Flores Jr vs Cordina

Who won Flores Jr vs Cordina?

Joe Cordina beat Gabriel Flores Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 117-110, 115-112 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 Diego Pacheco beating Kevin Lele Sadjo. Also on the undercard Skye Nicolson defeated Yuliahn Luna Avila, Ernesto Mercado was victorious over Antonio Moran, and Cheavon Clarke beat Anthony Hollaway.

Flores Jr vs Cordina stats

Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Joe Cordina made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Flores Jr had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Gabriel Flores Jr and Joe Cordina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Flores Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 13 days later than Cordina, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 197 compared to Cordina's 135.

Gabriel Flores Jr went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 4 by the WBO at lightweight.

Joe Cordina was ranked number 10 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Flores Jr vs Cordina form

Flores Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jose Arellano on February 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Chicken Ranch Casino Resort, Jamestown, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Julian Rodarte on March 16, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Adventist Health Arena, Stockton.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derrick Murray on May 13, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

Before that, he had been beaten by Giovanni Cabrera on July 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Hinckley.

He had won against Abraham Montoya on March 4, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Cordina had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz on July 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Anthony Cacace on May 18, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edward Vazquez on November 4, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had defeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on April 22, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had won against Kenichi Ogawa on June 4, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Cordina had been fighting more than Gabriel Flores Jr.

Going into this contest, Gabriel Flores Jr had last fought 9 months and 24 days ago, while Joe Cordina's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Flores Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Cordina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Flores Jr vs Cordina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Flores Jr vs Cordina?

Flores Jr vs Cordina was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Cordina?

Gabriel Flores Jr was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Joe Cordina made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.