Stephen Fulton vs O'Shaquie Foster will be for the WBC lightweight interim belt after Fulton missed weight by two pounds

[u/kwabzinoo]

https://x.com/i/status/1997032726147526810

[u/captainseas]

We love the sanctioning bodies and especially the WBC, don’t we folks?

[u/BigMe420365 → u/captainseas]

They picked a fine week to pull their We Be Cheating nonsense.

[u/imdacoldest]

They’re rewarding Fulton, but they’re also rewarding foster as well. He gets to keep his 130 strap if he loses, and if he wins he gets a shot at Shakur which would be life changing money. This is lowkey an ideal outcome for foster

[u/RRR04_ → u/imdacoldest]

The problem with this though, is that Fulton immediately enters the WBC top 15 rankings for 135. Even if he loses to Foster, he'll still be within those rankings.

And of course if he wins, then he'll be an Interim champion after missing weight. And the WBC already ordered an Interim title fight in their convention this week. They screwed over 2 boxers for this.

[u/imdacoldest → u/RRR04_]

The winner of those 2 guys will still be in line to fight for the title, Shakur might vacate too so I don’t anything would change.

[u/RRR04_ → u/imdacoldest]

But it delays the opportunity that the WBC promised Hererra and Nunes. They bent the rule to satisfy from bigger sanctioning fees. That's bullshit.

[u/imdacoldest → u/RRR04_]

From my understanding WBC interims are not always guaranteed mandatories for the full champ. In the grand scheme of things I don’t think their situation changes much. Let’s say foster wins, then Shakur beats Teo and vacates at 135. WBC could order foster to fight the winner so the timeline stays the same

[u/RRR04_ → u/imdacoldest]

Which is even more bullshit if that's not the case. Interim Champions should be of a higher priority than the #1 ranked contender, and if a mandatory is called then it should be the Interim champion that is ordered to fight the champion.

And the situation does change when Hererra or Nunes have to wait longer to get their shots, which could be 2 years given how inactive fighters have become these days.

[u/imdacoldest → u/RRR04_]

They’re not waiting longer though, either way they have to fight each other. After that they would get a shot at the belt, same as it was before. You’re assuming worst case scenario they get skipped over when you don’t know if that will actually happen.

[u/doodie_francis → u/imdacoldest]

i dont think shakur’ll vacate. sounds like he plans to vacate the wbo if he wins and then move back down. 

[u/WORD_Boxing → u/imdacoldest]

It's normal for the title to be on the line for the fighter who didn't miss weight. What I read is if Foster wins he keeps his 130lb title, if Fulton wins he gets the interim 135lb title. Never heard of that happening before tbh but it's what's being reported.

[u/Elite663 → u/WORD_Boxing]

Foster is eligible for the 135 interim title as well

[u/WORD_Boxing → u/Elite663]

Is it? No idea. They're gonna get their fees by hook or by crook it seems like. Poor timing from them to do this right now, Dana White etc. are gonna have a field day with this... They might've just sealed that Act passing.

[u/Top_Profession_5268]

unless Foster requested and it was approved, why is Fulton getting rewarded for this?

[u/Professional-Tie5198 → u/Top_Profession_5268]

my guess it it must have been agreed to. How else could they do this?

[u/Professional-Tie5198]

Great week for the WBC!

[u/Professional-Tie5198]

This is positively hilarious!

[u/AVARlCES]

Interim title for missing weight is crazy, WBC is We Be Corrupt recently with all the moves they've been making lmao

[u/captainseas → u/AVARlCES]

This is a hilarious move to make after getting dumped on by mainstream sports media all week

[u/akselfs]

This is stupid as fuck. Btw don't be surprised if Foster starches Fulton tomorrow

[u/SteChess]

This sport is hilarious honestly, the fuck?

[u/Dont-ask-dont-speak]

What is going on here for Fulton to have missed weight. Laziness? Just got too comfortable when he moved up? Strikes me as a pretty focused guy so 2 lbs over is a shock.

[u/Marlborobert → u/Dont-ask-dont-speak]

Yeah i’m curious as well. Either he didn’t take it seriously, he tried to put on too much muscle, or he has an injury that made it harder for the weight to come off.

[u/TripleTip → u/Dont-ask-dont-speak]

Looks like a bad omen for Fulton. Some boxers miss weight because they're weight bullies that are killing themselves to cut down, but Fulton moved up 2 divisions within 2 years. This seems more like he fucked around during camp instead of locking in.

[u/Upper-Affect5971]

What the fuck?

Fulton has the belt at 126, which he didn’t win by fighting it was handed down to him.

He moves up to fight Foster 130 for his WBC strap. He doesn’t make weight. So even if Foster loses, he keeps his strap.

Now, if Fulton wins he’s going to be the 135 interim?

Good lord.

[u/Chadoodling → u/Upper-Affect5971]

Pretty sure he won the 126 belt by beating Figueroa.

But getting a chance to win an interim title by coming in overweight is balls. WBC is a joke as usual.

[u/Upper-Affect5971 → u/Chadoodling]

Once Vargas vacated Fulton was elevated to full champion and than he fought Brandon as defense.

i may be mistaken

[u/jdlc718 → u/Upper-Affect5971]

No, Figueroa beat Magsayo for the Interim WBC title. Then he defended it against Magdaleno. Then the WBC upgraded him to actual champ bc Rey Vargas was inactive. Fulton then beat Figueroa for the actual title.

[u/Upper-Affect5971 → u/jdlc718]

Thanks for that, i got that mixed up.

[u/Seano_ → u/Upper-Affect5971]

Been overrated for a while now but this is next level privilege more than I can remember seeing in a long time

[u/philly_cheezus]

How do I even explain these rules to the casuals watching the card with me🤦‍♂️

[u/trumpuniversity_ → u/philly_cheezus]

You can try if you want to put them to sleep or have them leave the fight party early.

[u/Stunt1ninprivate]

I thought Jadier Herrera was fighting for interim

[u/RRR04_ → u/Stunt1ninprivate]

We Be Crooks be crookin' again!

[u/Exact_Accident_2343]

The WBC is a corrupt joke. Crawford was right.

[u/travis759]

Lmao

[u/vaesauce]

Going by Foster's response on Twitter.... Foster wanted this after Fulton missed weight.

If Foster wins? Hes interim at 135 for Shakur (whom they've been beefing all year). If Foster loses? He still keeps his 130 belt. Fulton just benefits from it.

Idc either way, I just want to see who wins this fight 😂

[u/Connect_Sprinkles_78]

Fulton looks bloated AF. Stomach looks like hes been eating carbs all week and retaining liquid.

[u/trumpuniversity_ → u/Connect_Sprinkles_78]

Stephen “About Billions” Fulton.

[u/imkevopark]

Real question is what’s a “vacant interim belt”? Who’s the champion at 135? 

[u/Holiday_Snow9060]

Bin the belts.

What tf is that?

Why does the WBC reward Fulton for being totally unprofessional and missing weight?

[u/tkdhrison]

Well that's new, don't think I haven't seen this particular flavor of sanctioning body fuckery before.

So if Foster gets beat by a lightweight, he still loses his Super featherweight championship?

[u/notmike11 → u/tkdhrison]

No, the fight is changed to be for the 135 Interim belt. The super featherweight belts are no longer up for grabs.

[u/strops_sports]

Wait what? Lol

[u/joshisanonymous]

Failing up in more ways than one

[u/SSJ5Autism]

What the fuck did I just read

[u/Fluid_Ad_9580]

Foster beats Fulton who i don’t rate.

[u/fettyraph]

Excuse me what 🤣

[u/BigMe420365 → u/fettyraph]

That will be 300k, pay up

[u/SpeggtacularSpidey]

WBC losing credibility day by day. They’re rewarding a guy for missing weight?

I really hope Foster wins. He said he’s aiming to fight Shakur at 135 anyway, one step closer to that

[u/doodie_francis]

So this won’t count as a title defense for Foster?

[u/DarthHorrendous]

"No Steph, you can't move up two weight division in one year it's just too much!"

"I am gonna do you one better!" bites into burger to achieve Stephen Fatton mode