Rafael Espinoza defends the feather weight title against Edward Vazquez in Co-Main a Inoue vs. Cardenas event

The feather weight wbo champion, Rafael ‘El Divino’ Espinoza (26-0, 22 kos), will defend himself against Edward Vazquez (17-2, 4 kos) of Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas on Sunday, May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas.

Vazquez has two narrow losses in the fights he approached to win against Raymond Ford and Joe Cordina. Many fans caused Vazquez defeated Cordina in his fight on November 4, 2023 in Montecarlo, but the judges heard that the British fighter had done enough.

Espinoza vs. Vazquez is a good enough struggle to be the main event of this card because it is more competitive on paper than the houses of Inoue houses. This is a mismatch.

Rafael size advantage

The 6’1 ″ espinoza reaches the sixth halt in Robeisy Ramirez’s injuries of the 126 pound Wbo Ramirez Ramirez champion champion champion. This was Espinoza’s second victory over the Olympic gold Olympic medalists twice and a sign that is too good for Cuban talent.

Vazquez, of 5’7 “, will have to discover a way to deal with the height of the cigony -like espinoza because he will be bombed if he does not find a strategy. His lack of punch power will be tougher because he would need this to defeat the much higher champion. Not that Espinoza uses his height to fight from the outside.

What makes it so difficult are their long arms and the way their traits block, making them difficult to see. Espinoza also has a high work rate, which creates even more difficulty. However, it can be injured, as we saw in his first fight with Robeisy when he was abandoned in the fifth round. Was saved from being eliminated by the end of the round.

“Rafael Espinoza is a heavy weight with power and skills to be world champion in the coming years, and we are excited to show it in such a significant weekend for Mexican boxing,” said promoter Bob Arum “Edward Vazquez is a hard and determined challenger that he knows that it is his shot to change -all the fans. that Espinoza shares the point of look with the incomparable Naoya Inoue in this historic Cinco de Mayo card. “