O’Shaquie Foster edges Abraham Nova to retain WBC junior-lightweight title

• Foster retains title by split decision at Madison Square Garden
• Texan eyes unification at 130lbs after changing promoters

O'Shaquie Foster sure isn't afraid of leaving things late.

The 30-year-old Texan retained his WBC junior-lightweight title on Friday night with a split-decision win over Abraham Nova, taking control in the later stages and punctuating the closer-than-expected affair with a knockdown in the last 20 seconds of the final round. Two ringside judges scored it for Foster by scores of 115-112 and 116-111, while a third had it 114-113 to Nova. (The Guardian scored it 115-112 for Foster.)