Cordina vs Vazquez

Who won Cordina vs Vazquez?

Joe Cordina beat Edward Vazquez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 4th, 2023, at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 114-114, 116-112 in favor of winner Joe Cordina.

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.

Also on the undercard Sivenathi Nontshinga was defeated by Adrian Curiel for the IBF World Junior Flyweight championship, Souleymane Cissokho beat Isaias Lucero, and Julissa Alejandra Guzman was overcome by Ramla Ali.

Cordina vs Vazquez stats

Back in November 2023, Joe Cordina stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Edward Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joe Cordina was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

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

Both Joe Cordina and Edward Vazquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cordina was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Vazquez's 120.

Edward Vazquez was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Cordina vs Vazquez form

Cordina had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on April 22, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Miko Khatchatryan on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Before that, he had beaten Joshuah Hernandez on August 14, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.

He had defeated Faroukh Kourbanov on March 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Cordina vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cordina vs Vazquez?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Cordina vs Vazquez?

Joe Cordina was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Edward Vazquez made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.