Rey Vargas and O’Shaquie Foster will be putting on a show live on Showtime from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on February 11th, 2023.
Both of them are two-division world champions, with Vargas boasting a record of 36-0 and 22 KOs, while Foster is at 19-2 and 11 KOs. The bout will be a 12-round world championship fight for the vacant WBC junior lightweight title.
In the second most significant bout on the card, Jovanie Santiago (14-2-1, 10 KOs) and former titleholder Mario Barrios (26-2, 17 KOs) go head-to-head in a 10-round welterweight bout.
Whereas to start the main card, Viktor Faust (11-0, 7 KOs) and 2016 Olympic athlete Lenier Pero (8-0, 5 KOs) will compete in a 10-round heavyweight match. Prior to the fight, the fighters weighed in to make the event official.
Foster and Vargas had to be pulled apart after they successfully weighed in. Both men put on a show for the photographers and then Foster became angry when Vargas put a hand on him.
Results
Rey Vargas vs. O’Shaquie Foster: both weighed at 129½ pounds
Mario Barrios 146¾ pounds vs. Jovanie Santiago 145¾ pounds
Lenier Pero 242¾ pounds vs. Viktor Faust 234 pounds
Claudio Marrero 135 pounds vs. Gonzalo Fuenzalida 134½ pounds
Eumir Marcial 161½ pounds vs. Ricardo Villalba 162 pounds
Dainier Pero 244¼ pounds vs. Daniel Zavala 237½ pounds
David Whitmire 148¾ pounds vs. Keith Foreman 149 pounds