Mexican WBO featherweight King Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza battered, bloodied and butchered #9. Ranked Ukrainian Arnold Khegai over 10. Mostly one-sided rounds before Khegai’s corner pulled their man out.
Espinoza started right from the get-go with a piston-like jab, keeping Khegai from getting anything going for the first two rounds. Khegai had a decent third round, getting Espinoza on the ropes and throwing caution to the wind along with an avalanche of punches to Espinoza’s head and body.
Those opportunities for Khegai wouldn’t come too many more times in the fight though as Espinoza utilized his long range, ripping uppercuts and hooks to the head of Khegai. Soon thereafter, the damage started showing: first a bloody nose then a bleeding left eye. Soon that became a swollen, bleeding left eye.
Once in a blue moon, Khegai would land something significant, but it didn’t hurt Espinoza and only emboldened him to turn up the volume and punish Khegai more severely. Moments after he landed his last significant blow- and overhand right to Espinoza’s head, Khegai’s corner had seen enough and wouldn’t let him come out for the 11th. Espinoza retained his title for the fourth time, raising his record to 28-0, 24 KOs. The gutsy Khegai drops 23-3-1, 14 KOs.
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