Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster fight Saturday, October 24, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for the WBO, IBF and WBC super featherweight titles, live on DAZN. The winner leaves with all three belts, and The Ring title is also on the line.
The build has been about style and pride. Navarrete says he will force the issue if Foster tries to box his way to a win, while Foster has promised he won’t run and that Navarrete is in for a “boxing lesson.”
What’s at stake
Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs) holds the WBO and IBF titles after stopping Eduardo Nuñez in the 11th round on February 28 in Glendale, Arizona. Foster (25-3, 12 KOs) holds the WBC belt. The Ring ranks them Nos. 1 and 2 at 130 pounds, which is why its title is part of the package. Top Rank president Todd duBoef has said the winner will be heralded as the division’s king and considered for Fighter of the Year.
One major belt stays outside the building. Anthony Cacace holds the WBA title and faces Nick Ball on December 19. Vasiliy Lomachenko is also in the picture: his manager Egis Klimas told Brian Custer that Lomachenko wants the winner of this fight, though Cacace is the first target. Foster has also made clear he still wants Shakur Stevenson after Navarrete.
The case for each fighter
Navarrete is the pressure fighter, the awkward, relentless puncher who built a three-division résumé on volume. He dropped Oscar Valdez three times before stopping him in six rounds in December 2024. The rough patch before that is part of the story: Denys Berinchyk beat him by split decision at lightweight in May 2024, and his May 2025 fight with Charly Suarez was ruled a no contest after first being scored a technical decision win.
Navarrete told reporters at the September press conference that injuries had kept him from being the fighter he has always been, and that he is recovered with “no excuses now.” His camp plan, per Top Rank’s camp notes, is to pressure Foster and attack the body so Foster slows down in the later rounds. He added that Foster “hasn’t faced a fighter like me.”
Foster is the boxer-puncher with the cleaner counters. He won the WBC title in February 2023 with a decision over Rey Vargas, lost it to Robson Conceição by split decision in July 2024 and took it back four months later. He then beat Stephen Fulton and, on May 30 in Houston, won a majority decision over Raymond Ford, his third straight win. duBoef describes Navarrete as an absolute tornado and Foster as a counterpuncher with a high boxing IQ, and he calls the fight 50-50.
The betting market leans Foster. DAZN’s preview lists him at 8/15 and Navarrete at 6/4, though prices vary by book.
Full fight card
| Bout | Division | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Navarrete (c) vs. O’Shaquie Foster (c) | Super featherweight, WBO, IBF and WBC titles | 12 |
| Albert Gonzalez vs. Edward Vazquez | Featherweight | 10 |
| Frank Martin vs. Tarik Zaina | Super lightweight | 10 |
| Steven Navarro vs. Emanuel Moreno | Bantamweight | 10 |
How to watch
The four fights above stream live on DAZN starting at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT. Additional undercard action before that streams on DAZN, Top Rank and DAZN’s YouTube channels, and the Top Rank Classics FAST channel on Roku, Tubi, Pluto and Vizio. DAZN’s preview projects the main event ring walks around 10 p.m. ET, though that depends on how long the earlier fights run.
Fight week events stream on Top Rank’s YouTube, X and Facebook pages. The final press conference is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, and the ceremonial weigh-in is Friday at 2 p.m. ET. For the rest of the weekend, see this week’s boxing schedule.