WBO featherweight champion Rafael ‘Divino’ Espinoza (27-0, 23 KOs) will be defending against #9 Arnold Khegai (23-2-1, 14 KOs) on November 15, 2025, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Espinoza-Khegai and select undercard fights will stream on the Top Rank Classics FAST Channel this Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Khegai Gets Surprise Title Shot
The broadcast platform hasn’t been revealed yet by Top Rank or Zanfer Boxing, who are working together to put on the event.
It’s a bit of a step down for Espinoza to face Khegai, 33, after recent defences against Edward Vazquez and Robeisy Ramirez. Those guys are younger and still have more left in the tank compared to Khegai, who hasn’t done much in years.
Why Top Fighters Avoid Espinoza
Espinoza, 6’1″, has scared away the top fighters in the 126-lb division with his string of impressive performances. It’s to the point where not even the champions like Nick Ball and Angelo Leo have shown any interest in fighting Espinoza.
Undercard fights
- Lindolfo Delgado vs. Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela – IBF Super Lightweight Title Eliminator
- Richard Torrez Jr. vs. TBA – heavyweights
- Emiliano Vargas vs. TBA – light welterweights
2020 heavyweight Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (13-0, 11 KOs) faces a still-to-be-determined opponent. Torrez Jr. was reportedly offered a fight against Frank Sanchez in an IBF title eliminator to determine a mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s belt with that sanctioning body.
It will be interesting to see who Top Rank gets for Torrez Jr. to fight. Given that there’s no broadcast platform, they may not get too great of an opponent for him. They’re arguably scraping the bottom of the barrel in the main event by using the recently beaten Khegai as the challenger for Espinoza to defend against, rather than one of the notable young contenders.
Official Weights
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Rafael Espinoza 125.4 lbs (56.86 kg) vs. Arnold Khegai 125.4 lbs (56.86 kg)
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Emiliano Vargas 139.8 lbs (63.41 kg) vs. Jonathan Montrel 139.8 lbs (63.41 kg)
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Lindolfo Delgado 139 lbs (63.05 kg) vs. Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela 139.2 lbs (63.14 kg)
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Richard Torrez Jr. 223.6 lbs (101.42 kg) vs. Tomas Salek 231 lbs (104.78 kg)
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Julian Montalvo 130.2 lbs (59.06 kg) vs. Nicolas Patron 131.6 lbs (59.69 kg)
