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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) is a scary fighter, and tonight, he showed how dangerous he can be. Espinoza scored a crushing fourth-round TKO over Sergio Chirino (22-2, 13 KOs) on the ESPN+ main event.
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.