Rafael Espinoza will defend his WBO featherweight title against Lorenzo Parra on the Canelo Alvarez–Christian Mbilli card on October 31 in Riyadh. It strengthens the event, but it also shows how little promotional ground Espinoza has gained despite producing some of boxing’s most entertaining title fights.
Boxing News reports that an agreement has been signed for Espinoza to face the WBO’s No. 1 contender. Parra earned his position by stopping Elijah Pierce in February, but this is another mandatory defense rather than the unification Espinoza needs.
Espinoza is trapped by his own difficulty. At 6’1″, he
