Cordina vs Tinoco

Who won Cordina vs Tinoco?

Joe Cordina beat Enrique Tinoco by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 96-94, 98-92 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 Alexander Besputin beating Radzhab Butaev for the WBA World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Cecilia Braekhus beat Victoria Noelia Bustos, and Zhilei Zhang defeated Andriy Rudenko.

Cordina vs Tinoco stats

Back in November 2019, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Enrique Tinoco made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 4 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tinoco had a slight advantage in power over Cordina, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Cordina's 70%.

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

Cordina had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tinoco. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Cordina and Enrique Tinoco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years later than Tinoco, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Tinoco's 136.

Cordina vs Tinoco 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 beaten Gavin Gwynne on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Lee Connelly on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Tinoco's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Tinoco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Tinoco?

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

What were the odds on Cordina vs Tinoco?

Joe Cordina was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Enrique Tinoco made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.