O'Shaquie Foster went toe-to-toe against Robson Conceicao in a boxing match on July 6. Foster put his WBC super featherweight title on the line for the fight which took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Prior to the bout, 'Shock' was riding a 12-fight win streak. Meanwhile, Conceicao walked into the fight with a knockout victory over Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz.
The fight turned out to be a competitive affair that went the 12-round distance. In the end, the Brazilian was declared the winner via split decision. The three judges scored the bout 116-112, 112-116 and 115-113 in favor of Conceicao.
The decision did not sit well with Foster, who expressed his disappointment during his post-fight in-ring interview.
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The result caused an outrage in the boxing world and several fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the fight.
One enraged fan labeled the sport as "filthy" and claimed that Foster was "robbed" of a victory:
"Boxing is a filthy business... I'm going to keep saying it! That was an inside job, how Foster got robbed in front of national television. Judges inexperienced and they letting them do fights is disrespectful to the fighters and the fans! Take that to the boxing commission!"
One person criticized the judges for their scorecards and called for them to be arrested.
"Arrest the judges for robbery."
Another person went on to criticize Conceicao and argued that the Brazilian did not do enough to get his hand raised.
"The winner by split decision Robson Conceicao, who is gifted WBC 130 title. GTFOH. What are we doing here? I cannot take this f**king s**t anymore. HE DID NOTHING!!! FOSTER BY TOYAGE!"
Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below: