It was similar tactics to his victory over Daniel MacKinnon in November and just like in that fight he had to rise off the canvas to inflict the killer blow.
While scoring well in the early rounds, Berridge was put down by a good straight punch from Foley in the sixth, although he showed no signs of damage and took the eight-count.
Galvanised, Berridge knocked Foley down himself in the seventh and after that the Aussie began to tire.
Tensions threatened to explode when Foley slugged Berridge with two shots after the bell, prompting Berridge and his furious cornermen to demand a disqualification.
But with the Aussie breaking two bones in the space of a minute in the tenth, he had nothing left to give.
"I knew if it went deep into the later rounds I was going to get him, that's where I like it," Berridge said in the dressing room to gathered media after the fight.
"He's only been fighting MMA, hasn't been in the boxing ring, so he's never fought 12 rounds before.
"I could see him gassing, and it looks like I'm gassing as I always breathe with my mouth open, but I got him in the end though."
His promoters Duco Events announced on their Facebook page that Berridge has a deal with a mate who is a tattooist that he gets a free tattoo when he breaks his opponent's ribs, so their charge will expect some new ink.
Berridge's record moves to 23-1-1 with 19 knockouts.
