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Three of boxing's four junior lightweight championships will be on the line on Saturday in San Antonio when WBO and IBF champion Emanuel Navarrete takes on WBC champion O'Shaquie Foster.
\n\nNavarrete has been a staple on the world championship scene since defeating Isaac Dogboe to win the WBO junior featherweight championship in December 2018. Navarrete kept an incredibly busy schedule after winning that belt, making four successful title defenses in 2019 and a fourth before the end of February 2020.
\n\nAfter those five title defenses, Navarrete journeyed up in weight, defeating Ruben Villa to win the WBO belt at featherweight. Three successful title defenses followed before another jump in weight, this time winning the vacant WBO junior lightweight title with a stoppage win over Liam Wilson.
\n\nAfter retaining the belt with a win over Oscar Valdez and a draw against Robson Conceicao, Navarrete finally took a step too far when he faced Denys Berinchyk for the WBO lightweight belt, ultimately losing a split decision.
\n\nA closer look at yesterday's stare-down 👀The #NavarreteFoster Weigh-In streams here at 2PM ET. pic.twitter.com/4RZEQ16tD4
\n\nNavarrete returned to junior lightweight, where he beat Valdez in a rematch before winning a technical decision over Charly Suarez. The…
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