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Rafael Espinosa as Edward Vasquez. Betting Tip for the fight
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Rafael Espinosa will face Edward Vasquez. The fight is designed for 12 rounds and will take place on May 5 in Las Vegas (USA) at the multi-purpose venue T-Mobile Arena, which can accommodate about 20 thousand spectators. The approximate start of the fight is at 6:00 Moscow time. Will the Mexican be able to succeed in a fight with the American and which bets to choose? - read in our betting tip
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Rafael Espinoza
MexicoCurrent form
Rafael Espinosa is like a Mexican volcano that erupts with knockouts. In December 2023, he snatched the WBO title by defeating Robacy Ramirez on points — despite a knockdown in the fifth round, he sent the Cuban to the canvas in the last. Then, in the first defense, he smashed Sergio Sanchez in the fourth round, and in December 2024, in a rematch, he knocked out Ramirez in the sixth. At 31, Espinosa is undefeated — 26-0, 22 knockouts, 97 rounds since 2013. Height — 185 cm, arm span — 188 cm, he is like a giant for featherweights (up to 57 kg). His fights rarely reach 10-12 rounds — only twice in his career.
Before Ramirez, his rivals — Carlos Ornelas, Aramis Solis, Ali Laurel, Gerardo Munoz, Rafael Ramirez — were not elite, and only 12 out of 26 had a positive record. But the wins over Ramirez showed that Espinosa is a world—class champion, with streaks and rib-shaking power.
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Espinosa's early victory rate is 84.6 percent, and he has stopped four opponents in the last ten fights.
Edward Vazquez
USACurrent form
Edward Vasquez, a 29-year-old American, entered the ring in October 2024 and knocked out Kenneth Taylor in the fourth round, taking the vacant IBF USBA featherweight title. His record is 17 wins (four knockouts), two losses, 124 rounds since 2016. Height — 168 cm, arm span — 165 cm, he is inferior to Espinosa 17 cm in height and 23 cm in arm span.
Defeats were against Raymond Ford in 2022 (points) and Joe Cordina (points) for the IBF title. Apart from these two, he had no top-level rivals. In 2020, Adan Ochoa knocked him down in the second round, but Vasquez's chin is strong. He's technical, but his punches are more like bee stings than knockout bombs.
Interesting betting trends
Vasquez is not a puncher: only 23.4 percent of wins are by knockout, and in the last eight fights he has gone the full distance seven times.
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Bet The duel won't be complete
The boxers have 28 early wins between them.
1.57Tip and bets
Espinosa is a champion who hits like a truck. His size for featherweights is like a skyscraper, and the victories over Ramirez showed that he does not just hit, but does it wisely, in series, like a machine gun. Vasquez is a technical guy with a strong chin, but his four knockouts in 17 wins is like shooting a slingshot against a tank. His defeats against Ford and Cordina show that he breaks down against the elite, and Espinosa is the elite. Vasquez may try to dance around the Mexican, but with a 23 cm shorter arm span and no killing power, he will be like a fly caught in a spider's web. It's worth betting on Espinosa. The bookmakers don't doubt him. He will push, work in batches, break Vasquez with punches to the body and head, and somewhere in the middle of the fight, the American will not be able to stand it. It will be like a lesson from a champion who knows how to close the show early.
Our prediction is Espinosa's victory by knockout in 1.59
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