Boxing Challenge: Foster defeats Nova, Nontshinga regains title

     O'Shaquie Foster cemented his strong final rounds with a round twelve knockdown of Abraham Nova in winning a split decision to retain his WBC junior lightweight title in New York City.

Nova managed to have his moments but Foster swept the final four rounds and punctuated the win when he dropped Nova along the ropes.

Nova wasn't in serious difficulty but the knockdown was a clean one.

Foster won on two cards of 116-111 with Nova winning on the dissenting opinion 114-113.

I had Foster the victor at 115-112.

Foster's win continued his recent run of good form and despite the defeat, Nova proved himself worthy of a future title or title eliminator.

In Oaxaca, Mexico, Sivenathi Nontshinga avenged his loss last year to Adrien Curiel and regained the IBF light flyweight title that he lost to Curiel.

Curiel bullied Nontshinga for the first seven rounds, building a lead on the scorecards on aggression and volume but Nontshinga began to turn the tide in the eighth and badly stung Curiel late in the ninth round.

Curiel was never able to recover and Nontshinga finished the show in the tenth to regain the title.

I haven't seen the Mauricio Lara- Daniel Lugo fight which ended in a majority decision draw.

Boxing Challenge

TRS: 21 Pts (1) 

Ramon Malpica: 19 Pts (1)

Vince Samano: 12 Pts (2)