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Rafael Espinoza flashes major star potential in destroying Edward Vazquez, then calls out Naoya Inoue
WBO featherweight world champion Rafael Espinoza used this Cinco de Mayo weekend to put his entire division on notice of just how nightmarish of a force he can be.
Espinoza walked Edward Vazquez down and chewed through him like a buzzsaw with a seventh-round TKO in the co-feature of Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday night.
After landing 207 of 520 punches for a 40 percent clip, which included a buffet of crunching uppercuts, Espinoza forced referee Harvey Dock to stop the action after producing three more uppercuts, before teeing off with rights and lefts on Vazquez.
After his eye-opening victory, Espinoza expressed the desire to clash with the main eventer in undisputed junior featherweight king Inoue.
Whether he gets that dream fight remains to be seen, but the 6-foot-1 Espinoza's star liftoff is in session and the boxing world more than took notice at his skills.
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