Cordina vs Gwynne

Who won Cordina vs Gwynne?

Joe Cordina beat Gavin Gwynne by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 31st, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 116-111, 116-110 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Luke Campbell for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Hughie Fury was overcome by Alexander Povetkin, Charlie Edwards was victorious over Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC World Flyweight title, and Joshua Buatsi beat Ryan Ford.

Cordina vs Gwynne stats

Back in August 2019, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gavin Gwynne made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cordina had a massive power advantage over Gwynne, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Gwynne's 9%.

Joe Cordina was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Gwynne had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cordina.

Both Joe Cordina and Gavin Gwynne fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 months later than Gwynne, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Gwynne's 157.

Joe Cordina went into the fight ranked number 11 by the IBF at lightweight.

Cordina vs Gwynne form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Andy Townend on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hakim Ben Ali on March 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Before that, he had won against Lee Connelly on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Lesther Cantillano on October 28, 2017, by points in the 4th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Activity check

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Gwynne start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Gwynne?

Cordina vs Gwynne was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Cordina vs Gwynne?

Joe Cordina was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Gavin Gwynne made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.