O'Shaquie Foster defeats Raymond Ford

By Scott Shaffer

31/05/2026

O'Shaquie Foster defeats Raymond Ford

O'Shaquie Foster W12 Raymond Ford ... O'Shaquie Foster defeated Raymond Ford by majority decision to retain the WBC junior lightweight title. Foster got away with a dirty move in round one, throwing Ford through the ropes in a pro wrestling-like maneuver. Ford crashed onto the arena floor face first but got up and back in the ring just fine. The referee should have, but did not penalize Foster. It was a close fight, but Foster came on strong in the second half of the fight, particularly in the twelfth and final round.  The official scores were 114-114, 118-110 and 116-112. After the fight, three-division champion Shakur Stevenson, a friend of Ford, entered the ring and got in Foster's face. Foster made it clear he wants to fight Stevenson next, and even held out his hand for Stevenson to shake. Stevenson did not shake Foster's hand, and instead called Foster a bum and stormed out of the ring. The backstory and animosity is now in place for Stevenson vs. Foster, but Stevenson campaigns two divisions above Foster, and Foster could be headed for a unification bout vs. Emmanuel Navarrete.