{"id":361699,"date":"2025-12-22T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/361699\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:51:08","slug":"ray-ford-confident-hed-stop-oshaquie-foster-wants-him-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/361699\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Ford Confident He\u2019d Stop O\u2019Shaquie Foster, Wants Him Next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raymond Ford<\/a> eventually wants to mix it up with all of the top names at 130 pounds.
But if the 26-year-old Ford had the option to choose his next fight, he would take on O\u2019Shaquie Foster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s the fight I really want,\u201d Ford told The Ring. \u201cI been asking for that fight for a while now. He didn\u2019t move up to lightweight, so fighting me makes the most sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting a run at 135 pounds was on the board for Foster. The 32-year-old Orange, Texas native was initially scheduled to defend his WBC super featherweight title against Stephen Fulton<\/a> on December 6 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

Although their fight did take place, Foster\u2019s crown wasn\u2019t on the line due to Fulton missing weight by two pounds.<\/p>\n

In a bizarre move, however, the WBC elected to place its interim lightweight title on the line. Once Foster (24-3, 12 KOs) beat Fulton (23-2, 8 KOs) via a lopsided unanimous decision<\/a>, he was given just a few weeks to choose which weight class he wanted to compete in.
After giving it some thought, Foster, who\u2019s The Ring’s No. 1 junior lightweight contender<\/a>, decided to vacate his newly won interim title and hold on to his 130-pound WBC strap.<\/p>\n

News of Foster\u2019s decision made Ford (18-1-1, 8 KOs) a happy man.<\/p>\n

The Camden, New Jersey native is coming off a fairly close points win against Abraham Nova on August 16 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/a>. He is the WBC\u2019s ranked third-rated contender for Foster\u2019s title.<\/p>\n

The former WBA 126-pound champion loathes Foster, but he didn\u2019t downplay his performance in a fight he considered 50\/50 heading in.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, no matter how good he looked against Fulton, The Ring\u2019s No. 8 junior lightweight<\/a> is confident in his ability to give Foster an unbelievable beating.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looked good,\u201d Ford admitted. \u201cI can\u2019t take anything away from his performance, but I\u2019m not Fulton. I\u2019ll stop Foster or beat him up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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