Cordina vs Townend

Who won Cordina vs Townend?

Joe Cordina beat Andy Townend by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

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 Dave Allen beating Lucas Browne. Also on the undercard Derek Chisora defeated Senad Gashi, Josh Kelly was victorious over Przemyslaw Runowski, and Conor Benn beat Josef Zahradnik.

Cordina vs Townend stats

Back in April 2019, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andy Townend made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cordina had an advantage in power over Townend, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Townend's 64%.

Joe Cordina was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both Joe Cordina and Andy Townend fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 5 months later than Townend, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Townend's 133.

Cordina vs Townend 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 Sean Dodd on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lee Connelly on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Lesther Cantillano on October 28, 2017, by points in the 4th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

He had beaten Jamie Speight on September 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Townend start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:45 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:45 PM EST or 11:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Townend?

Cordina vs Townend 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 Townend?

Joe Cordina was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Andy Townend made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.