Top Five Opponent Options For O'Shaquie Foster

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Who will O’Shaquie Foster fight next?

Foster won a majority decision over Raymond Ford at the Fertitta Center in Houston. The bout promoted by Matchroom Boxing was streamed on DAZN.

For Foster, 24-3 (12 KOs), it marked his third title defense in a row and his fifth overall, following a controversial split-decision loss to Robson Conceicao in 2024. The 32-year-old Foster impressively holds wins over former belt holders Stephen Fulton and Rey Vargas, Olympic gold medalist Conceicao, and a come-from-behind knockout over Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez. Unbeaten since 2017, Houston’s Foster is now in the driver’s seat as he approaches being labeled a pound-for-pound fighter and defining an era in junior lightweight boxing.

Here are five opponents he could face:

Jadier Herrera

Record: 18-0 (16 KOs)

Why: Herrera holds the WBC interim lightweight title.

Herrera had an underwhelming stoppage win over Ricardo Nunez in January to win his belt. Foster won the interim title in December, a month before Herrera’s fight, when his 130 lb bout against Stephen Fulton was turned into a lightweight interim title fight. If Foster opts to move up in weight, he could face Herrera, whom he would be largely favored against.

Anthony Cacace

Record: 25-1 (9 KOs)

Why: Cacace holds the WBA 130 lb title.

Cacace is the WBA junior lightweight titleholder, and although the most undistinguished belt holder, he is still a belt holder. If Foster wants to stay in the junior lightweight division and can’t unify with Navarrete, this is a viable option, especially after Cacace’s recent unanimous decision win over James “Jazza” Dickens to win the belt.

Vasiliy Lomachenko

Record: 18-3 (12 KOs)

Why: The chance to face an all-time great.

Lomachenko is one of the best of his era, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the fastest male boxer to win titles in three different divisions. Foster is looking to make the jump to stardom, and facing Lomachenko, who recently announced his return to the sport, would solidify him as one of the top names of his era.

Emanuel Navarrete

Record: 40-2-1 (33 KOs

Why: The IBF and WBO 130 lb titleholder.

If Foster wants to stay at 130 lbs., this is the fight to make. A win over Navarrete cements him as the best 130-lb of a certain era and moves him toward all-time great status. Navarrete has looked flawed at times, but has held a belt for eight years, no small feat. In terms of a great fight to tell us who the most talented fighter of this era is, it doesn’t get any better.

Shakur Stevenson

Record: 25-0 (11 KOs)

Why: A natural rivalry.

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Stevenson was a major undercurrent of Foster’s most recent fight against Ford. Foster’s opponent on Saturday, Ford, trained in the same gym as Stevenson in the build-up to the fight. The two teams don’t get along, and there is a natural tension. Especially after Foster and Stevenson exchanged words after the fight. They are natural rivals who, hopefully, one day can face off against each other.