Rafael Espinoza Zepeda (born April 21, 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title since December 2023.
Professional career
Espinoza turned professional in 2013 and had compiled a 23–0 record by 2023. Before turning professional, Rafael Espinoza amassed only 11 amateur fights in his entire amateur career.
WBO Featherweight Champion Espinoza vs. Ramírez On December 9, 2023, at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Espinoza defeated Robeisy Ramírez in a major upset by majority decision to become the new WBO featherweight champion.
Espinoza vs. Chirino Espinoza was scheduled to make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Sergio Chirino on June 21, 2024, at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. He won the fight by TKO in the fourth round, dropping the challenger three times in the first, third and fourth rounds.
Espinoza vs. Ramírez 2 Espinoza defeated Robeisy Ramírez by TKO after six rounds when Ramírez sustained an eye injury during a rematch at Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ on December 7, 2024.
Espinoza vs. Vazquez Espinoza made the third defense of his WBO featherweight title against Edward Vazquez at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 4, 2025. He defeated Vasquez by TKO in the 7th round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Win28–0Arnold KhegaiTKO11 (12), 15 Nov 202527Win27–0Edward VazquezTKO7 (12), 4 May 202526Win26–0Robeisy RamírezTKO6 (12), 7 Dec 202425Win25–0Sergio Chirino SanchezTKO4 (12), 21 Jun 202424Win24–0Robeisy Ramírez129 Dec 202323Win23–0Ally MwerangiKO2 (10), 15 Jul 202322Win22–0Rafael Rosas RamirezTKO3 (8), 25 Mar 202321Win21–0Orlando Garcia GuerreroTKO1 (10)19 Nov 202220Win20–0Gerardo Valenzuela MunozTKO1 (8), 25 Jun 202219Win19–0Jose Gonzalez AyalaKO3 (10)2 Apr 202218Win18–0Alie LaurelKO1 (10), 19 Feb 202217Win17–0Aramis SolisKO1 (6), 25 Sep 202116Win16–0Carlos OrnelasUD10 16 Jan 202115Win15–0Luis Guzman RiosTKO2 (8)27 Jun 202014Win14–0Diego Andrade ChavezTKO5 (8), 7 Jul 201813Win13–0Cristian Cortes GonzalezTKO6 (6)17 Feb 201812Win12–0Juan Jose Lopez AlcarazTKO6 (6), 9 Dec 201711Win11–0Mario CruzTKO6 (8), 29 Oct 201610Win10–0Jesus Marcelino AlvarezKO2 (6)23 Jul 20169Win9–0Eden MarquezKO1 (6)4 Jun 20168Win8–0Juan Jose Francisco Marquez SolanoKO1 (6), 12 Mar 20167Win7–0Karl GarciaUD4 30 May 20156Win6–0Agapito GarciaKO1 (6), 20 Mar 20155Win5–0Carlos Bacasegua Luzania3 (6), 7 Nov 20144Win4–0Victor Serrano IslasTKO5 (6), 11 Jul 20143Win3–0Luis MaciasTKO2 (4)1 Nov 20132Win2–0Oscar Pena618 May 20131Win1–0Victor Valadez3 (4)15 Feb 2013
See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world featherweight boxing champions
References
External links
Rafael Espinoza - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live