 / World championship fights: 4-1, 0 KOs
Height: 5’6.5” – 169cm / Reach: 70.5” – 179cm / Stance: Right-handed
Manager: Al Haymon / Trainer: Wahid Raheem
WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. Gabriel Elorde (Philippines) 1963 – 1967
2. Yoshiaki Numata (Japan) 1967
3. Hiroshi Kobayashi (Japan) 1967 – 1968
4. Rene Barrientos (Philippines) 1969 – 1970
5. Yoshiaki Numata (Japan) * 1970 – 1971
6. Ricardo Arredondo (Mexico) 1971 – 1974
7. Kuniaki Shibata (Japan) 1974 – 1975
8. Alfredo Escalera (Puerto Rico) 1975 – 1978
9. Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua) 1978 – 1980
10. Rafael Limon (Mexico) 1980 – 1981
11. Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Uganda) 1981
12. Rolando Navarrete (Philippines) 1981 – 1982
13. Rafael Limon (Mexico) * 1982
14. Bobby Chacon (USA) 1982 – 1983
15. Hector Camacho (Puerto Rico) 1983
16. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico) 1984 – 1987
17. Azumah Nelson (Ghana) 1988 – 1994
18. James Leija (USA) 1994
19. Gabriel Ruelas (Mexico) 1994 – 1995
20. Azumah Nelson (Ghana) * 1995 – 1997
20. Azumah Nelson (Ghana) * 1995 – 1997
21. Genaro Hernandez (USA) 1997 – 1998
22. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (USA) 1998 – 2001
23. Sirimongkol Singmanassuk (Thailand) 2002 – 2003
24. Jesus Chavez (Mexico) 2003 – 2004
25. Erik Morales (Mexico) 2004
26. Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico) 2004 – 2007
27. Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico) 2007 – 2008
28. Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) 2008
29. Humberto Soto (Mexico) 2008 – 2009
30. Humberto Mauro Gutierrez (Mexico) Interim 2009
31. Vitaly Tajbert (Germany) 2009 – 2010
32. Takahiro Aoh (Japan) 2010 – 2012
33. Gamaliel Diaz (Mexico) 2012 – 2013
34. Takashi Miura (Japan) 2013 – 2015
35. Francisco Vargas (Mexico) 2015 – 2017
36. Miguel Berchelt (Mexico) 2017 – 2021
37. Oscar Valdez (Mexico) 2021 – 2022
38. Shakur Stevenson (USA) 2022
39. O’Shaquie Foster (USA) 2023 – 2024
40. Robson Conceicao (Brazil) 2024
41. O’Shaquie Foster * (USA) 2024 –
* Regained
WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TOP 10 CHAMPIONS
1. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico)
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US)
3. Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua)
4. Hector Camacho (P. Rico)
5. Azumah Nelson (Ghana)
6. Gabriel Elorde (Phil)
7. Erik Morales (Mexico)
8. Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico)
9. Ricardo Arredondo (Mexico)
10. James Leija (US)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY
37 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, four of whom regained the title: Yoshiaki Numata (Japan), Rafael Limon (Mexico), Azumah Nelson (Ghana), O’Shaquie Foster (USA).
145 super featherweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.
MEMORABLE WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:
Nov. 2, 2024 O’Shaquie Foster W12 – Robson Conceicao – Verona, New York
July 6, 2024 Robson Conceicao W12 O’Shaquie Foster – Newark, New Jersey
Feb. 16, 2024 O’Shaquie Foster W12 Abraham Nova – New York, New York
Oct. 28, 2023 O’Shaquie Foster TKO12 Eduardo Hernandez – Cancun, Quintana Roo
Feb. 11, 2023 O’Shaquie Foster W12 Rey Vargas – San Antonio, Texas
Apr. 30, 2022 Shakur Stevenson W12 Oscar Valdez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Sept. 10, 2021 Oscar Valdez W12 Robson Conceicao – Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 20, 2021 Oscar Valdez KO10 Miguel Berchelt – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 2, 2019 Miguel Berchelt KO4 Jason Sosa – Carson, California
Nov. 3, 2018 Miguel Berchelt TKO9 Miguel Roman – El Paso, Texas
Jan. 29, 2017 Miguel Berchelt KO11 Francisco Vargas – Indio, California
June 4, 2016 Francisco Vargas D12 Orlando Salido – Carson, California
Nov. 21, 2015 Francisco Vargas TKO9 Takashi Miura – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 15, 2008 Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 17, 2007 Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Marco Antonio Barrera – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 27, 2004 Marcos Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales – Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct. 3, 1998 Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO8 Genaro Hernandez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar. 22, 1997 Genaro Hernandez W12 Azumah Nelson – Corpus Christi, Texas
Oct. 13, 1990 Azumah Nelson W12 Juan LaPorte – Sydney, Australia
Sep. 13, 1984 Julio Cesar Chavez TKO8 Mario Martinez – Los Angeles, California
Aug. 7, 1983 Hector Camacho TKO5 Rafael Limon – San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 30, 1981 Cornelius Boza-Edwards TKO13 Bobby Chacon – Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan. 28 1978 Alexis Arguello TKO13 Alfredo Escalera – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Dec. 14, 1967 Hiroshi Kobayshi KO12 Yoshiaki Numata – Kokugjikan, Japan
Feb. 16, 1963 Flash Elorde W15 Johnny Bizarro – Manila, Philippines
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
Swat Of The Swots adds up to Foster Vs Fulton
By James Blears
World Boxing Council super-featherweight champion O`Shaquie Foster defends his Green and Gold Belt against Stephen Fulton, at the Frost Bank Center, San Antonio on December 6th, after the postponement of the October 25th bill, as Sebastian Fundora who was topping it, suffered a hand injury during sparring.
Stephen ‘’Cool Boy Steph’’ is trying to win a world title in a third different weight category, having conquered the super-bantam and featherweight crowns. While O`Shaquie ‘’Ice Water’’ seeks to dampen and deluge the ambitions of the challenger with more than a sprinkling of droplets. There`s no animosity or fester between Foster and Fulton, but both are calmly, cogently and fully aware of just what`s at stake, so they`re determined to pull out all of the stops.
Each has had to overcome adversity, re-group and come back from defeat and both have faced test of fire under intense fire. Stephen won the WBO super-bantamweight title by comprehensively outpointing Angelo Lee to achieve a convincing UD. Then a thriller against Brandon Figueroa for the WBC and WBO titles. To and fro action much of it at close range and even toe to toe. Stephen won a MD. He defeated Daniel Roman by a UD, and then ‘’The Monster’’ appeared on the horizon. Naoya Inoue had vacated his undisputed bantamweight title for this one, which he won via eighth round TKO. Stephen travelled all the way to the Ariake Arena in Tokyo to face ‘’The Monster’’ in his lair and was under the cosh, from the opening bell.
Stephen fought bravely and intelligently, but Naoya was glowing, breathing fire and brimstone laced with pumice that night, in search of his fourth divisional title, this time in unified form. In round eight he landed a left jab to Stephen`s midriff, and unleased a venomous right cross to the head. Stephen wobbled, swayed and then Naoya dropped him with a massive left hook to the head. Stephen courageously got up, but Naoya was never going to let him slip off the hook. He ruthlessly closed in, trapped Stephen on the ropes and went to work with a will, drill and chill. Referee Hector Afu stopped in with salvation, at one minute and fourteen seconds.
How much has that blitz taken out of Stephen? In his next fight, which was his debut at feather he was dropped in the fifth by Carlos Castro but got up to win a tense, terse SD. Then the eagerly awaited re-match with Brandon, which he won more convincingly by UD for the WBC featherweight title. Now he`s going one division up to take on O`Shaquie. Neither of them are particulary big hitters. O`Shaquie`s record is 23-3, 12 KO`s, while Stephen`s is 23-1, 8KO`s. Both of them are smart boxers with a high ring IQ, the ability to dig deep when the occasion demands and the ability to adapt and adjust tactics, alternating strategy when required. There are those who swear by the comfort zone of statistics. Not always a wise move, especially in Boxing.
Think of a number, add twenty to it, subtract three and multiply by two. Now close your eyes. It`s foggy and dark isn`t it? Highly inadvisable to blink, bat an eyelid or get distracted for a second, or those ‘’Black Lights’’ will surely descend. My feeling and offered insight, rather than a gut rumination, suggests that It`s the ebb and flow of this fight, which will be governed by smarts, but also sheer willpower.
Champion O`Shaquie is a natural super-featherweight. Following two early defeats in his career to Samuel Teah via UD and Rolando Chinea via SD, he bucked up his ideas buckled and then knuckled down to the task at hand. He won the WBC Silver title with a UD over Jon Fernandez, successfully defending it thrice against Alberto Mercado via UD, Mickey Roman KO 9 and Muhammad Yaqubov with a UD. Then he excelled himself with a UD victory over lanky, previously undefeated Rey Vargas to win the Absolute WBC title.
Worth his salt, O`Shaquie showed his grit and sand, in his first defence in Cancun against hard-hitting Eduardo ‘’Rocky’’ Hernandez. Rocky tried his utmost to inflict a hurricane tidal wave and sweep over the slim but teak tough champion, digging punches into the ribcage and winging wide angled punches to his head. But the flailing was failing. O`Shaquie who initially and wisely, was milling on the retreat, sticking Rocky with smarting left jabs, then adroitly adjusted. From round seven, he remained in the pocket, stood his ground, swopping increasing amounts of leather, punctuating the Mexican fireball. Each into the breach!
Round eleven proved the pivotal turning point. O`Shaquie caught Rocky with a hellacious right hook, which wobbled and swayed him. Rocky retreated in disarray and the champion swarmed him inflicting thudding two handed salvos. The crowd, seeing and realizing Rocky was in desperate trouble, willed him on with pleading chants of Rocky, Rocky, Rock- Eye. Then something extraordinary happened. Teetering on the verge and brink of looming defeat, Rocky dug deep and then deeper, starting to fight back with ferocity, driving O`Shaquie to the ropes. Rock on! What a thrilling round, bringing the fans to their feet. It was hair raising, lump in the throat magnificent. Round Of The Year.
But, the damage had been done. A few seconds into the twelfth and final round, a crunching right hook to the head dropped Rocky. Weary, exhausted, disorientated and battered, he somehow willed himself to get up, only to be felled again by another right. Yet again… he got up. But by now the spirit was still willing and welling, yet the flesh was weak and telling, disobeying his instinctive commands, which just weren`t getting through. O`Shaquie pumelled him and in the absence of response from the incoming onslaught, Referee Hector Afu, stepped in to stop it at two minutes and thirty-eight seconds. Twenty- two seconds left on the clock, but it proved an unreachable eternity.
A last gasp TKO, fostered out of a grim will to win from O`Shaquie. So near yet so far for Rocky. A bridge too far. On the other hand, a just in time brilliant display of courage, resourcefulness and precise punching from O`Shaquie via his flame-coloured orange gloves, to pull it out of the fire.
O`Shaquie defeated tough and resourceful yellow- bearded Abraham Nova by SD. But then it all came unstuck against Robson Conceicao who defeated him by SD. A herculean effort from Robson, but O`Shaquie was convinced his boxing skills had prevailed, yet the official decision didn`t concur or agree. A shocked O`Shaquie who vowed he`d never leave a margin open for doubt ever again, won the rematch via SD.
At last year`s World Boxing Council Convention in Hamburg, O`Shaquie spoke about the almighty shock he`d experienced and suffered, from what he considered a clear victory, viz the first fight with Robson and the chastening lesson it taught him, to always apply a super-human effort from the word go to the end.
O`Shaquie has given full credit to Stephen for the courage and initiative of moving up a division, seeking a world title in a third weight division, also vowing to make sure he regrets trying to beef up. While Stephen is five feet six and a half inches tall with a reach of seventy and a half inches, O`Shaquie is five feet eight and a half inches tall, with a reach of seventy- two inches. Stephen says he`s often fought and won against bigger opponents, while O`Shaquie insists that being naturally bigger, he`ll use those natural advantages to his benefit.
Both are accomplished and stylish boxers, who can and will dip into the tool bag to extract various implements to apply the necessary touches, tinkering adjustments and even every now and then, finishing touches. But, in attempting to nail it down, anyone can screw it up! It`ll be interesting to speculate if either would go for broke and risk everything for a KO, if trailing on points. It wouldn’t be the first time.
All the indications point towards style and panache rather than head on clash. It involves two clever, artful and cunning boxers, but perhaps after the half way point, we might see and witness a jolting attempted gambit. Power play isn`t an appropriate term to use, because you don`t play boxing. It`s most assuredly not a play sport. It might involve and evolve into a tactical battle, but chess… it isn`t.
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