Cordina vs Kourbanov

Who won Cordina vs Kourbanov?

Joe Cordina beat Faroukh Kourbanov by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 20th, 2021, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 96-95, 96-96, 98-93 in favor of winner Joe Cordina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie beating Krzysztof Glowacki for the WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Chris Billam-Smith defeated Vasil Ducar, and Anthony Fowler was victorious over Jorge Fortea.

Cordina vs Kourbanov stats

Back in March 2021, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Faroukh Kourbanov made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cordina had a massive power advantage over Kourbanov, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Kourbanov's 18%.

Joe Cordina was the older man by 32 years, at 29 years old.

Both Joe Cordina and Faroukh Kourbanov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 11 months later than Kourbanov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Kourbanov's 177.

Joe Cordina went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 15 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Cordina vs Kourbanov form

Cordina had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Enrique Tinoco on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gavin Gwynne on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andy Townend on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Sean Dodd on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Wales.

He had beaten Hakim Ben Ali on March 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Activity check

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Kourbanov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Kourbanov?

Cordina vs Kourbanov was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Cordina vs Kourbanov?

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