ESPN: Bryan Chevalier vs. Andrés Cortés & O’Shanique Dominique Williams Foster vs. Abraham Nova RBR

Corner - correctly IMO - telling Nova he needs to dig deep and make sure he wins this last round. On my card he's facing a draw otherwise, and that means the chance to secure a world championship eludes him.

 

I'm far from a Navarette supporter but yeah he'd maul this goober.

 

Round 12

Long delay starting the round as the ring crew has to come in with a towel and wipe down the apparently very moist canvas. Top Rank logo gets a nice buff. Alright, here we go. Foster is still hanging back, leaned away, countering with jabs, then pitching forward to catch Nova in clinches. Foster doesn't seem hungry to retain - maybe doesn't think he's in a hole on points? Sure isn't acting like he thinks he is. Nova just too damn tired to make something happen here. Nova goes down awkwardly from a Foster flurry, eating a check hook after lunging in off-balance with a double jab, held up by the ropes. Ref gives him a standing eight. Nova flails and flops into him for one final clinch.

10-8 Foster

114-113 Foster

 

Butt ugly.