Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova

Who won Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova?

Francisco Rodriguez Jr beat Angelino Cordova by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at Town and Country Hotel, San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Francisco Rodriguez Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova stats

Francisco Rodriguez Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Angelino Cordova made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 2 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez Jr had a slight advantage in power over Cordova, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Cordova's 63%.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Cordova had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Francisco Rodriguez Jr and Angelino Cordova fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Cordova, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 177 more professional rounds, totaling 306 compared to Cordova's 129.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at flyweight.

Angelino Cordova was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova form

Francisco Rodriguez Jr had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jesus Faro on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Prior to that, his contest against Galal Yafai on June 21, 2025 ended in a no contest at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Junto Nakatani on November 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had lost to Kazuto Ioka on September 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had been beaten by Donnie Nietes on July 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines.

Activity check

Rodriguez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 10 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Cordova's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez Jr vs Cordova?

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