Foster Scheduled to Fight Navarrete in San Antonio

O’Shaquie Foster is scheduled to fight Emanuel Navarrete on October 24, 2026, at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Foster is the WBC superfeatherweight champion and a two-time WBC superfeatherweight world champion. Navarrete is the WBO and IBF champion.

Billie Jean King said, “Un campeón le tiene miedo a perder. Todos los demás le tienen miedo a ganar.”

Emanuel Navarrete is a champion in three weight divisions, having captured titles at super bantamweight, featherweight, and superfeatherweight. His professional record stands at 40-2-1 with 33 knockouts, a record that includes one No Contest.

O’Shaquie Foster enters the scheduled bout with a professional record of 25-3 and 12 knockouts. Foster defeated Stephen Fulton by unanimous decision to claim the WBC interim title, a bout that came after Fulton failed to make weight.

Foster also defeated previously undefeated Jon Fernández by unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver title. Navarrete lost to Denys Berinchyk by split decision for the WBO lightweight title, a result that ended a streak of 24 consecutive victories. The loss motivated Navarrete to return to the 130-pound weight class.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. said, “Un verdadero campeón se adapta a lo que sea.” Only four fighters in history have successfully lost and then regained the 130-pound title: Yoshiaki Numata, Rafael Limón, Azumah Nelson, and O’Shaquie Foster.

Navarrete defeated Oscar Valdez on two separate occasions, first by unanimous decision and second by technical knockout. In the second fight, Navarrete knocked Valdez down in the first, fourth, and fifth rounds and landed a liver hook one round later.

Foster previously fought Eduardo «Rocky» Hernández on October 28, 2023, in Cancún.