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\u00a0WBC Special Preview: Foster Vs. Nova<\/strong><\/h2>\n

WBC STATISTICS<\/b><\/p>\n

WBC Super Featherweight World Championship<\/p>\n

February 16, 2024 \/ New York, New York \/ The Theater at Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n

TOP RANK PRESENTS:<\/b><\/p>\n

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O\u2019SHAQUIE \u201cIce Water\u201d FOSTER<\/b> (USA)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WBC Super Featherweight World Champion, 2nd Title Defense<\/p>\n

Age: 30 \/ Date of birth: September 17, 1993<\/p>\n

Residence: Houston, Texas \/ Birthplace: Orange, Texas<\/p>\n

Record: 21-2, 12 KOs \/ Total rounds: 134 \/ World championship fights: 2-0, 1 KO<\/p>\n

Height: 5\u20196\u201d \u2013 168cm \/ Reach: 71.5\u201d \u2013 181 cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

Manager: Keith Mills \/ Trainer: Bobby Benton<\/p>\n

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ABRAHAM \u201cSuper\u201d NOVA<\/b> (Puerto Rico \/ USA)<\/p>\n

Age: 30 \/ Date of birth: January 14, 1994<\/p>\n

Residence: Albany, New York \/ Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n

Record: 23-1, 16 KOs \/ Total rounds: 112<\/p>\n

Height: 5\u20199\u201d \u2013 175cm \/ Reach: 72\u201d \u2013 183cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

Manager: Self-managed \/ Trainer: Mark DeLuca<\/p>\n

WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Gabriel Elorde (Phil)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01963 \u2013 1967<\/p>\n

2. Yoshiaki Numata (Jap)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01967<\/p>\n

3. Hiroshi Kobayashi (Japan)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01967 \u2013 1968<\/p>\n

4. Rene Barrientos (Phil)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1969 \u2013 1970<\/p>\n

5. Yoshiaki Numata (Japan) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01970 \u2013 1971<\/p>\n

6. Ricardo Arredondo (Mex)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01971 \u2013 1974<\/p>\n

7. Kuniaki Shibata (Jap)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01974 \u2013 1975<\/p>\n

8. Alfredo Escalera (P. Rico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01975 \u2013 1978<\/p>\n

9. Alexis Arguello (Nic)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1978 \u2013 1980<\/p>\n

10. Rafael Limon (Mex)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1980 \u2013 1981<\/p>\n

11. Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Uganda) \u00a01981<\/p>\n

12. Rolando Navarrete (Phil)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01981 \u2013 1982<\/p>\n

13. Rafael Limon (Mex) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1982<\/p>\n

14. Bobby Chacon (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1982 \u2013 1983<\/p>\n

15. Hector Camacho (P. Rico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1983<\/p>\n

16. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01984 \u2013 1987<\/p>\n

17. Azumah Nelson (Ghana)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1988 \u2013 1994<\/p>\n

18. James Leija (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1994<\/p>\n

19. Gabriel Ruelas (Mex)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01994 \u2013 1995<\/p>\n

20. Azumah Nelson (Ghana) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01995 \u2013 1997<\/p>\n

21. Genaro Hernandez (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01997 \u2013 1998<\/p>\n

22. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01998 \u2013 2001<\/p>\n

23. Sirimongkol Singmanassuk (Thai) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a02002 \u2013 2003<\/p>\n

24. Jesus Chavez (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02003 \u2013 2004<\/p>\n

25. Erik Morales (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2004<\/p>\n

26. Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02004 \u2013 2007<\/p>\n

27. Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02007 \u2013 2008<\/p>\n

28. Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02008<\/p>\n

29. Humberto Soto (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02008 \u2013 2009<\/p>\n

30. Humberto Mauro Gutierrez (Mex, Interim) 2009<\/p>\n

31. Vitaly Tajbert (Germany)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2009 \u2013 2010<\/p>\n

32. Takahiro Aoh (Japan)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2010 \u2013 2012<\/p>\n

33. Gamaliel Diaz (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02012 \u2013 2013<\/p>\n

34. Takashi Miura (Japan)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2013 \u2013 2015<\/p>\n

35. Francisco Vargas (Mexico) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02015 \u2013 2017<\/p>\n

36. Miguel Berchelt (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02017 \u2013 2021<\/p>\n

37. Oscar Valdez (Mexico)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02021 \u2013 2022<\/p>\n

38. Shakur Stevenson (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02022<\/p>\n

39. O\u2019Shaquie Foster (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02023 \u2013<\/p>\n

* Regained<\/p>\n

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

36 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, three of whom regained the title: Yoshiaki Numata (Japan), Rafael Limon (Mexico), Azumah Nelson (Ghana).<\/p>\n

142 super featherweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Oct. 28, 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0O\u2019Shaquie Foster TKO12 Eduardo Hernandez \u2013 Cancun, Quintana Roo<\/p>\n

Feb. 11, 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0O\u2019Shaquie Foster W12 Rey Vargas \u2013 San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n

Apr. 30, 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shakur Stevenson W12 Oscar Valdez \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Sept. 10, 2021\u00a0\u00a0Oscar Valdez W12 Robson Conceicao \u2013 Tucson, Arizona<\/p>\n

Feb. 20, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Oscar Valdez KO10 Miguel Berchelt \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Nov. 2, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Miguel Berchelt KO4 Jason Sosa \u2013 Carson, California<\/p>\n

Nov. 3, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Miguel Berchelt TKO9 Miguel \u201cMickey\u201d Roman \u2013 El Paso, Texas<\/p>\n

Jan. 29, 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Miguel Berchelt KO11 Francisco Vargas \u2013 Indio, California<\/p>\n

June 4, 2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Francisco Vargas D12 Orlando Salido \u2013 Carson, California<\/p>\n

Nov. 21, 2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Francisco Vargas TKO9 Takashi Miura \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Mar. 15, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Mar. 17, 2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Marco Antonio Barrera \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Nov. 27, 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marcos Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Oct. 3, 1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO8 Genaro Hernandez \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Mar. 22, 1997\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Genaro Hernandez W12 Azumah Nelson \u2013 Corpus Christi, Texas<\/p>\n

Oct. 13, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Azumah Nelson W12 Juan LaPorte \u2013 Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

Sep. 13, 1984\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julio Cesar Chavez TKO8 Mario Martinez \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n

Aug. 7, 1983\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hector Camacho TKO5 Rafael Limon \u2013 San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n

May 30, 1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cornelius Boza-Edwards TKO13 Bobby Chacon \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Jan. 28 1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alexis Arguello TKO13 Alfredo Escalera \u2013 Bayamon, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n

Dec. 14, 1967\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hiroshi Kobayshi KO12 Yoshiaki Numata \u2013 Kokugjikan, Japan<\/p>\n

Feb. 16, 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Flash Elorde W15 Johnny Bizarro \u2013 Manila, Philippines<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Test of a Champion and a Challenger<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By James Blears <\/em><\/p>\n

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain, he stepped in a puddle right up to his middle and never went there again!<\/p>\n

The childrens\u2019 nursery rhyme very much seems to apply to namesake O\u2019Shaquie Foster. No bluster! This is no kids\u2019 play! He had to muster all of his defensive skills, resolve, firepower and true grit to fend off a ferocious and sustained onslaught by heavy hitting Eduardo \u201cRocky\u201d Hernandez, who dominated three quarter of their fight in Cancun and was well ahead on two of the Judges\u2019 scorecards, coming into the final home stretch.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Shaquie nicknamed \u201cIce Water\u201d was really up against it, up against the ropes and shipping terrific punishment. It was then and there that he showed the spirit of a true champion, digging deep, then deeper, delving into the inner recesses of his resolve to turn the tables and land thudding, pinpoint blows to turn the riptide swirling over and around him. Indeed there was ice water flowing through his veins.<\/p>\n

In round eleven he badly hurt tiring Rocky and had him in real trouble. But the challenger who was buckling, refused to fold. He somehow rallied to fight back magnificiently and drive \u201cDoc\u201d to the ropes, with swings which almost achieved a roundabout. The Mexican fans were on their feet in a frenzy of anticipation, cheering Rocky on, willing him to triumph, with every fiber of their being: \u201cRocky, Rocky, Rocky!\u201d<\/p>\n

It was absolutely thrilling! Spine tingling. The few remaining hairs on the back of my neck were standing up!<\/p>\n

For me undoubtedly Round of the Year! Both men were edging towards the brink of exhaustion\u2026shadow land! They were fighting flat out on sheer instinct, with nothing held back in reserve, fueled by pure undistilled, undiluted desire. It was hard to hear the bell in all of the pandemonium din.<\/p>\n

Rocky only had to stay on his feet to win the decision. Time to conserve and to be conservative? None of it! Boxing isn\u2019t his chess!<\/p>\n

O\u2019Shaquie summoned one final titanic surge and dropped Rocky. What happened next sets boxers apart from mere mortals. The so brave young man refused to give in. He got up! He was badly hurt and on his way out. He had stubbornly refused to play safe, box or evade. It\u2019s simply not in his boxing DNA. In spite of the fervent pleadings and sage advice of his corner, in the minute of respite prior to that final bell fatefully tolling, he went for it, true to his nature and his nickname.<\/p>\n

All or nothing and\u2026 he ended up empty handed. Foster was never going to let his man off the hook. He rounded on Rocky, who he pummeling him from pillar to post. Referee Hector Afu had seen enough. He stepped in to save Rocky, who was now helpless.<\/p>\n

Cancun Boxing\u2019s Pepe Gomez, who was naturally, obviously and visibly disappointed swallowed the heartache. Tears were welling up in many peoples\u2019 eyes. So near, yet so far. Ten years ago Sergio \u201cYeyo\u201d Thompson had got up from two knockowns, inflicted his own, but still lost a UD to the formidable champion Takashi Miura in Cancun.<\/p>\n

With leaden steps, Pepe plodded over to O\u2019Shaque, unlit cigar in one hand, with the other raised the fighter\u2019s hand in magnanimous sporting congratulation. As Jack Kennedy once said: \u201cTo be a good winner you have to be a gentleman, and to be a good loser\u2026you have to be a man!<\/p>\n

The fans who had witnessed greatness, cheered a worthy champion, who\u2019d pulled it out of the fire. A phoenix victory. If Eduardo \u201cRocky\u201d Hernandez has weathered just twenty two more seconds, he would have been the champion of the world. It was not to be on this particular occassion. Pure drama. THIS is what makes Boxing so extraordinarily great!<\/p>\n

Foster (21-2, 12 KO\u2019S) must be admired. He had been mired right up to his middle in the deepest puddle, but he\u2019d waded out by wading in. I\u2019m sure he never wants to get himself into such deep water ever again!<\/p>\n

The question which remains unanswered, is exactly what that titanic effort and firestorm ordeal has taken out of O\u2019Shaquie Foster and will it impact upon and affect his next defense against Abraham Nova at Madison Square Garden Theater\u2026Boxing\u2019s Cathedral, on February 16th<\/sup>?!<\/p>\n

O\u2019Shaquie won the title from lanky, tough, smart and wily Rey Vargas. Rey\u2019s surge from super bantamweight, to featherweight Green and Gold glory, then trying for super featherweight plaudits, fluttered, faltered and failed on that night. Foster was soaring supreme, outfighting, outboxing and outsmarting him. The man from Orange, Texas was reaching up for the golden orb of the sun and he grasped it. But\u2026 the next fight against Rocky was a whole different kettle of fish, and he only just managed to pull it out of the searing fire, befitting his nickname of \u201cIce Water\u201d via nerves of steel.<\/p>\n

So, two days after Valentine\u2019s Day, in his second defense, he faces Abraham \u201cEl Super\u201d Nova (23-1 16 KO\u2019S), the Man With the Golden Beard. In a recent interview Puerto Rico born Abraham, of Dominican parents, Abraham is based in Albany New York said: \u201cI\u2019m super prepared . This is my time. It\u2019s long overdue. It\u2019s been my biggest dream since I was a kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet, his time could have come sooner, had it not been for a significant blunder. He\u2019d become WBA-NABA champion in 2018, defeating Sulaiman Segawa by UD. But his biggest challenge and a milestone opportunity prior to this one, came against former double Olympic Champion Cuban southpaw Robeisy Ramirez, who later on went on to become WBO champion.<\/p>\n

Disaster struck Abraham right down the middle like a bolt from the blue in round five when his talented opponent slammed him with a straight left to the chin and he was poleaxed, dropped to the canvass. Abraham was barely conscious and Referee Charley Fitch had no hesitation. He waved off the fight there and then. It was back to the drawing board. At this rarefied level, the first significant mistake often tends to be the last in a contest.<\/p>\n

Boxing at the highest level proves singularly unforgiving. For this fight, Abraham had gone from super featherweight to featherweight. Large of frame, it hadn\u2019t been easy to slim down, to a weight which naturally isn\u2019t his.<\/p>\n

Since then Abraham who\u2019s gone back to his natural super feather division, has bounced back with a UD over Adam Lopez via UD. He dropped Adam in rounds five and six. Then a third round KO of Jonathan Romero. Madison Square Garden Theater is the Cathedral of Boxing. It\u2019s only down the road from where Abraham is based.<\/p>\n

The momentum of the upcoming occasion isn\u2019t lost on O\u2019Shaque who says: \u201cIt\u2019s always been my dream to fight at Madison Square Garden. It\u2019s so special to me to be part of history in a legendary place. I\u2019m ready to put on a show and to keep proving that I\u2019m the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of late, O\u2019Shaquie hasn\u2019t been the busiest of fighters. Only three fights in as many years. Earlier in his career he lost to Samuel Teah via UD. And then to Rolando Chinea via SD. But he hasn\u2019t been defeated since 2016. He moved to Houston, focused and with the guidance of Coach Bobby Benton, his career took off and went into orbit.<\/p>\n

Abraham, a road warrior has fought in Mexico, Belgium, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay. Now he\u2019s fighting close to his adopted home, almost on his very own back door step. It\u2019s now or never and he knows it!<\/p>\n

He\u2019s up against a gifted boxer who can punch when the chips are down, the occasion demands it and he is ready to defend his Green and Gold laurels. Abraham confidently states: \u201cMy team and I have prepared for this opportunity. No fear, no doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top Rank Mogul Bob Arum says: \u201cFoster wants to prove he\u2019s the best in this division and he\u2019ll have the opportunity to make a statement against a powerful and determined challenger. I look forward to another great fight night at The Theater Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

So do we!<\/p>\n

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