On May 4, 2025, a 29-year-old Edward Vazquez (17-2, 4 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Mexican boxer Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs).
Vazquez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 11 days. Espinoza was on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Rafael Espinoza stopped Edward Vazquez via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Espinoza improves his record to 27-0 (23 KOs), while Vazquez adds a loss to his record at 17-3.
On November 4, 2023, a 28-year-old Edward Vazquez (15-1, 3 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight IBF title held by 31-year-old Welsh boxer Joe Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs).
Vazquez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 18% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Cordina was on a 16-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Edward Vazquez via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Cordina improves his record to 17-0, while Vazquez adds a loss to his record at 15-2.
On February 5, 2022, a 26-year-old Edward Vazquez (11-0, 3 KOs) and a 22-year-old Raymond Ford (10-0-1, 6 KOs) met in the ring.
Vazquez came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Ford was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Raymond Ford defeated Edward Vazquez via split decision in the 10-round fight. Ford improves his record to 11-0-1, while Vazquez adds a loss to his record at 11-1.