DAZN’s Chris Mannix reported on Saturday that Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster will meet in a 130-pound title unification bout on October 24 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Navarrete is The Ring's No. 1 junior lightweight and Foster sits just behind him at No. 2, meaning the Ring's lightweight crown will likely be on the line too. The division's last ruler was current WBO welterweight titleholder Devin Haney, who vacated his strap in November 2023 after two defenses before moving up to 140 pounds.

Whether Navarrete’s WBO belt will be on the line remains to be seen.

He has twice been ordered by the sanctioning body to face Charly Suarez in a rematch, having fought to a controversial no-contest after seven completed rounds in May 2025.

Had referee Edward Collantes properly ruled that Navarrete’s cut came from a punch rather than a headbutt, Suarez (19-0, 11 KOs, 1 NC) would have won by stoppage.

Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KOs, 1 NC) originally won by technical unanimous decision after the fight was stopped at the beginning of the eighth round, but the result was later changed to a no-contest.

The 31-year-old, a three-division titleholder, became the unified WBO, IBF titleholder with a dominant 11th-round stoppage of Eduardo Nunez on February 28.

Foster (25-3, 12 KOs) is a two-time WBC lightweight champion. The Orange, Texas, native first won the title in February 2023 with a unanimous decision over Rey Vargas and reclaimed the title 18 months later, outpointing Robson Conceicao in their rematch. The 32-year-old is coming off an impressive unanimous decision victory over Raymond Ford on May 30.