On The Watch “It’s All About Elif Nur Turhan vs Alycia Baumgardner”

IBF Lightweight Showdown

Last night’s MVP/ESPN Main Event between IBF Lightweight Champion Elif Nur Turhan (14-1, 8 Kos) and challenger Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner (19-1, 7 Kos) put up a showcase type of an event that favoured the challenger more than the champion at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Real Talk!

Elif came in this bout as the “Bogeyman” of the Division who is very durable and has enough power to make most combatants rethink their approach inside that squared circle. Her track record speaks for itself; however, last night’s showdown was a reality check when former Undisputed Featherweight Champion Alycia, moved up in weight to the Lightweight Division and proceeded to show Elif what an A+ level fighter looks like.

Elif attempted to bully her way through this bout but quickly realized her bullyish ways were no match for Alycia’s high ring IQ and who jabbed and boxed circles around Elif.

Alycia’s defense and accurate punch output was on point all night. As hard as Elif attempted to press the action with some moments of her own, she was unable to land anything significant enough to deter Alycia from controlling the rounds.

After ten three-minute rounds of one-sided action, the Judges at hand scored it 100-90 across the board, unanimously for Alycia Baumgardner.

This was a statement type of a performance where Alycia announced herself in a “BOMB” way to the Lightweight Division and made a tough task look easy by snatching the IBF Lightweight Title from the previously undefeated Elif Nur Turhan.

Congratulations Alycia on your latest impressive accomplishment.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Emanuel Navarrete vs O’Shaquie Foster”

IBF/WBC/WBO Lightweight Unification Showdown

Last night’s Top Rank/DAZN Main Event between IBF/WBO Unified Lightweight Champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (40-3-1, 33 Kos) and WBC Lightweight Champion O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (26-3, 12 Kos), surpassed my expectations when these two warriors touched gloves at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Real Talk!

“Ice Water” Foster stayed true to his moniker when he delivered an ice cold performance and executed a flawless “game plan” that saw him dominate Navarrete which is not an easy task to do considering his unorthodox style that is very hard to crack. Nevertheless, Foster boxed and moved and even stood his ground long enough at times in such a manner that could not be denied.

Foster understood the task at hand and delivered an exceptional performance that definitely showed his growth and skill set inside that squared circle. Navarrete was getting outworked round by round and could not establish himself in his usual effective and aggressive fashion. Although Navarrete had some moments, the night belonged to Foster who never broke character or his “Ice Water” level of concentration throughout the bout.

To seal the outcome, Foster even managed to drop Navarrete twice for standing 8 counts in the 12th round. Unbelievable!

After 12 rounds of one-sided action the Judges at hand scored it 118-108, 118-108 and 115-111 unanimously for O’Shaquie Foster.

With this impressive and dominant win, O’Shaquie is now the new Unified IBF/WBC/WBO Lightweight Champion of the Word placing him as the No. 1 fighter in the Lightweight Division. A position well deserved and rightfully earned. The road to Undisputed should be next!

Until then, congratulations O’Shaquie on another great performance.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Floyd Schofield III vs Lucas Bahdi”

WBA Lightweight Showdown

A new World Champion was crowned at last night’s Golden Boy/MVP/DAZN Main Event when Floyd Schofield III (20-0, 13 Kos) challenged our own undefeated Canadian combatant Lucas Bahdi (20-1, 15 Kos), for the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Both combatants walked into this bout full of confidence thinking this was going to be easy work but soon found out from the jump that each warriors possessed attributes that needed to be respected and not overlooked.

Although Floyd scored an early knock down in round three, Floyd quickly found out in the proceeding rounds that Lucas was a tougher opponent then expected with some serious durability and power behind every punch he managed to land cleanly.

That being said, Floyd maintained his composure as the rounds progressed and boxed and moved beautifully, collecting round after round making it harder on Lucas to bully him and prevent him from landing anything of significance.

Lucas had some moments and made his presence felt as best he could but not being able to keep up with Floyd’s movements and punch output made things look a lot harder for Lucas inside squared circle.

The accuracy of Floyd’s punches could not be missed but Lucas’ power punches were quite telling whenever he did land a good one. That said, Lucas managed to return the favor when he himself scored a knockdown in the eleventh round but simply could not put his punches together long enough to deter Floyd’s movements.  

After 12 full rounds of action, the Judges at hand scored it 119-108, 116-110 and 115-111 unanimously for Floyd Schofield III.This was way more competitive than the score cards suggest but nevertheless the right combatant won the war. With this win, Floyd picked up the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title crowning him the second youngest 24-year-old World Champion in the game today.

Congratulations Champ. Well done!

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On The Watch “It’s All About Emanuel Navarrete vs O’Shaquie Foster”

IBF/WBC/WBO Lightweight Unification Showdown

An interesting “Showdown” is set to go down on Saturday October 24, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio when Three-Division World Champion and current IBF/WBO Lightweight Champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 Kos) will attempt to unify the Division with WBC Lightweight Champion O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (26-3, 12 Kos).

Both Champions have been looking exceptionally great per their last outing, producing some very good work inside that squared circle. That being said, this upcoming challenge will definitely raise the bar for both Warriors to bring out the best version of themselves considering what is at stake on the night.

This is what these combatants work hard for. Holding all the jewels and securing the No. 1 Spot in the Division. This is motivation within itself. I’m expecting a well-conditioned and disciplined assassin in Navarrete, to show up on fight night and give the cool, collected and well-schooled boxer, in Foster, a serious test of will power.

We all know too well what Navarrete brings inside that squared circle. His unorthodox style and punch output have proven to be a real problem for the opposition but I’m curious to see what “game plan” the “Ice Water” Foster, will drum up to prevent Navarrete from snatching that WBC Championship Belt from his grasp.

Skill for skill, these two combatants will make this bout quite intriguing, so tune in Saturday night October 24, 2026, live on DAZN at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and see who will reign supreme.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Lamont Roach Jr. vs William Zepeda”

Vacant WBC Lightweight Championship

Last night’s Golden Boy/DAZN Main Event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, between Lamont Roach (25-2-3, 10 Kos) and William Zepeda (34-1, 27 Kos) was a very interesting bout where Zepeda, who hadn’t graced the squared circle since accepting a conclusive loss to Shakur Stevenson in July 2025, showed up this time around with an adjusted “game plan” that showed much improvement.

As for Roach, fresh off two controversial draws against two heavy-fisted punchers in Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz, approached this bout with the wrong “game plan” and paid a hefty price for it.

Everyone who’s been inside that squared circle with Zepeda knows exactly what he brings on fight night. Nonstop calculated pressure at a smothering pace with punches coming from all angles but this time, with the added footwork and an elevated boxing IQ that was just enough to disrupt Roach from ever settling in and using his counter punching styles that he was well known for.

As the rounds progressed, Roach found himself on the receiving end and getting broken down beaten to the punch from every corner with absolutely nothing to deter Zepeda from outworking him.

It was a beautiful display of boxing by Zepeda who kept his foot on Roach’s neck by never letting him breathe long enough at any point throughout the bout.

That being said, after 12 full one-sided rounds of action, the Judges at hand scored it 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 unanimously for William Zepeda.

With this very convincing win now under his belt, Zepeda picked up the vacant WBC Lightweight Title crowning him the New WBC Lightweight Champion of the world.

Well done, Champ, you’ve earned this one the right way!

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On The Watch “It’s All About Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper”

WBC/WBO Lightweight Unification

Last night’s MVP/Sky Sports Main Event between WBC Lightweight Champion Caroline Dubois (13-0-1, 5 Kos) and WBO Lightweight Champion Terri Harper (16-3-2, 6 kos) was an intriguing technical bout that took some time to unravel but eventually got going once the rounds started to progress at London’s Olympia.

Dubois’ speed and power were key as she was met with a bigger opponent in size and reach in Harper, who knew exactly how to stick that jab. The first few rounds were slow as both combatants were trying to establish themselves inside that squared circle.

Once Dubois managed to get on the inside pocket of Harper, the landscape of the bout completely changed as Dubois started to work her counterpunches with her speed from close range that started to do some serious damage to Harper’s face and body.

In the sixth round, Dubois was able to land a well-placed left hand that chinned Harper and dropped her to a standing 8 count. It was from that moment that Harper took a step back and looked hesitant in the following rounds and only stood her ground in short spurts.

That being said, Harper did throw caution out the ring in the tenth round and fought toe-to-toe but by that time the end result was already sealed. After 10 completed rounds of action the Judges at hand scored it 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92 unanimously for Dubois.

With this very convincing win under her belt, Dubois unified the Lightweight Division by retaining her WBC Lightweight Title and picking up the WBO Title from Harper and being awarded the Ring Magazine Belt for good measure.

Congratulations Caroline. Well done, you’ve earned this one, hands down!

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On The Watch “It’s All About Raymond Muratalla vs Andy Cruz”

IBF Lightweight Challenge

Last night’s Matchroom/DAZN Main Event between IBF Lightweight Champion Raymond Muratalla (24-0, 17 Kos) and Olympic Gold medalist, undefeated Challenger Andy Cruz (6-1, 3 Kos) was a competitive bout that had the fans in attendance at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, quite entertained.

Raymond knew exactly what he was up against and wasted no time executing his “game plan” from the fist bell. Raymond pressed the action with calculated pressure throwing punches from head to body at a higher clip rate than expected but definitely efficient enough to keep Andy from settling down into his own groove.

Andy did his part to match Raymond punch for punch but it was clear as the rounds progressed that Raymond was the one outworking Andy when push came to shove. Andy had his moments in between rounds but never quite capitalized on them enough in my eyes.

Raymond showed up last night and brought his “A” game inside that squared circle and silenced all the naysayers who discredited him as a Champion.

That being said, this was a highly competitive and technical bout where both combatants had to be on point to outduel one and other. After 12 full rounds of action the Judges at hand scored it 114-114, 116-112 and 118-110 giving the majority decision to Raymond Muratalla.

Although the score of 118-110 is suspect in my eyes, the right man definitely won this bout hands down.

Congratulations Raymond on retaining your IBF Lightweight Championship.

Well done, Champ!

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On The Watch “It’s All About Stephen Fulton vs O’Shaquie Foster”

Interim WBC Lightweight Challenge

Last night’s PBC/Prime Video Pay-Per-View co Main Event between WBC Super Featherweight Champion O’Shaquie Foster (24-3, 12 Kos) and challenger, former two Division Champion Stephen Fulton (23-2, 8 Kos), was supposed to be contested at the Super Featherweight Division but due to Stephen blowing the contractual weight limit by 2 pounds the bout got moved up to the Lightweight Division in order to maintain it on the card at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

It was very unprofessional of Stephen for blowing the weight after talking all that sh*t to the build-up of the fight. A lesson had to be given for the disrespect and O’Shaquie did just that by unleashing a one-sided beatdown that was well deserved.

O’Shaquie wasted no time at the first bell and started drilling in his stiff and accurate jab that couldn’t miss all night. O’Shaquie pressed the action using his size and his length walking down Stephen, who had absolutely no proper “game plan” at deterring O’Shaquie from having his way with him round by round.

O’Shaquie’s reach and power punches coming from all angles had Stephen bewildered and clueless all night. Stephen looked disengaged and inattentive to his corner man who was trying desperately to encourage him to let his hands go and fight back.

As the rounds progressed it was clear that Stephen was mentally and physically defeated. After 12 rounds of one-sided action the Judges at hand scored it 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111 unanimously for O’Shaquie Foster.

With this impressive and dominant win, O’Shaquie is now the new Interim WBC Lightweight Champion and is still WBC Super Featherweight Champion, giving him the option in the coming days to decide whether to stay at the 135-Pound Division and challenge to upgrade his interim title by taking on the full WBC Champion Shakur Stevenson or returning to the 130-Pound Division to continue defending his title.

Until then, congratulations O’Shaquie on a great performance!

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On The Watch “It’s All About Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes”

Vacant WBO World Lightweight Challenge

First up in last night’s “The Ring IV: Night of the Champions” were two undefeated warriors in Abdullah Mason (20-0, 17 Kos) and Sam Noakes (17-1, 15 Kos) vying for the Vacant WBO World Lightweight Title at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and boy did these two combatants put on a hell of a show. Real Talk!

Mason, who was the favourite on the night, walked in this bout full of confidence thinking this was going to be easy work but soon found out from the jump that Noakes wasn’t going to be a walk in the park.

Noakes proved to be a tougher combatant than his previous challengers because on this night Noakes brought the “HEAT” and forced Mason into a toe-to-toe type fight that his father/coach did not want for his son. Mason literally threw away the “game plan” and slugged it out with Noakes and brought the house up to their feet with the way these two tough warriors exchanged gloves from round to round.

A determined Mason dug deep and withstood all that was coming at him but gave out more of his own by pressing the action further in the championship rounds with some serious body and head shots clearly breaking the resilient Noakes down who refused to quit.

After 12 full rounds of nonstop action, the Judges at hand scored it 117-111, 115-111 and 115-111 unanimously for Abdullah Mason.

With this convincing win Mason picked up the Vacant WBO World Lightweight Title crowning him the youngest current male World Champion at 21 years old.

Congratulations Champ. Well done!

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On the Watch “It’s All About Floyd Schofield vs Tevin Farmer”

Lightweight Showdown

Last night, Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (19-0, 13 Kos) set the town for the opening night of the MVP/DAZN Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Pay-Per-View main card, with a total annihilation of the former IBF Super featherweight World Champion Tevin Farmer (33-9-1, 8 Kos) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Farmer talked a good game on route to this bout and felt very confident that he could derail the kid from competing with him at this level. That being said, Schofield accepted the challenge and silenced all the naysayers when he caught Farmer dead cold and chin checked him early in the first round with a heavy right hand that dropped him to a standing 8 count. He then followed up with another right hand straight to the dome and dropped Farmer again to another standing 8 count. Farmer looked shaky on them legs this time around and prime for the taking as Schofield unleashed an unanswered three punch combination that quickly prompted the referee to stop the bout.  

Farmer has always been known to give his opponents problems whether he won or loss but, on this night, he badly underestimated his opponent and paid a hefty price that got him blitzed in one round by a young and hungry combatant looking to make a name for himself.

This was a statement bout heard around the entire lightweight Division.  Your Boy Floyd Schofield is the house and on the come up looking for all the smoke.

Who’s next?

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