{"id":112220,"date":"2024-02-17T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=112220"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T17:43:16","slug":"foster-defeats-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/foster-defeats-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Defeats Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"
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O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (22-2, 12 KOs) defended his WBC super featherweight world title with a split decision over Abraham “El Super” Nova (23-2, 16 KOs) Friday evening at The Theater in Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After studying each other with jabs and feints in the early rounds, Foster began to take control by rounds six and seven, landing power shots on a Nova who was beginning\u00a0to fade.

Foster hurt Nova with a series of chopping right hands in the ninth to begin widening his lead and punctuated his performance by dropping him with a left hook in the final round,

One judge had it 113-114 for Nova, which was overruled by scores of 115-112 and 116-111 for Foster.

Foster said, \u201cI don\u2019t want to make any excuses, but when I went to throw a right hand his elbow hit the middle of my bicep, so it kind of tightened my stuff up. But it\u2019s all good.

\u201cMy rhythm was off tonight. It\u2019s all good. We came home with the win, so I can\u2019t complain. I\u2019m a 12-round fighter and I know how to make judgements through the fight. So, he came on strong in the beginning, but I found my rhythm and his timing, and then I started picking it off.

\u201cNavarrete is busy. I\u2019ll take on Lamont Roach Jr. or the winner of Oscar Valdez vs. Liam Wilson.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nova said, \u201cO\u2019Shaquie is a great fighter. He did hit me, but I did <\/i>slip {in the 12th\u00a0round}. I lost my balance. I wasn\u2019t hurt. The fight would have been a draw if that hadn\u2019t happened. This is boxing. I know they probably think I wasn\u2019t that good. But you guys see I\u2019m a great fighter.

\u201cHopefully you guys can see me here again. I\u2019m a world class contender. O\u2019Shaquie, we can run it back. Let\u2019s do it again. If not, I can fight Navarrete or anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Foster Defeats Nova O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (22-2, 12 KOs) defended his WBC super featherweight world title with a split decision over Abraham “El Super” Nova [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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