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00:00 [ Cheers and applause ]
00:04 -All right, guys, the rules of the total team.
00:05 The locker room and in the corner,
00:07 you know what I expect.
00:08 Touch the skulls if you want to.
00:09 If not, go back to your corner.
00:11 -10-round super featherweight fight.
00:14 Our co-main event of the evening.
00:17 William Foster III.
00:20 Missy L. Lopez.
00:25 Here we go.
00:26 It's time to fight.
00:28 Red and black trunks for the silent assassin,
00:33 William Foster III.
00:35 Blue, white, and red trunks for Missy L. Lopez.
00:39 [ Indistinct shouting ]
00:43 -Big smile on the face of William Foster III
00:46 before the round started.
00:47 That's something I've actually seen him do
00:48 in fights quite a bit.
00:50 Seems like he has fun out there.
00:51 [ Indistinct shouting ]
00:55 -High risk, low reward.
00:58 It's actually a compliment in the fact
01:01 that Foster can't get opponents inside the ring with him.
01:07 Somewhat of Teddy Atlas talking about with Dmitry Bebo
01:11 on a different level, of course.
01:12 First fight since July 23rd of last year
01:16 for William Foster.
01:18 411 days.
01:21 Set the headline, as we mentioned, 57 days ago.
01:25 Here on ProBox TV, that fight fell out
01:27 just moments before we went on the air, Chris.
01:30 -Yeah, that was really unfortunate.
01:31 We were looking forward to have him on our air.
01:32 Like you had said, he's not been very busy,
01:34 so he was extremely excited to be back,
01:38 and that fight fell through.
01:39 That's got to be heartbreaking.
01:41 Big right hand there from William Foster III.
01:44 But moments before that, Missy had landed
01:46 a really nice left hook to the liver on the inside.
01:49 You know, you had mentioned that there was a 4-inch height
01:52 advantage for Foster, but not a reach advantage.
01:55 That means there's a lot of real estate to cover,
01:57 with shorter arms.
01:58 That body's going to be open.
02:01 -High-volume puncher is Lopez.
02:06 Foster very explosive.
02:09 Displays athleticism and quickness.
02:12 -Whoa, big overhead right here.
02:14 [ Indistinct shouting ]
02:18 You know, in my notes for Foster,
02:19 I have athletic, like you just said,
02:23 but also, varies up his punches really well.
02:25 He's very creative with his offense.
02:27 Mixes up his punches beautifully,
02:29 and we're seeing that already here in round one.
02:31 -Battle-tested, has beaten three unbeaten fighters
02:37 already in his career at 15-0, the counter by Lopez.
02:46 -Watch for that short right hand from Foster III.
02:50 He's been landing some really nice,
02:52 sneaky right hands early on here.
02:55 [ Indistinct shouting ]
02:58 -He says, "Everybody dodges me.
03:06 Even Makaio dodged me."
03:08 15 seconds, round one, scheduled for 10.
03:12 -Misaya Lopez is not going to dodge him.
03:13 He's here to fight. -You got that right.
03:15 [ Indistinct shouting ]
03:21 [ Bell dings ]
03:23 [ Indistinct shouting ]
03:26 [ "Bad Boy" playing ]
03:29 ♪♪
03:34 -About to let you jab a little more.
03:37 Right? Boom, boom, boom.
03:39 When you throw your hand, you got to come back with a hook.
03:42 -Luis Rosa has been with Foster III since he was 10 years old.
03:47 -♪♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ♪♪
03:49 -Break him down. He's about to give up in that round.
03:52 It hurts.
03:54 ♪♪
03:56 [ Bell dings ]
03:58 ♪♪
04:03 -The corner, Lopez, his father, Ebenezer,
04:09 making sure those cuts don't cost him.
04:11 [ Bell dings ]
04:12 -No peace, no peace!
04:15 -Lopez has lost two straight,
04:17 but he told us in the fighter meetings, Chris,
04:20 he made costly mistakes in those last two fights.
04:23 First, leaving it in the hands of the judges,
04:27 but secondly, a fight in which he was winning in round 10.
04:31 He got stopped with 20 seconds on the clock.
04:34 -Yeah, that was against Sagawa,
04:36 who actually Foster holds a win over early in his career.
04:39 Gave Sagawa his first loss, actually.
04:41 -And speaking of big wins,
04:43 Misael Lopez defeated Orlando Gonzalez,
04:48 and Gonzalez and Ramiro Cicina
04:52 still amongst the top candidates
04:54 for Fight of the Year here on ProBox TV.
04:56 -Yeah, that fight was amazing. I loved calling that fight.
04:59 That's a big win for Misael Lopez,
05:02 'cause Orlando Gonzalez can really fight.
05:06 -Lopez turning it up here in round 2.
05:11 -You know who else really can fight, Golden?
05:13 -Yeah. -These two guys.
05:14 -You got that right. -We got a great spectator.
05:15 ♪♪
05:18 -I just love how calm Foster stays.
05:21 Picks his spots, stays long.
05:23 [ Crowd shouting ]
05:26 -I mean, Foster said straight out,
05:28 "I'm not underestimating him.
05:30 I hope he is not underestimating me."
05:33 [ Crowd shouting ]
05:36 -More smiles from Foster.
05:37 Foster, like I said, watch out for those sneaky right hands,
05:39 but listen, Lopez, watch out for those sneaky body shots.
05:42 He's been sneaking in some really nice left hooks
05:44 under the elbows of Foster.
05:45 And I had mentioned those shorter arms of Foster
05:49 with that long body, that long torso.
05:52 Big target.
05:53 -Family business for the Fosters.
05:56 Grandfather was the first, father William the second.
06:00 Pro boxer from 2003 to 2007.
06:05 William's older brother, Charles,
06:08 33-year-old southpaw has a record of 22-1.
06:12 -Lopez lands three good left hands,
06:14 a jab, a hook, and then another jab.
06:17 Elicits a smile from Foster the third.
06:20 -Big swing and a miss.
06:23 -Lopez having a good round here.
06:24 -Yes.
06:26 -Found his range nicely.
06:28 [ Crowd shouting ]
06:31 -There you go!
06:32 -Rolling, rolling, roll, roll!
06:34 -Ooh. Oh!
06:36 -Good shots, right hands from both men.
06:39 -They have brought it to Pro Box TV here tonight.
06:42 [ Crowd shouting ]
06:44 [ Whistle blows ]
06:46 [ Crowd shouting ]
06:48 -Khomeini Venadim.
06:50 [ Crowd shouting ]
06:54 -Oh, there's that left hook to the liver again
06:55 from Lopez off the ropes.
06:56 -You could hear it.
06:58 [ Crowd shouting ]
07:01 -Oh, good right hand from Foster upstairs.
07:05 -Radovoi Kalijic, Mickey Ellison still to come
07:10 in our remaining bet of the evening.
07:12 See how long this one lasts, Chris.
07:14 -Oh, man, good left hook, right hand combination
07:17 from Foster from the outside.
07:18 Catches Lopez square on the chin.
07:21 Took it well, though.
07:22 [ Bell dings ]
07:24 -We got ourselves a fight.
07:25 -Yeah, we do.
07:26 [ Applause ]
07:29 -Thank you.
07:31 [ Crowd shouting ]
07:33 [ Crowd shouting ]
07:35 -And that whole round was a replay,
07:37 but we're gonna take a look at some of the action here.
07:39 Big swing and a miss there from Foster.
07:40 That uppercut just misses.
07:43 Lopez threw a nice left hook in there.
07:45 [ Crowd shouting ]
07:48 Nicely time shot there.
07:50 That's what I mean about Foster.
07:54 He's so calm.
07:55 He's able to pull the trigger.
07:57 And land punches like that from awkward angles
08:00 and lands two more shots upstairs.
08:02 Beautiful stuff from Foster.
08:06 Oh, and that was my -- that was that punch of the round.
08:08 I think it stole it on my scorecard.
08:10 That left hook, right hand combination
08:12 that landed squarely on the chin of Lopez.
08:16 Beautiful punch there to close out round two
08:19 for William Foster III.
08:21 [ Crowd shouting ]
08:23 -Fox!
08:26 -The battle continues.
08:28 Blue, white, and red trunks for Lopez.
08:32 Now living in Denver, Colorado.
08:34 Red and black for William Foster III.
08:38 -Oh, let's go!
08:40 [ Crowd shouting ]
08:44 -High pace set early here in this round, as well.
08:49 -Lopez has got some chin,
08:51 'cause from what I've seen on Foster on tape,
08:53 he can punch, and he's landed some really clean right hands
08:55 so far.
08:57 -Foster III said, "I will get him uncomfortable
09:00 in the first two rounds.
09:02 He'll be broken by the third."
09:06 That pace of the prediction may be a little aggressive.
09:10 We'll find out. -A little aggressive,
09:11 but he started out round three looking really good.
09:14 -So maybe it's three, and then he'll be broken
09:17 in the fourth if Foster has his way.
09:19 -Yeah, 'cause Lopez started out round number two really good,
09:21 found his range on the inside.
09:23 But Foster came on real strong at the end of the round.
09:25 He started round three even stronger.
09:28 -Foster landing to the body and to the chin
09:32 already here in just over a minute in the round.
09:35 -Yeah, Lopez needs to get his back off the ropes,
09:38 'cause he's getting tattooed with right hands over the top.
09:40 [ Crowd shouting ]
09:43 -Foster very technically sound.
09:46 -Yeah, yeah, very fundamental.
09:49 Punches are very technical, very sharp.
09:52 Throw him correctly, go back to home quick.
09:55 Nice feint there.
09:57 Slide in, slide out.
09:58 -William, his older brother Charles,
10:00 started very, very young with their father training him,
10:03 and then Dad said, "We got to hand you up"
10:06 to Luis Rosa Sr.
10:09 And he's been with him for --
10:11 Well, he's 29 years old now, so almost 20 years.
10:14 The answer from Lopez.
10:16 [ Crowd shouting ]
10:18 -This is where Lopez is dangerous.
10:20 I mentioned in the open with him,
10:22 he's the kind of guy, he builds off confidence.
10:24 So if he gets comfortable,
10:26 you got to deal with him all night long.
10:27 Good body shot there on the inside for Lopez.
10:29 And a right hand over the top.
10:33 -Can see that left has landed right where it did again,
10:37 swelling under the right eye of Misael Lopez.
10:41 -Man.
10:43 -Man, Foster just turns that hit.
10:47 [ Crowd shouting ]
10:50 -Referee, ref!
10:51 Ref!
10:54 -Ref has given him a count here.
10:56 I'm assuming he's saying that the ropes kept him off.
10:58 -Yep.
11:00 And Foster coming right in to try to finish this fight.
11:04 -Well, his prediction was the third round, right?
11:06 -Yep.
11:07 [ Crowd shouting ]
11:10 Well, it was uncomfortable in the first two rounds,
11:17 but it was broken by the third.
11:20 [ Crowd shouting ]
11:23 -Pretty good prediction. -Yeah.
11:24 -Pretty good prediction. -He's on pace.
11:27 -Lopez is through.
11:28 [ Crowd shouting ]
11:31 -Well, Gold, do you see why I was excited about this kid?
11:32 -Absolutely.
11:34 -He's still wobbling.
11:35 He's wobbling to the rope.
11:36 He's wobbling to the corner.
11:37 He's still wobbling.
11:39 -Very dominant round for William Foster III.
11:42 It's those right hands,
11:44 and Lopez was trying to pull back straight,
11:46 getting hit clean with those hands over the top.
11:49 Gold, you had mentioned how fundamentally sound,
11:50 how technical the punches of William Foster III are.
11:53 It's true. He gets his head off line
11:55 so beautifully when he throws that right hand.
11:57 Offense and defense mixed together.
11:59 And that right hand is what's been giving
12:02 Lopez trouble all night long.
12:03 That's what I mean.
12:05 Gets his head off line, drops that right hand.
12:07 He's punching you with good offense,
12:09 but he's also invisible to your counterattack.
12:11 [ Crowd shouting ]
12:15 -Good pressure, good, sharp, technical punches.
12:18 Great attitude, too. -Yes.
12:20 -Put a lot of mental pressure on you.
12:23 -And he's having fun out there.
12:24 The smile on the face of William Foster III.
12:28 Lopez, I would imagine, still trying to recover
12:32 from that big third-round barrage of punches
12:37 that continues here early in the fourth.
12:40 -Oh, man.
12:41 That's one thing that I noticed in Foster, too,
12:43 watching his team.
12:44 Yes, he's a good puncher, but he's also a volume guy.
12:46 That's really difficult to deal with.
12:49 -I'm here to showcase my boxing skills and my evolution.
12:55 This is just the beginning of my fight journey.
12:59 -And you know what this tells me?
13:00 A guy who's inactive but looks this good,
13:02 he's been living in the gyms.
13:04 -Yes. -He has not missed a beat.
13:07 -And he's been in training camp for an extra 57 days
13:10 because he thought he was fighting back on July 12th
13:14 here in Armenia, Venice.
13:15 -Free point for all defense, yeah.
13:17 Back-to-back training camps.
13:20 -Took no time off.
13:22 [ Indistinct shouting ]
13:24 High risk, no reward.
13:26 You can see why a lot of fighters
13:28 don't want to get in here with William Foster III.
13:30 -The reason I said that is because that's what he said
13:33 the first time we interviewed him.
13:34 -Correct, correct, yeah. -And I brought that up,
13:35 and I said, "I agree with him."
13:36 I said, "You are a high-risk, low-reward guy."
13:39 [ Indistinct shouting ]
13:42 [ Indistinct shouting ]
13:46 -He has got Lopez in a very defensive mode.
13:50 -Oh, good double body shot there from Lopez on the inside.
13:54 [ Indistinct shouting ]
13:55 Oh!
13:57 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:00 William Foster being warned for holding.
14:03 No warning for the late hit from Lopez,
14:05 punching on the break, but big smile from Foster.
14:09 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:10 Foster with that smile on his face.
14:15 His coach said he's skillful, smart, he listens,
14:18 and he can make adjustments quickly.
14:22 Nice uppercut, and again,
14:24 first the right hand, then the left.
14:26 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:29 Lopez biting down on the mouthpiece, though.
14:32 -He's been getting hit with some big shots
14:34 all night long, though.
14:35 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:38 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:41 [ Indistinct shouting ]
14:44 -Big swings, bigger misses.
14:48 -Whoa. There's that uppercut
14:50 that Foster tried a few rounds ago.
14:52 Missed that one, as well.
14:54 -Foster gets his head off center very well.
14:56 -Yeah, it's very fundamentally sound.
14:59 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:01 Lopez winging that left hook upstairs.
15:03 That's been a good weapon for him, especially downstairs,
15:06 but this is where he'd not want to be.
15:08 When he has his back on the ropes,
15:09 it's all William Foster III.
15:11 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:15 Nice body shot on the inside from Lopez.
15:17 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:20 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:23 [ Bell dings ]
15:25 -The battle will continue.
15:27 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:30 [ Indistinct shouting ]
15:33 -I spoke about those left hands from Lopez.
15:38 That's a beautiful double left hook, both on the liver.
15:40 You saw Foster drop his elbow down.
15:44 Here we see that punch off the break from Lopez.
15:49 The ref was breaking them because Foster was holding.
15:53 Lopez took the opportunity to crack him on the chin one.
15:56 -Really? -Yeah.
15:58 [ Indistinct shouting ]
16:01 [ Whistle blows ]
16:03 -Scheduled for 10 rounds for the vacant
16:07 WBA Fedecentro Super Featherweight belt.
16:12 [ Whistle blows ]
16:14 [ Indistinct shouting ]
16:17 [ Indistinct shouting ]
16:19 -All of Lopez's fights, born in Mexico,
16:23 living in Denver now, have been in the U.S.
16:26 Tonight, his first fight in the state of Florida
16:30 and, of course, his first here on Pro Box TV.
16:33 -Oh, good counter hook there from Lopez
16:36 as Foster III rushes in.
16:40 -Red and black for Foster III,
16:42 blue, white, and red for Misael Lopez.
16:47 -Now, we mentioned Lopez's conditioning.
16:49 He's one of those guys, he's never out of the fight
16:51 because he's got a great fitness level
16:53 and he builds off of anything that he gets done.
16:55 When his confidence grows, he's a very dangerous guy.
16:58 -Trains at altitude in Colorado.
17:02 He does his cold plunge and his conditioning together.
17:05 He told us he swims in the coldest of rivers.
17:10 -Taking full advantage of where he lives.
17:12 -You got that right.
17:15 Although snowboarding did not go well for him.
17:17 He shared that with us.
17:18 -Yeah, not a good idea for a professional fighter.
17:21 I always said, "I'm not doing any extreme sports
17:23 until I'm fully retired.
17:25 I got to keep that body in condition."
17:27 -He said, "It was hard as heck. I couldn't stop."
17:29 -He said, "I'm a professional athlete.
17:31 I can't stop." -Yeah, "I should be able to do this."
17:34 -Oh, big right hand upstairs from William Foster.
17:36 [ Crowd shouting ]
17:39 -I'm pretty sure he could beat up all those snowboarders
17:41 that were out there that day.
17:42 -Oh, that's for sure. -[ Laughs ]
17:45 -As long as he's not standing on a snowboard.
17:47 -Correct.
17:50 -Oh.
17:51 Big shots on the side for both guys.
17:54 Lopez on the attack.
17:56 -Stop! Stop!
17:58 [ Crowd shouting ]
18:01 -Oh, nice stiff, straight right hand down the middle
18:05 for William Foster. Great body work from Lopez.
18:08 -It's a great round for Misael Lopez.
18:11 -Oh.
18:14 -I would like to know what William Foster III
18:16 does for getting his abs conditioned,
18:18 'cause he's taken some really big body shots
18:20 and has not shown any muscle wear.
18:22 -And we saw the one in the replay
18:24 where he didn't even flinch. -Yeah, right in the liver.
18:28 Oh, good right hand from Lopez as he slides out.
18:30 [ Crowd shouting ]
18:35 -My body hurts from watching the replay, Chris.
18:37 -Yeah.
18:41 Good round here, back-and-forth action.
18:44 [ Crowd shouting ]
18:50 -Oh.
18:52 Big left hook over the top. Lopez takes it really well.
18:55 [ Crowd shouting ]
19:01 -Lopez said, "126 or 130, happy to compete."
19:06 He said, moving forward in his career,
19:08 126 might be his true home,
19:11 but he'll take big fights like this
19:14 at 130 every single night.
19:16 -Yeah, I could see him doing --
19:18 better equipped physically for 126.
19:21 You know, Foster is a 30-pounder.
19:22 He's a big 30-pounder. -Yes, he is.
19:26 That's the height advantage.
19:29 Lopez is right back in this fight.
19:32 [ Crowd shouting ]
19:36 -That's what I need from you, man.
19:39 I need that from you. That's what I need.
19:41 That's what we need to win this fight.
19:42 Now, you've seen your backs in the twitching.
19:44 You've seen your hands.
19:45 Boxing, center of the ring.
19:48 Rip those fucking body shots, come to the head,
19:50 but I need that head movement in the fucking pocket.
19:52 Do not let it hit you with that fucking two-no more.
19:54 Just act like you're at the end of the round.
19:55 You're slipping it. You're getting under it.
19:58 Start pulling it in back with that shoulder.
20:00 [ Crowd shouting ]
20:06 -Good action in that last round.
20:08 Both guys digging deep on the inside.
20:09 Lopez had a much better round,
20:11 bit of a get-back round from the previous several.
20:15 And the corner is right.
20:17 That's what they need in order to win this fight.
20:19 And listen, Goldie, we got half of this fight to go.
20:22 -Yeah, and we've talked about the conditioning of Lopez,
20:27 or at least where he does his conditioning at altitude.
20:31 That's not to say that we expect William Foster III
20:35 not to be in great shape,
20:37 but it is worthy of mention
20:40 when you're training at altitude.
20:41 -Lopez is the kind of guy, though,
20:42 if you step up against at all,
20:44 he digs himself back into this fight.
20:47 You know, this could get very interesting down the stretch.
20:50 This is where we separate the men from the boys, as they say.
20:53 -Big fight, great camp, no excuses.
20:55 Lopez said, "This is my shot back to contender mode."
21:00 [ Crowd shouting ]
21:02 Mike Goldberg with the former world champion,
21:04 my powerful partner, Chris Algieri, the Magic Man,
21:08 will be back with us in two weeks
21:10 and pretty much every day with you as well.
21:14 -He is an Italy-visiting family.
21:16 -He's not an exception for me. He's got to deal with me every day.
21:21 -Or is it the other way around?
21:24 That's why it's a sparring session.
21:26 Big swing and a miss from Lopez.
21:29 Connects there.
21:30 -Nice slide with the shoulders, though, from Foster.
21:33 Big right hand upstairs from Lopez.
21:35 -Lopez bringing the heat here in round number 6.
21:43 -Let's see if that body work early on from Lopez
21:45 is going to pay off in the second half of this fight.
21:49 -So much for being broken by the third.
21:52 -Yeah, no, breaking a guy like Lopez,
21:54 I don't know if that's an option.
21:57 -Lopez, a little slip and rip.
21:59 [ Crowd shouting ]
22:01 -Oh, big right hand upstairs.
22:11 -A deep breath in from Lopez after that shot.
22:13 [ Crowd shouting ]
22:16 -Lopez and Foster III loving the energy
22:27 here inside our Pro Box TV World Headquarters.
22:31 -Lopez needs to keep those hands up,
22:32 but he's most certainly in the way.
22:33 -Yep.
22:35 -Foster III just too long, too tall
22:40 to back out with their hands down.
22:42 [ Crowd shouting ]
22:44 -They're having fun.
22:51 Just another Wednesday night of great fights
22:57 here on your boxing channel.
22:59 -That was a really nice left hook
23:00 from Lopez as a counter over the top.
23:02 [ Crowd shouting ]
23:05 I told you about Lopez. He builds confidence.
23:09 -Yes.
23:10 -As he goes, he's really coming on,
23:13 throwing some big heat.
23:15 [ Crowd shouting ]
23:17 -What a fight!
23:28 [ Crowd shouting ]
23:38 -Yep.
23:39 -Some great action that round.
23:42 Another good round for Lopez,
23:44 especially at the end of the round.
23:45 He's really coming on, hyping up the crowd,
23:47 hyping up himself.
23:49 He builds off of his successes in fights.
23:51 I've seen this time and time again.
23:53 Very difficult guy to break,
23:55 and that's exactly what Foster planned to do tonight.
23:57 Haven't seen it yet.
23:59 [ Crowd shouting ]
24:01 ♪♪
24:11 ♪♪
24:16 -William Foster III, a perfect 15-0 record.
24:23 Lopez, 14-3.
24:26 [ Crowd shouting ]
24:28 -WBA, fit-a-centro, super featherweight belt
24:32 on the line in our comini vent.
24:35 Red and black trunks for Foster III,
24:37 Lopez, in his Nuggets colors.
24:41 -Oh, good right hand to the body from Foster.
24:44 Again, Lopez, when his back is on the ropes,
24:47 that's not the place he wants to be.
24:49 -Blue, white, and red,
24:52 as Lopez, much like Chris has mentioned before,
24:56 has built momentum.
25:00 But Foster still happy to come forward.
25:03 -Watch out, Jeff!
25:05 -He's the one for the body!
25:06 -Yeah, Foster still -- he's the more technically-set guy,
25:09 the bigger man, the bigger puncher of the two.
25:14 Oh, boy, and you see that power right there.
25:16 Even a partially-blocked shot from Foster III
25:19 moves Lopez halfway around the ring.
25:21 [ Crowd shouting ]
25:23 Oh, but when his back's against the ropes
25:25 and Foster lets those hands go with volume,
25:27 very difficult guy to deal with.
25:29 Oh, whoa!
25:31 -Right in front of us, partner.
25:33 -Yeah, I don't think we got -- I got hit with some sweat.
25:36 -Yeah. -Part of the job.
25:37 -Got a little blood on the notes.
25:40 -Oh.
25:42 Good counters now.
25:43 See, Foster III showing what kind of prospect he is,
25:47 changing things up this round.
25:50 -Big right hand as part of that combination.
25:53 -Yeah, it looks like he's starting to make Lopez wilt
25:56 with these shots.
25:57 -And before that, Lopez,
26:00 he led with that left to the body
26:03 and stayed in that pose a little too long
26:05 and ate a big right-hand counter.
26:07 [ Crowd shouting ]
26:10 Foster III gaining that momentum back here in round number 7.
26:15 -Yeah, this is the most dominant Foster has been
26:16 in the last couple rounds.
26:17 Lopez was having a couple good rounds,
26:19 get-back rounds, but here comes Foster.
26:23 -Oof. Mixing things up nicely.
26:26 Mm. Can't miss with that right hand this round.
26:29 [ Crowd shouting ]
26:34 -Round 7, co-main event scheduled for 10.
26:38 [ Crowd shouting ]
26:41 Got him on the ropes again.
26:51 Lopez to the body.
26:52 -Great body shots there.
26:55 -30 seconds.
26:57 [ Crowd shouting ]
26:59 Ooh.
27:00 -Ooh, good overhead right there from Lopez.
27:02 [ Crowd shouting ]
27:05 [ Crowd shouting ]
27:08 -A little slip and rip.
27:09 Right hand connects for Foster.
27:12 -Another smile from Foster.
27:14 -10 seconds.
27:15 -A lot to smile about this round.
27:17 -10 seconds, guys.
27:19 -Lopez was building some serious momentum, Chris,
27:23 but it was a very solid round for William Foster III.
27:26 -Yeah, 5 and 6, Lopez was coming on,
27:28 was building momentum, but, man, that was put to rest
27:31 in round 7 by William Foster III.
27:34 [ Crowd shouting ]
27:37 Here we see some of that work as Foster pins
27:49 Misael against the ropes.
27:50 He's been getting really good work done
27:52 whenever the back of Lopez is against the ropes,
27:55 where Foster can unload with those value shots.
27:58 And we saw good left hooks upstairs,
27:59 right hands down low.
28:01 Mixed things up and changed speeds very well
28:04 that last round.
28:05 Took the momentum back into his control.
28:08 -Rubbery letting him take a beating.
28:10 [ Crowd shouting ]
28:13 [ Whistle blows ]
28:16 -Stand up, stand up. Stand up, stand up.
28:19 [ Crowd shouting ]
28:22 -Count me! Count me! Count me!
28:25 [ Crowd shouting ]
28:28 [ Crowd shouting ]
28:31 -Eighth round of our co-main event.
28:36 Mike Goldberg, Chris Algieri, Wednesday Night Fights.
28:40 ProBox TV.
28:42 -We don't promote boxers. We promote boxing.
28:46 [ Crowd shouting ]
28:49 -I think this is gonna be a big round here.
28:54 If Lopez can't assert himself again
28:57 like he did a couple rounds ago...
28:59 Ooh.
29:02 Or if Foster can build off of what he did last round,
29:07 this fight's pretty much over.
29:10 -Still to come, our main event of the evening.
29:14 Radovoi Kalijic against Mickey Ellison
29:18 for the WBA Continental North America Belt.
29:22 [ Crowd shouting ]
29:24 -Ooh. There's that 3-2 combination from Foster.
29:27 Catches Lopez as he slides out.
29:30 Lets his hands get -- drop a little bit as he circles.
29:33 Gets caught quite often that way.
29:35 Ooh. -Foster, nice 1-2,
29:38 and then the shot to the body.
29:40 Right hand lands.
29:42 [ Crowd shouting ]
29:45 -Foster doing a really nice job of mixing things up.
29:47 He's -- Oh, boy. Good uppercut left hook to the liver.
29:51 Backs Lopez up. That shot hurt.
29:54 [ Crowd shouting ]
29:56 -Lot of time on the clock here in this round.
29:59 -I don't know how Lopez took that shot.
30:01 That uppercut to the left hook to the liver,
30:03 the Canelo punch, basically. -Yeah.
30:05 -That's a really difficult shot to deal with.
30:08 [ Crowd shouting ]
30:11 -Lopez was stopped by 10-1 Jordan White.
30:18 And then you talked about the Sagao fight.
30:21 With about 20 seconds left in the 10th
30:23 in a fight he was winning.
30:25 He got finished.
30:27 [ Crowd shouting ]
30:32 -Good overhand right there from Lopez lands,
30:35 but Foster comes right back.
30:38 Again, I mentioned the power differential between the two.
30:41 Foster definitely the heavier-handed.
30:43 -Just a bigger guy, Chris.
30:45 -Yeah, bigger guy, heavier puncher.
30:48 -But Lopez got himself some hard -- Both men do.
30:51 -Lopez actually does hit harder than his record suggests.
30:54 -Yeah. -But Foster is the bigger puncher.
30:57 -As we watch this fight and you see some of the shots
31:00 that Lopez has landed, I was thinking the same thing.
31:03 14 wins, just 5 finishes.
31:06 He's been in there against some terrible guys, obviously.
31:08 -Yeah, I think it's more a testament
31:10 to who he's been in with than his actual punching power.
31:13 -Wow!
31:15 -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
31:25 Hands up.
31:27 [ Bell dings ]
31:28 The battle continues.
31:30 [ Crowd chanting, shouting ]
31:34 -Yeah, it's been the same shot that we've seen all night long.
31:38 It's that combination.
31:39 Obviously, that's been a shot
31:41 that Foster and his team have been working on.
31:43 Cutting the man off, left hook, right hand,
31:46 great combination for a tall guy.
31:48 You know what he's actually built like is Diego Corrales.
31:50 He's tall, but he's got the shorter arms.
31:53 He fights it well on the inside, too.
31:54 There's that big right hand over the top.
31:56 I kept mentioning how Lopez, when he circles out,
31:59 he tends to drop that lead hand there.
32:01 He actually got caught in the middle of punching.
32:03 But, yeah, that's been a shot that's been landed
32:05 consistently all night long, really from round number one.
32:08 There, it was just, I mean, accumulation of punishment
32:11 plus just being a clean shot.
32:13 Beautiful right hand from Foster.
32:16 End of the round.
32:17 I mean, he could have had an opportunity to finish that off, but...
32:20 [ Crowd chanting, shouting ]
32:25 Lopez enthusiastically telling Michael DeJesus,
32:30 "I'm ready. Let's go. Round number nine."
32:34 Ooh, big right hand again.
32:36 He's wobbled.
32:37 Wobbles Lopez.
32:39 Oh, and a left hook.
32:40 Right in front of us now, right hand.
32:43 [ Crowd shouting ]
32:45 Lopez's game.
32:47 [ Crowd shouting ]
32:50 One tough fighter.
32:52 [ Crowd shouting ]
32:55 Foster continues to put a heavy pace on Misael Lopez.
33:01 Body shot after multiple landings to the head.
33:05 Really smart changeup there from Foster.
33:07 Took the power off those punches.
33:08 Let his hands go, picking his spots,
33:10 then throws a hard left hook to the body.
33:12 Smart of him. He's been landing big shots.
33:15 But you can change it up and force the rep to step in.
33:19 He was looking for the home run hit there with the right hand.
33:22 Oh! There it is.
33:24 Big right hand.
33:26 And the rep steps in. He's seen enough.
33:28 Yep, it is all over.
33:31 Can't complain about that stop.
33:32 Nope, not at all.
33:33 William Foster III stops Misael Lopez
33:39 and moves to 16-0.
33:42 [ Crowd chanting, shouting ]
33:45 [ Bell ringing ]
33:49 Those big right hands, Chris.
33:51 [ Crowd chanting, shouting ]
33:56 Here we're gonna see.
33:57 Stab jab to the body.
33:58 Beautiful overhand right.
34:00 We talked about the technical proficiency of Foster all night long.
34:03 That was a textbook combination.
34:05 Stab jab down low, right hand right from the chin.
34:07 No fat on that punch whatsoever.
34:10 Throws it right from the guard position.
34:11 Overhand right.
34:13 And really just a couple flurries there that cuffed the head of Lopez.
34:16 He went down, but the rep had seen enough.
34:18 He had taken enough big shots these last two rounds,
34:20 really all night, but especially the last two rounds.
34:23 [ Crowd chanting, shouting ]
34:27 What a show these two put on in our co-main event tonight, though.
34:32 Yeah, I mean, this is one of those fights--
34:34 I saw this on paper a few weeks ago, and I was like,
34:36 "Oh, boy, we got a good fight."
34:37 Yes.
34:39 And sure enough, it lived up to it, but really--
34:42 It looked like it was going to be one-sided early.
34:44 It did, yeah.
34:45 I was going to say, it really opened my eyes to how good William Foster is
34:48 because I have a lot of respect for Misael Lopez,
34:52 but, I mean, Foster, especially early on, he just had his man figured out
34:56 and was coming on, landing some big shots,
34:58 especially when Lopez found himself on the ropes.
35:00 He had his moments of success,
35:01 landing some good body shots on the inside.
35:03 He's a tricky, tricky guy, definitely capable, definitely in great shape,
35:06 but, man, that right hand was laser tonight.
35:09 That thing over the top as a counter, as a lead, off the hook.
35:14 There we saw--this is what I was talking about with Lopez on the inside,
35:17 letting those hands go, ripping beautiful body shots.
35:19 There we saw a nice right hand over the top.
35:21 But when we spoke about the size of Foster all night,
35:25 it seemed like he just walked through everything,
35:26 even those body shots right in the liver.
35:28 Scoring beautiful shots, just nothing on the face to show
35:32 that he was being damaged by those shots.
35:34 And on the other side, the damage being done by Foster was obvious.
35:39 Big right hand puts Lopez down.
35:42 I think that was the end of the seventh round, I believe.
35:45 Yep.
35:46 Oh, no, the end of the eighth round.
35:47 The end of the eighth and then in the ninth, that right hand again, bam.
35:50 And then the ninth round, he just couldn't miss.
35:53 And there, the ref had seen enough.
35:54 And he gets his tenth win by knockout.
35:58 To make it official, Beatriz Calise.
36:02 [crowd murmuring]
36:05 The official time, 58 seconds of round number nine.
36:10 [speaking Spanish]
36:15 And the winner by technical knockout.
36:19 [speaking Spanish]
36:23 William Foster!
36:30 [crowd cheering]
36:32 Nothing silent about the silent assassin tonight.
36:37 As he now owns that WBA Fedicentro Super Featherweight belt.
36:44 Finishing Misael Lopez in round number nine.