HOUSTON — O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC super featherweight title against Raymond Ford on Saturday, May 30, in Houston. The bout marks Foster’s return to the city where he fought a low-level match in 2018.

Foster, 32, holds a professional record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 12 knockouts. He claimed the WBC super featherweight title in 2023 with a victory over Rey Vargas. In 2024, he lost a split decision to Robson Conceicao but won their rematch four months later. His most recent fight occurred in December 2025 against Stephen Fulton, who failed to make weight; the WBC subsequently created an interim lightweight title for Foster following that bout.

Ford has a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, with 8 knockouts. He won the WBA featherweight title in early 2024 by defeating Otabek Kholmatov but lost it three months later to Nick Ball. After struggling with weight at featherweight, Ford moved up to the 130-pound super featherweight division. He has since posted dominant victories over Orlando Gonzalez and Thomas Mattice in the new weight class and most recently defeated Abraham Nova in August 2025.

The two fighters’ paths have indirectly crossed before: Nova gave Foster difficulty in their 2024 encounter, and Ford defeated the same opponent decisively in 2025. Foster has won 14 of his last 15 fights over the past decade, with his only recent blemish being the initial loss to Conceicao. Other notable results in Foster’s career include a comeback stoppage of Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez in 2023 after trailing on the scorecards.

Ford’s record includes a 2021 draw with Aaron Perez and a 2022 decision win over Edward Vazquez. His move to super featherweight appears to have stabilized his career after the brief WBA title reign and subsequent weight issues at featherweight.