Rafael Espinoza

Purse bids for Ramirez-Espinoza are due on Friday

A purse bid for the rematch between WBO featherweight titleholder Rafael Espinoza and challenger Robeisy Ramirez will be held on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time, the WBO announced.

WBO orders rematch between Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez

The WBO has called for a sequel between its featherweight titleholder, Rafael Espinoza, and the man he bested last year to win the belt, Robeisy Ramirez.

New champ Angelo Leo ready to welcome Naoya Inoue to featherweight

Fresh from becoming a two-division champion with a highlight-reel knockout of Luis Alberto Lopez on Aug. 10, Angelo Leo says he would like to slug it out with Naoya Inoue at 126 pounds.

Chris Algieri’s School of Thought: Vergil Ortiz Jr. is ready for Tim Tszyu after coming of age

When Vergil Ortiz Jr. topped Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday, the right fighter got the decision that he deserved at the end of a hotly contested fight. What is Ortiz's best next move?

Fresh from the fight, Angelo Leo says, ‘I want to fight all the champions’

Angelo Leo delivered a knockout performance in every sense of the phrase Saturday night, authoring every fighter's storybook scenario in his native Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Robeisy Ramirez eyes Rafael Espinoza rematch, bringing titles together

Former featherweight titleholder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez has his eyes set on the fighter who dethroned him, Rafael Espinoza.

BoxingScene Round Table: Takeaway From Estrada-Rodriguez

Jesse Rodriguez's KO of Juan Francisco Estrada felt like a passing of the torch, but was that their meeting's most resonant subtext? We asked our BoxingScene staff to highlight their key takeaway from Saturday’s superfight.

Robeisy Ramirez Ready to Apply the Hard Lessons of a Loss

Robeisy Ramirez will take on Brandon Leon Benitez on Saturday in Miami Beach, fighting for the first time since his December defeat by Rafael Espinoza, and he believes he's ready to show how growth can come from failure.

Robeisy Ramirez Still Expects Rafael Espinoza Rematch After ‘Accepting His Word’

Robeisy Ramirez wants Saturday’s fight with Brandon Leon Benitez to lead back to Rafael Espinoza, who took the Cuban's featherweight title in December and, Robeisy says, broke his promise of an immediate rematch.

Rafael Espinoza Dreams of a P4P-Establishing Fight With Naoya Inoue

Featherweight titleholder Rafael Espinoza has established himself as a formidable force in the division, but he aspires to be recognized as a pound-for-pound fighter. This, he believes, requires facing elite opponents such as Naoya Inoue and Robeisy...

Sticking the Landing: Rafael Espinoza Dominates in TKO4

Rafael Espinoza landed early and quite often Friday night at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, dropping Sergio Chirino in the first round and again in the third before finishing off the challenger for a fourth-round stoppage win.

Rafael Espinoza Prepares To Extend Championship Honeymoon Period With First Defense

It was the best Christmas ever for Rafael Espinoza, but despite the highs of having scored the Upset of the Year last December against Robeisy Ramirez, the WBO featherweight champion wants more. “I hope that there are even better or nicer Christma...

Rising Rafael Espinoza Gives Featherweight Division a Shot in the Arm

Manny Robles is hoping for a little less drama when his fighter, Rafael Espinoza, makes his first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Sergio Chirino Sanchez in Las Vegas on Friday.

‘Do You Want Us To Stop It?’ How Rafael Espinoza Became a World Champion

If the punch that knocked him down hit hard, it was nothing compared to the question asked to Rafael Espinoza by his veteran trainer Manny Robles

Rafael Espinoza, Sergio Chirino on Weight for Featherweight Title Fight

Rafael Espinoza will defend his featherweight title in a 12-round bout against challenger Sergio Chirino on Friday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas after both fighters made weight Thursday.