In a super featherweight championship bout that concluded earlier today, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Brazilian Robson Conceição (19-2-1, 9 KOs) secured a controversial twelve-round points victory over American O’Shaquie Foster (22-3, 12 KOs), capturing the WBC world title at 130 pounds and realizing his dream of becoming a world champion.
The fight took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, serving as the co-main event prior to the main card headlined by Shakur Stevenson. It was broadcast live on ESPN. In contrast to previous performances, Conceição fought aggressively, throwing 701 punches, although only landing 76 effectively, his proactive approach impressed the judges, who perceived him as controlling the offensive tempo. Foster, while defensively sound, did not land many clear power punches on Robson Conceição. The bout went the full twelve rounds, with one judge scoring it 116-112 in favor of Foster, while two others had it 116-112 and 115-113 for the challenger, Conceição.
With this win, 35-year-old Robson Conceição’s professional record improves to 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, with 9 of those victories coming by way of knockout. Standing at 1.79 meters tall with an arm reach of 1.78 meters, Conceição had previously failed in three world title attempts (2 losses, 1 draw), losing on points to Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson and drawing with Navarrete. Today marked his fourth shot at a world championship, which he finally clinched after a hard-fought battle.
In an earlier undercard bout, 2021 Olympic silver medalist lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) dominated Mexican Miguel Madueño (31-3, 28 KOs), securing a unanimous decision victory with scores of 99-91 across all three judges to retain his WBC USNBC title. Despite a significant gap in technical skills, Davis struggled with follow-up attacks, prolonging the fight until the tenth round.
