Cordina vs Cacace

Who won Cordina vs Cacace?

Anthony Cacace beat Joe Cordina by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jai Opetaia beat Mairis Briedis for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight belts, Agit Kabayel defeated Frank Sanchez for the WBC World Heavyweight title, Sergey Kovalev was defeated by Robin Sirwan Safar, Mark Chamberlain beat Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab, Isaac Lowe defeated Hasibullah Ahmadi, and Daniel Lapin was victorious over Octavio Pudivitr.

Cordina vs Cacace stats

Back in May 2024, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Anthony Cacace made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joe Cordina was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Cacace had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cordina. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Joe Cordina fought out of the orthodox stance, while Anthony Cacace was a southpaw.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 1 month later than Cacace, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 51 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Cacace's 164.

Anthony Cacace was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Cordina vs Cacace 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 won against Edward Vazquez on November 4, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had won against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on April 22, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kenichi Ogawa on June 4, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had defeated Miko Khatchatryan on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

He had won against Joshuah Hernandez on August 14, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.

Anthony Cacace had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Damian Wrzesinski on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michael Magnesi on September 24, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Leon Woodstock on August 28, 2021, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Before that, he had won against Sam Bowen on November 30, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Birmingham, West Midlands.

He had beaten Alan Isaias Luques Castillo on February 23, 2019, by points in the 8th round at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Cordina had been fighting more than Anthony Cacace.

Going into this contest, Joe Cordina had last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Anthony Cacace's last outing had been 11 months and 21 days ago.

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Cacace's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Cacace start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Cacace?

Cordina vs Cacace was broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

What were the odds on Cordina vs Cacace?

Joe Cordina was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Cacace made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.