Espinoza vs Leo

When is Espinoza vs Leo?

Rafael Espinoza could fight Angelo Leo in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Espinoza would be making his 4th defense of the WBO World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Robeisy Ramirez in December 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 30 days.

Leo would be defending his IBF World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Luis Alberto Lopez in August 2024. He has held this belt for 8 months and 29 days.

Espinoza vs Leo stats

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

Angelo Leo would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Espinoza would have a massive power advantage over Leo, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Leo's 48%.

Rafael Espinoza is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Espinoza has a height advantage of 7 inches over Leo. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Rafael Espinoza and Angelo Leo fight out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Leo's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 months later than Leo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Leo's 165.

Rafael Espinoza goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at featherweight.

Angelo Leo is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Espinoza vs Leo form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beaten 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 won against 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 beaten Ally Mwerangi on July 15, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Leo has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Luis Alberto Lopez on August 10, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eduardo Baez on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Plania on January 31, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had defeated Nicolas Polanco on November 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

He had beaten Aaron Alameda on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rafael Espinoza has been fighting more than Angelo Leo.

Rafael Espinoza last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Angelo Leo's last outing was 11 months and 9 days ago.

Espinoza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Leo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

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