On the latest episode of Inside The Ring, which aired on Monday, Ford said he wants to revisit a potential fight against WBA 130-pound champion Anthony Cacace. Any hopes of that coming to fruition first depend on him beating Foster on Saturday at Fertitta Center in Houston, live and exclusively on DAZN.

“I want to fight Anthony Cacace,” Ford said. “I want to circle back on that. He’s got a belt now, so I feel like for me, it makes more sense to go collect his belt, become unified, then go for undisputed with [Emanuel] Navarrete.

“First, I got to take care of O’Shaquie Foster. That's my main focus. I can't even really think about those other fights when I got a guy like Foster in front of me.”

Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs), The Ring's No. 1-ranked junior lightweight, is the IBF and WBO 130-pound titleholder.

Ford (18-1-1, 8 KOs) and Northern Ireland's Cacace (25-1, 9 KOs) were scheduled to fight last August, before a back injury forced the Belfast native to withdraw.

The former WBA featherweight champion remained on the card, scoring a 10-round unanimous decision against replacement Abraham Nova. Cacace, 37, returned to the ring with a 12-round points win over Jazza Dickens to claim the WBA strap on March 1.

Ford, ten years his junior at 27, is The Ring's No. 6-ranked junior lightweight contender, while Cacace sits at No. 3.

Victory over Foster (24-3, 12 KOs) would see the Camden, New Jersey native become a two-division champion after a last-gasp stoppage of Otabek Kholmatov to win the 126-pound belt in The Ring's 2024 Fight of the Year.

Foster, 32, represents Ford's toughest test since moving up to junior lightweight in late 2024. The Houston native, rated No. 2 by The Ring at 130 pounds, enters their encounter after an impressive performance, dominating former two-division champion Stephen Fulton on December 6.

Ford is 3-0 since moving up in weight, having banked a trio of unanimous decision victories in 10-round contests.

“I think it changes my life,” Ford said of what a win over Foster would mean. “It makes people look at me differently in the boxing world. I think bigger opportunities will come.”