Boxing · Featherweight · 126 lb

Who will Rafael Espinoza 🇲🇽 fight next?

Record 28–0 · Mexico

Last fight: Rafael Espinoza beat Arnold Khegai on 15 Nov 2025 (TKO, round 11)

Short answer

Most likely next opponent: Lorenzo Parra (70%, reported). Next: Bruce Carrington🇺🇸 (6%), Angelo Leo🇺🇸 (5%).

Confidence: Medium · Updated 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Titles held (by body) WBO featherweight

Forecast: likely next opponents NextSmash estimate

Each percentage is the estimated chance of being Rafael Espinoza's next opponent. These are not chances of winning.

Lorenzo Parra
70%chance next opponent

Rafael Espinoza beat Arnold Khegai on 15 Nov 2025 (TKO, round 11). Planned for the Canelo-M'billi card.
31 Oct 2026 · Canelo-M'billi undercard, Riyadh (reported)

Reported ReportedRiyadh Season / The Ring
Bruce Carrington🇺🇸
6%chance next opponent

Carrington says the plan is a full unification with Espinoza.
No date

Callout / claim UnificationCallout
Angelo Leo🇺🇸
5%chance next opponent

Leo is eyeing unification bouts.
No date

Callout / claim UnificationCallout
Naoya Inoue🇯🇵
3%chance next opponent

A possible opponent if Inoue moves up to featherweight.
No date

Model only Model only

Field / other: 16%. This covers everyone not listed above.

Last fight: Win vs Arnold Khegai · TKO, round 11 · 15 Nov 2025
Confidence: Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = credible report, sanctioning-body order, talks or a boxer's own claim · Low = model only)
Boxing factors: Mandatory challengers, vacated belts, rematch clauses, Riyadh Season / The Ring events, promoter and network ties, and crossover fights
Last updated: 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Rankings note: belts are labelled by the body that awards them (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO or The Ring). The order of boxers on these pages is a NextSmash list, not an official ranking.

Rafael Espinoza: frequently asked questions

When is Rafael Espinoza's next fight?

No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026. The leading option is Lorenzo Parra (Canelo-M'billi undercard, Riyadh (reported)).

Who did Rafael Espinoza fight last?

Rafael Espinoza beat Arnold Khegai on 15 Nov 2025 (TKO, round 11). Source: Wikipedia.

Who is Rafael Espinoza likely to fight next?

NextSmash estimate of the next opponent: Lorenzo Parra (70%), Bruce Carrington (6%), Angelo Leo (5%), field / other 16%. These are chances of being the next opponent, not chances of winning. Updated 2 Oct 2026.

What is Rafael Espinoza's record?

28–0 (wins–losses–draws, no-contests in brackets) after the fight on 15 Nov 2025, as listed on Wikipedia.

What titles does Rafael Espinoza hold?

WBO featherweight. Each belt is named with the body that awards it.

Other featherweight boxers

Brandon Figueroa🇺🇸 · WBA featherweight · next: Tomoki Kameda Booked
Angelo Leo🇺🇸 · IBF featherweight · next: Bruce Carrington 10%
Bruce Carrington🇺🇸 · WBC featherweight · next: Angelo Leo 10%

More: Featherweight belts and next fights · All boxing

Sources

Wikipedia: Rafael Espinoza · record and last fight (revision 1362938645)
BoxingNews24: Rafael Espinoza-Lorenzo Parra planned for Canelo-Mbilli card
The Ring: Carrington: plan is to face Espinoza in full unification fight
Sports Illustrated: Angelo Leo eyeing title unification bouts after Ra'eese Aleem fight fallout
Kyodo News: Inoue singles out Rodriguez, ready to move up class if no bout · 27 Jul 2026
Wikipedia: List of current world boxing champions (revision of 1 Oct 2026) · 1 Oct 2026

Percentages are NextSmash estimates from the reports and factors above, not facts and not betting advice. Records and last fights come from Wikipedia. We do not use BoxRec data. Anything we could not verify is left out.