On May 4, 2025, Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs), the featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Edward Vazquez (17-2, 4 KOs).
Rafael Espinoza is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Robeisy Ramírez, 4 months and 27 days ago. Edward Vazquez is on a 2-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round RTD win over Kenneth Taylor, 6 months and 11 days ago.
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.