Espinoza vs Khegai

Who won Espinoza vs Khegai?

Rafael Espinoza beat Arnold Khegai by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 15th, 2025, at Arena Coliseo, San Luis Potosi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Rafael Espinoza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Espinoza was making his 4th defense of the WBO World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Robeisy Ramirez in December 2023. He had held this belt for 1 year, 11 months and 7 days.

Also on the undercard Emiliano Vargas was victorious over Jonathan Montrel, Lindolfo Delgado beat Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela for the IBF World Junior Welterweight belt, and Richard Torrez Jr defeated Tomas Salek.

Espinoza vs Khegai stats

Rafael Espinoza stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Arnold Khegai made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Espinoza had a large advantage in power over Khegai, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Khegai's 61%.

Rafael Espinoza was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 8 inches over Khegai. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Rafael Espinoza and Arnold Khegai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Khegai, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Khegai's 169.

Arnold Khegai was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Espinoza vs Khegai form

Espinoza remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Edward Vazquez on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Robeisy Ramirez on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sergio Chirino Sanchez on June 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Robeisy Ramirez on December 9, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

He had defeated Ally Mwerangi on July 15, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Khegai had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joet Gonzalez on March 8, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Belmar Preciado on August 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jon Martinez on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Teatro Cupula Arenas, Barcelona, Spain.

Before that, he had beaten Freddy Lainez on July 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Eduardo Baez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafael Espinoza had been fighting more than Arnold Khegai.

Going into this contest, Rafael Espinoza had last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Arnold Khegai's last outing had been 8 months and 7 days ago.

Espinoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Khegai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Espinoza vs Khegai start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Arena Coliseo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Espinoza vs Khegai?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Top Rank Classics.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Khegai?

Rafael Espinoza was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Arnold Khegai made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.