Espinoza vs Vazquez

When is Espinoza vs Vazquez?

Rafael Espinoza is set to take on Edward Vazquez on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

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

Espinoza will be making his 3rd 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, 4 months and 25 days.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Naoya Inoue's and Ramon Cardenas' clash 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 will be Rohan Polanco's and Fabian Andres Maidana's contest, and Emiliano Vargas' and Juan Leon's bout.

Espinoza vs Vazquez stats

Rafael Espinoza steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edward Vazquez will make his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Espinoza has a massive power advantage over Vazquez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Vazquez's 24%.

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

Espinoza has a height advantage of 6 inches over Vazquez. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

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

Espinoza is 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 has fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Vazquez's 124.

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

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

Espinoza vs Vazquez form

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

In his last fight, he 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.

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

Vazquez's last 2 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he has 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 have lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time does Espinoza vs Vazquez start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which is around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Espinoza vs Vazquez?

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

How do you stream Espinoza vs Vazquez?

In the US you can stream Espinoza vs Vazquez via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $10.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $14.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu no ads) of ESPN+ is $24.99 and 1 year costs $109.99.

In the UK you can stream Espinoza vs Vazquez via NowTV. They allow you to stream Sky Sports boxing cards via their app, based on a 24 hour, weekly or monthly passes. You’ll also get access to 11 Sky Sports Channels during your pass period. They also do a monthly smartphone only pass for £5.99, which is great if you need to catch Espinoza vs Vazquez on the move.

24 hours of NowTV is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

Existing or new Sky Sports subscribers can stream Espinoza vs Vazquez, and all Sky boxing cards, via the Sky Go App. This is free is you’re already a Sky Sports TV customer. It’s available for Apple, Android, Firestick, Roku and games consoles.

24 hours of Sky Go is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

What are the odds on Espinoza vs Vazquez?

Rafael Espinoza is currently 1/12 (-1200) to win the contest outright, while you can get 13/2 (+650) on Edward Vazquez if you fancy the massive upset.

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