Espinoza vs Vazquez

Who won Espinoza vs Vazquez?

Rafael Espinoza beat Edward Vazquez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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, 5 months and 15 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Ramon Cardenas for the WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Rohan Polanco beat Fabian Andres Maidana, and Emiliano Vargas defeated Juan Leon.

Espinoza vs Vazquez stats

Rafael Espinoza stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Edward Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

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

Espinoza had a height advantage of 6 inches over Vazquez. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Rafael Espinoza and Edward Vazquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years earlier than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Vazquez's 131.

Edward Vazquez was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Espinoza vs Vazquez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Ally Mwerangi on July 15, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Mexico.

He had beaten Rafael Rosas Ramirez on March 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara.

Activity check

Espinoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Vazquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Espinoza vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Espinoza vs Vazquez?

Espinoza vs Vazquez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Vazquez?

Rafael Espinoza was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Edward Vazquez made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+670) with oddsmakers.