WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (28-0, 24 KOs) once again delivered a dominant performance, earning an 11th-round TKO victory over Arnold Khegai (23-3-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in Mexico.
On Saturday, November 15, at the Arena Coliseo in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Rafael Espinoza vs Arnold Khegai headlines a Top Rank Boxing card for Espinoza’s WBO featherweight title.
Rafael Espinoza, the WBO featherweight champion, defends his title against Arnold Khegai on November 15, as we preview this upcoming fight. This will be Espinoza’s first fight in his home country of Mexico since July 2023.
Top Rank Boxing’s action star, Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza of Mexico, will defend his WBO featherweight world title against Arnold Khegai on Saturday, November 15, at Arena Potosí in San Luis Potosí.
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mex. (Oct. 16, 2025) — Mexican knockout sensation Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza will defend his WBO featherweight world title against Arnold Khegai on Saturday, Nov.
On November 15 at Arena Potosí in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Rafael Espinoza vs Arnold Khegai will headline a Top Rank Promotions card. Top Rank have been mostly in the press for not having a TV deal since their long-term deal with ESPN expired in the summer.
Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs) retained his featherweight title in his rematch against Robeisy Ramírez (14-3, 9 KOs) under bizarre circumstances. Officially, Espinoza won via technical knockout.
This weekend on ESPN, Top Rank hosts a doubleheader featuring two rematches that promise a fan-friendly evening of boxing. One of those rematches is the co-main between undefeated WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) and the former champion Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs).
The rematch we didn’t think would happen has now arrived to fight week. WBO super featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) will defend his title against Oscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) in a rematch of their August 2023 battle.
The intriguing Top Rank promoted world title doubleheader with Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez II and Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs)-Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9 KOs) II will take place on December 7 live on ESPN+ from Phoenix’s Footprint Center.
Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) will once again take on Óscar Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) in a world title defence. Promotional company Top Rank confirmed the news in a press release sent on Wednesday.
A pair of title rematches have been booked for Dec. 7 in Phoenix, sources told ESPN on Friday with Emanuel Navarrete taking on Oscar Valdez and Rafael Espinoza facing Robeisy Ramirez.
On June 29, former WBO featherweight world champion Robeisy Ramirez (13-2, 8 KOs) returns to the ring against Brandon Leon Benitez (21-2, 9 KOs) in a 10-round bout, which will be the co-feature to Teofimo Lopez vs.
Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) showed that Sergio Chirino (22-2, 13 KOs) was no match for him with a dominant stoppage win on Saturday night. Espinoza won via fourth-round technical knockout to remain the WBO featherweight champion.
On the Rafael Espinoza vs. Sergio Chirino Sanchez undercard, top prospects look to continue their momentum, while former contenders look to get back on track. The Sporting News provides a breakdown of all the action on the card.
Naoya Inoue has almost cleaned up at super bantamweight, but his biggest test could await him in the featherweight division. The Sporting News takes a look at WBO champ Rafael Espinoza.