On December 9, 2023, Robeisy Ramírez (13-1, 8 KOs), the featherweight WBO champion, defends his title against the reigning WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (23-0, 20 KOs).
Robeisy Ramírez is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Satoshi Shimizu, 4 months and 14 days ago. Rafael Espinoza is on a 23-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Ally Mwerangi, 4 months and 24 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81.2-18.8 in favor of Rafael Espinoza. Robeisy Ramírez is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Espinoza should win this fight.
Rafael Espinoza defeated Robeisy Ramírez via majority decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Espinoza improves his record to 24-0, while Ramírez adds a loss to his record at 13-2.