Cordina vs Dodd

Who won Cordina vs Dodd?

Joe Cordina beat Sean Dodd by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 4th, 2018, at Ice Arena Wales, Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 117-112, 119-109, 120-109 in favor of winner Joe Cordina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Sims Jr vs Eschner.

Cordina vs Dodd stats

Back in August 2018, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sean Dodd made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cordina had a massive power advantage over Dodd, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Dodd's 20%.

Joe Cordina was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Cordina had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dodd.

Both Joe Cordina and Sean Dodd fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 1 month later than Dodd, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 56 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Dodd's 169.

Cordina vs Dodd form

Dodd had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tommy Coyle on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Thomas Stalker on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Antonio Horvatic on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prenton Park (Tranmere Rovers FC), Merseyside.

Before that, he had defeated Lee Appleyard on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had drawn with Scott Cardle on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

Activity check

Cordina's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dodd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Dodd start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Ice Arena Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Dodd?

Cordina vs Dodd was broadcast on Sky Sports Mix in the UK.

What were the odds on Cordina vs Dodd?

Joe Cordina was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Sean Dodd made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.