Tonight: Unbeaten Rafael Espinoza In Stay-Busy Fight With Arnold Khegai

WBO featherweight champion Rafael ‘El Divino’ Espinoza (27-0, 23 KOs) weighed in at 125.4 lbs, whereas challenger Arnold Khegai (23-2-1, 14 KOs) got here in at 125.4 lbs as effectively throughout Friday’s weigh-in for his or her combat this Saturday, November fifteenth on the Enviornment Coliseo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

A Keep-Busy Evening for ‘El Divino’

It’s a stay-busy combat for the unbeaten Espinoza, who has been out of motion since  Might 4, 2025, when he stopped Edward Vazquez in seven rounds. Espinoza, 6’1″, has been averted by the highest fighters at 126 as a result of his dimension, energy, and abilities make him too harmful for the favored fighters to tangle with.

Saturday’s Espinoza-Khegai and choose undercard fights will stream on the High Rank Classics FAST Channel this Saturday starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Weights

Rafael Espinoza 125.4 vs. Arnold Khegai 125.4
Emiliano Vargas 139.8 vs. Jonathan Montrel 139.8
Lindolfo Delgado 139 vs. Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela 139.2
Richard Torrez Jr. 223.6 vs. Tomas Salek 231
Julian Montalvo 130.2 vs. Nicolas Patron 131.6

Torrez Jr. Takes a Step Backward in Class

2020 Olympic Silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (13-0, 11 KOs) faces Tomas Salek (23-7, 14 KOs) in a 10-round combat. It is a large step down at school for the 26-year-old southpaw Torrez Jr. from his final combat towards Guido Vianello earlier this 12 months on April 5, 2025. However with High Rank’s eight-year cope with ESPN expiring final July, it’s comprehensible why he’s not going through an even bigger identify.

Will Itauma Threat It? Silence So Far

“I need that combat. I need that Itauma combat. I believe that may be an excellent combat,” stated Torrez Jr. to Sean Zittel on X about his curiosity in preventing Moses Itauma. “If anybody needs to know if he’s prepared for Usyk or not, have a look at me. I’m a lefty, I’ve strain, I punch loads.”

To date, there’s been no phrase from Moses Itauma about whether or not he’ll take Torrez Jr. up on his supply to combat him. Given the excessive threat concerned for the British fighter, Itauma, it’s unlikely he’ll step up.

“Everybody says you’ll be able to’t have a heavyweight that could be a Mexican champion, and I need to show them improper. I need to be the primary. Nicely, not the primary. I need to be the second. I need to he the primary man that defends a world title belt,” stated Richard Torrez Jr to Gabe Rivas.

“I need to get to that #1 spot. It provides me that drive. He’s a very good European fighter. He’s a veteran,” stated Torrez Jr. about his opponent, Tomas Salek. “I’m excited to point out what I’ve to supply. We’ve been coaching extraordinarily onerous for the previous two and a half months. I’ve been out since April. It’s been certainly one of my longest layoffs in my skilled profession. I’m actually excited to get again in that ring.”