by Keith Idec
O’SHAQUIE FOSTER redeemed himself once more Saturday night time.
The reformed Foster, who gained a world title 5½ years after he was imprisoned on an aggravated assault conviction, regained that WBC tremendous featherweight championship by beating Robson Conceicao of their instant rematch. Foster defeated Conceicao by break up choice in a 12-round, 130-pound championship conflict ESPN+ streamed from Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York.
Nearly 4 months after Concecaio upset him by break up choice, Foster fought extra aggressively in one other intently contested bout and damage Conceicao with a proper hand that knocked Conceicao off steadiness within the 10th spherical. Judges Max De Luca and Eric Marlinski each scored their second struggle 115-113 for Foster, who misplaced 115-113 on the cardboard of Tom Schreck.
Not a lot separated Foster (23-3, 12 KOs), of Orange, Texas, from Conceicao (19-3-1, 9 KOs), of Salvador, Brazil, once more of their second assembly.
It was a bit of extra entertaining than their first struggle, wherein Foster fought within the championship rounds as if he had been means forward on the scorecards July 6 in Newark, New Jersey. The favored Foster felt he did greater than sufficient to beat Conceicao on the Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan undercard at Prudential Middle, however two judges scored their 12-round struggle for Conceicao.