WBO/IBF junior lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs) will face WBC champ O’Shaquie Foster (pictured, 25-3, 12 KOs) in a three-belt unification showdown this Saturday, Oct. 24th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. In the ten-round featherweight co-feature, Albert “Chop Chop” Gonzalez (18-0, 11 KOs) steps up against Fort Worth native and former title challenger Edward Vazquez (20-3, 6 KOs). Additionally, junior welterweight contender Frank Martin (19-1-1, 13 KOs) faces Morocco’s Tarik Zaina (18-3-1, 12 KOs) in a ten-round clash, while former amateur rivals Steven Navarro (9-1, 6 KOs) and Emanuel Moreno (13-0, 3 KOs) collide in a bantamweight scrap scheduled for ten rounds. Navarrete-Foster, Gonzalez-Vazquez, Martin-Zaina and Navarro-Moreno will stream LIVE on DAZN beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

 

Before the main broadcast, four undercard bouts will stream live beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT on DAZN, Top Rank and DAZN’s YouTube channels, and the Top Rank Classics Fast channel on Roku, Tubi, Pluto and Vizio. This is what the fighters from the main event said at Thursday’s press conference:

 

Emanuel Navarrete

 

“We all know the importance of this fight, of winning and unifying the titles. We know exactly how important a victory would be. We've done the hard work, and I'm coming into this fight at 100 percent. I think it's going to be a good weekend.”

 

“We corrected certain things and worked differently, from nutrition to the type of preparation. I also had to make some adjustments personally. But the most important part is that we really concentrated and stuck to the game plan, and I think the result will be resounding.”

 

“What I don't want is an entire night where we're just jabbing each other to see who can land more jabs. I think people want to see a good fight. They want to see a war. They want to see both fighters come in with the intention of winning the titles. I'm talking about an attractive fight, a tough fight, maybe even a bloody fight.”

 

“I'm focused on myself and the work I'm going to do. With all due respect, I'm not interested in Foster's game plan. I'm going to fight my fight. I'll be there at 100 percent, ready to defend these titles with all my heart. These titles have cost me a lot, and I'm going to defend them with blood, sweat, and heart, while delivering a great fight for the people coming from far away to see me.”

 

O’Shaquie Foster

 

“I've been chasing this fight for almost three years, ever since I signed with Top Rank. I knew this was the fight I wanted. I wanted to challenge myself. I knew he was a great champion, and now we're here.”

 

“We've been asking for it. We've been calling for it. We've been getting no, no, no, not ready, or whatever. But now we're here. We got him in the position we want him, and we just got to seal the deal Saturday.”

 

“I'm ice water, man. I flow with it. I'm cool, calm, collected. I don't fight to other people's advantages. Whatever he brings to the table, I'll adjust, and it's going to be a great night.”

 

“It sounded good when he said it, but when you watch him fight, he don't even do that for no other guys. He don't really like getting hit, in my opinion. He'll trade with you, but we'll see. If he does that, it'll be a great night for me. I'm not going to lie to you.”

 

Preliminary bouts, DAZN, Top Rank and DAZN’s YouTube Channels, & Top Rank Classics

 

(5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT)

 

Daniel Cortez III vs. Joshua Montoya, 6 Rounds, Super Bantamweight; 

Scooter Davis vs. Joaquin Silva Faccio, 8 Rounds, Lightweight;

Sammy Contreras vs. Oscar Pedroza Padilla, 6 Rounds, Lightweight; and

Joseph Almajdi vs. Miqal Dolphus, 6 Rounds, Junior middleweight.