Foster vs. Conceição: Statistics and Analysis of the Showdown
On July 6th in Newark, USA, American O'Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC super featherweight title for the third time. His opponent will be perennial contender Robson Conceição from Brazil.
Ready To Fight presents the main facts, statistics, and figures ahead of this competitive championship bout.
O'Shaquie Foster
Country: USA
Age: 30
Weight Class: Super Featherweight (up to 58.9 kg)
Height: 174 cm
Reach: 183 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 22 wins (12 by knockout), 2 losses
Knockout Percentage: 54.5%
Total Career Rounds: 146
Recent Fights:
- Split Decision (SD 12) win – Abraham Nova
- Technical Knockout (TKO) in the 12th round – Eduardo Hernandez
- Unanimous Decision (UD 12) win – Rey Vargas
- Unanimous Decision (UD 12) win – Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
- Knockout (KO) in the 9th round – Miguel Roman
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 57
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 11.4
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 12 rounds / Shortest – 6 rounds (TKO 6)
Knockout Percentage in Recent Fights: 40%
Combined Record of Opponents at Fight Time: 173 wins, 15 losses
Best Record of Recent Opponents: Rey Vargas (36 wins, 0 losses at fight time)
Worst Record of Recent Opponents: Miguel Roman (62 wins, 13 losses at fight time)
Robson Conceição
Country: Brazil
Age: 35
Weight Class: Super Featherweight (up to 58.9 kg)
Height: 179 cm
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 18 wins (9 by knockout), 2 losses, 1 draw
Knockout Percentage: 50%
Total Career Rounds: 136
Recent Fights:
- Technical Knockout (TKO) win in the 7th round – Jose Guardado Ortiz
- Majority Draw (MD 12) – Emanuel Navarrete
- Unanimous Decision (UD 12) loss – Shakur Stevenson
- Unanimous Decision (UD 10) win – Javier Martinez
- Unanimous Decision (UD 12) loss – Oscar Valdez
- One fight was declared a no-contest – against Nicolas Polanco due to a clash of heads in the 2nd round.
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 43
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 8.6
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 12 rounds / Shortest – 7 rounds (TKO win)
Knockout Percentage in Recent Fights: 20%
Combined Record of Opponents at Fight Time: 137 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw
Best Record of Recent Opponents: Oscar Valdez (29 wins, 0 losses at fight time)
Worst Record of Recent Opponents: Jose Guardado Ortiz (15 wins, 1 loss at fight time for both)
Background of the Fight
Robson Conceição gets a title shot for the fourth time in his career. The first was against Oscar Valdez. The Brazilian started well, outworking his opponent from a distance, but his activity dropped off. Valdez took that fight thanks to his relentless activity until the end. The second title shot was against Shakur Stevenson. Another good fight from Robson, posing many problems for the favorite. However, Stevenson proved to be more precise and skillful. The third title shot for Conceição was against Emanuel Navarrete. This fight was one of the best in 2023. Robson engaged in exchanges and looked excellent. The fight ended in a draw – meaning the Brazilian didn’t win the title, and Navarrete didn’t lose it. There was talk of a rematch, but the Mexican moved up to lightweight to fight Denis Berinchyk. After that draw, Conceição made a bright comeback, knocking out Jose Guardado Ortiz in the 7th round, showing that at 35, he is still in excellent physical shape. Now, for the fourth time in his career, he will go for a title shot. O'Shaquie Foster has also experienced a sports renaissance. From 2020 to 2022, he didn’t box at all, and upon returning to the ring, he became the best version of himself. Since his return, O'Shaquie has beaten four opponents, two of whom were undefeated (Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov and Rey Vargas). He also handled the very tough Eduardo Hernandez and Abraham Nova. The fight against Conceição will be Foster’s third WBC title defense.
Additional Fight Facts:
- This will be Foster’s first fight in Newark, USA. However, Conceição has already fought here against Shakur Stevenson, who will fight in the main event this evening. Newark is Shakur’s hometown. Conceição lost that fight by decision.
- Robson’s recent record isn’t the best: two wins (one by knockout), two losses, one draw, and one no-contest. However, the level of boxing Conceição demonstrates is very high.
Against Shakur and Valdez, Robson created many problems. The fight with Navarrete was close. And in the no-contest bout, the Brazilian dominated. That result was an unfortunate incident, not a pattern.
- Conceição (35 years old) is the oldest opponent Foster has faced in his recent fights. The closest in age was Miguel Roman (34 years old at the time of the fight).
- The same goes for Robson. Foster (30 years old) is the oldest among his recent opponents. Though Nicolas Polanco was 33 at the time of their fight, that bout was declared a no-contest and doesn’t count in the record.
- O'Shaquie hasn’t lost since 2016. In that time, he has beaten 12 opponents, 5 of them by knockout, and 4 of them were undefeated before facing him.