Who won Cordina vs Vazquez?
Joe Cordina beat Edward Vazquez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin in 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 loses 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 4 years, at 32 years old.
Cordina had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vazquez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Joe Cordina & 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 less professional rounds, 105 to Vazquez's 112.
Edward Vazquez was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 130lb division.
Cordina vs Vazquez form
Cordina remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Kenichi Ogawa on 4th June 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 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
Before that, he had beat Joshuah Hernandez on 14th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.
He had defeated Faroukh Kourbanov on 20th March 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Activity check
Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Cordina vs Vazquez?
Joe Cordina was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Edward Vazquez made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
Cordina by 2 rounds was the right result, but 4 looks poor on the judges.