Rafael Espinoza (El Divino) is a 30-year-old Mexican professional boxer. He is the reigning WBO featherweight world champion. 11 years, 9 months, and 1 day into his career, Espinoza remains undefeated with a record of 25-0, which includes 21 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Rafael Espinoza was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on April 21, 1994. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on February 15, 2013 against Victor Valadez. Espinoza defeated Valadez via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Espinoza became a world champion at the age of 29 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Robeisy Ramírez for the WBO featherweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
Espinoza's latest fight was a 4th-round TKO victory over Sergio Chirino Sanchez at age 30, on June 21, 2024, in which he successfully defended his WBO featherweight championship.
Some of Rafael Espinoza's best fights so far have been against Robeisy Ramírez. For a complete list of Espinoza's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rafael Espinoza".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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25 | Jun 21, 2024 | 30 | Sergio Chirino Sanchez | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Dec 09, 2023 | 29 | Robeisy Ramírez 29 13-1 | win | MD 12 |
23 | Jul 15, 2023 | 29 | Ally Mwerangi | win | KO 2 |
22 | Mar 25, 2023 | 28 | Rafael Rosas Ramirez | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Nov 19, 2022 | 28 | Orlando Garcia Guerrero | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Jun 25, 2022 | 28 | Gerardo Valenzuela Munoz | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Apr 02, 2022 | 27 | Jose Gonzalez Ayala | win | KO 3 |
18 | Feb 19, 2022 | 27 | Alie Laurel | win | KO 1 |
17 | Sep 25, 2021 | 27 | Aramis Solis | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jan 16, 2021 | 26 | Carlos Ornelas | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 27, 2020 | 26 | Luis Guzman Rios | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jul 07, 2018 | 24 | Diego Andrade Chavez | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Feb 17, 2018 | 23 | Cristian Cortes Gonzalez | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Dec 09, 2017 | 23 | Juan Jose Lopez Alcaraz | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Oct 29, 2016 | 22 | Mario Cruz | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Jul 23, 2016 | 22 | Jesus Marcelino Alvarez | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jun 04, 2016 | 22 | Eden Marquez | win | KO 1 |
8 | Mar 12, 2016 | 21 | Juan Jose Francisco Marquez Solano | win | KO 1 |
7 | May 30, 2015 | 21 | Karl Garcia | win | UD 4 |
6 | Mar 20, 2015 | 20 | Agapito Garcia | win | KO 1 |
5 | Nov 07, 2014 | 20 | Carlos Bacasegua Luzania | win | KO 3 |
4 | Jul 11, 2014 | 20 | Victor Serrano Islas | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Nov 01, 2013 | 19 | Luis Macias | win | TKO 2 |
2 | May 18, 2013 | 19 | Oscar Pena | win | UD 6 |
1 | Feb 15, 2013 | 18 | Victor Valadez | win | TKO 3 |