Foster vs Conceicao

Who won Foster vs Conceicao?

Robson Conceicao beat O’Shaquie Foster by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 6th, 2024, at Prudential Center, Newark.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Robson Conceicao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson beating Artem Harutyunyan for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Keyshawn Davis beat Miguel Madueno, and Abdullah Mason defeated Luis Lebron.

Foster vs Conceicao stats

O’Shaquie Foster stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Robson Conceicao made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

O’Shaquie Foster was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Conceicao had a height advantage of 1 inch over Foster. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both O’Shaquie Foster and Robson Conceicao fought out of an orthodox stance.

Foster was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Conceicao, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Conceicao's 136.

Robson Conceicao was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Foster vs Conceicao form

Foster had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Abraham Nova on February 16, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Eduardo Hernandez on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rey Vargas on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov on March 18, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had defeated Miguel Roman on November 19, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round at Wild Card Boxing, California, United States.

Conceicao had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz on April 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Emanuel Navarrete on November 16, 2023, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Nicolas Polanco on June 10, 2023, by majority draw in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had won against Xavier Martinez on January 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robson Conceicao had been fighting more than O’Shaquie Foster.

Going into this contest, O’Shaquie Foster had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while Robson Conceicao's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Foster's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Conceicao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Foster vs Conceicao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, Newark, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Foster vs Conceicao?

Foster vs Conceicao was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Foster vs Conceicao?

O’Shaquie Foster was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Robson Conceicao made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.