When is Cordina vs Wood?
Joe Cordina could face Leigh Wood in Spring 2024 in the United Kingdom.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).
Cordina vs Wood stats
Joe Cordina would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Leigh Wood would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Wood would have a slight advantage in power over Cordina, with a 59% knock out percentage over Cordina's 56%.
Joe Cordina is the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.
Cordina has a height advantage of 2 inches over Wood. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Joe Cordina & Leigh Wood fight out of an orthodox stance.
Cordina is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 year and 5 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 70 less professional rounds, 93 to Wood's 163.
Joe Cordina goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the RING at super featherweight.
Cordina vs Wood form
Cordina remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beat Miko Khatchatryan on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
Before that, he had won against Joshuah Hernandez on 14th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.
He had beat Faroukh Kourbanov on 20th March 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Wood has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Mauricio Lara on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Conlan on 12th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.
Before that, he had won against Can Xu on 31st July 2021 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
He had defeated Reece Mould on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Joe Cordina has been fighting more than Leigh Wood.
Joe Cordina last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while Leigh Wood's last outing was 10 months and 17 days ago.
Cordina's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 2 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
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