Foster vs Nova

Who won Foster vs Nova?

O’Shaquie Foster beat Abraham Nova by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 16th February 2024 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 113-114, 116-111 in favor of winner O’Shaquie Foster.

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.

Also, on the undercard Bryan Chevalier was defeated by Andres Cortes and Bruce Carrington beat Bernard Angelo Torres.

Foster vs Nova stats

Back in February 2024, O’Shaquie Foster stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Abraham Nova made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

O’Shaquie Foster was the same age as Abraham Nova, at 30 years old.

Both O’Shaquie Foster & Abraham Nova fought out of an orthodox stance.

Foster was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Nova, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 146 to Nova's 124.

Abraham Nova was ranked number 12 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Foster vs Nova form

Nova had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jhonatan Romero on 28th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Adam Lopez on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Robeisy Ramirez on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had beat William Encarnacion on 15th January 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

He had defeated Avery Sparrow on 25th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Foster's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

Nova's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Foster vs Nova start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Foster vs Nova?

The ESPN show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Foster vs Nova?

O’Shaquie Foster was a 1/9 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Abraham Nova made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.