More results from Riyadh: Espinoza retains title

Source: DAZN

31/10/2026

More results from Riyadh: Espinoza retains title

Rafael Espinoza TKO3 Ricardo Blandon... Rafael Espinoza, the WBO featherweight champion, stopped Nicaraguan journeyman Ricardo Blandon (21-7) in round three to retain his title. Espinoza opened a gash on Blandon's left eyebrow with DAZN reporting that the cut didn't look too bad. However, a ringside physician didn't see it that way, and instructed the referee to end the bout, giving Espinoza a third-round TKO. Espinoza is 29-0 but hadn't fought in eleven months. Predictably, he called out Naoya Inoue, the superstar who hasn't even fought as a featherweight yet.

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

Reito Tsutsumi destroys Raymundo Rojas via second-round TKO; junior lightweights;
Carl Jammes Martin ekes past David Picasso in split decision; featherweights; 
Sultan Almohammed dominates Erick Villegas by unanimous decision; lightweights;
Bek Nurmaganbet sleeps Marcos Vazquez via first-round KO; light heavyweights; 
Emiliano Rojo overwhelms Flavius Biea with fourth-round TKO; super middleweights; and
Brayan Leon defeats Hector Aguirre via unanimous decision; super middleweight.
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