
Vieris Ortega picks apart, stops former title challenger Joel Cordova
Visiting Colombian puncher Vieris Ortega picked up his biggest win to date with a one-sided seventh-round stoppage of former title challenger Joel Cordova.
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Visiting Colombian puncher Vieris Ortega picked up his biggest win to date with a one-sided seventh-round stoppage of former title challenger Joel Cordova.

By Keith Idec - O’Shaquie Foster wants a 130-pound title unification fight after he defends his WBC super featherweight title against Abraham Nova on Friday night. Emanuel Navarrete would’ve been his preferred opponent and easier to secure because Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. promotes Foster and Navarrete. Mexico’s Navarrete still owns the WBO junior lightweight title, but he has committed to moving up to the lightweight division to fight Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk next for the vacant WBO 135-pound championship.

Samuel Carmona is a man of many tricks in the ring and had to resort to nearly all of them to preserve his unbeaten mark. The 2016 Olympian dug deep to prevail over former title challenger Joel Cordova, claiming a ten-round, unanimous decision. Judges Raul Gonzalez (96-94), Salvador Salva (96-93) and Francisco Sedano (97-93) scored in favor of Carmona in a tightly-contested junior bantamweight scrap Friday evening from Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain.

Sandor Martin returns home and to his natural weight division on the heels of the biggest win of his career. Barcelona’s Martin is set for his hometown headliner versus Jose Felix. Both boxers weighed 139.3 pounds for their scheduled ten-round junior welterweight fight, which headlines a DAZN telecast Friday evening (local time) from Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain.

Martinez, Cordova Fight Photos Gallery - Julio Cesar Martinez defended his WBC World Flyweight title with a brutal sixth round stoppage win over Joel Cordova at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

Guadalajara, Mexico - WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez (18-1, 14 KOs) had a game challenger on his hands. He broke down and stopped Joel Cordova (12-5-2, 3 KOs) in the sixth round of a fight filled with many exchanges.

It was a dream come true for Julio Cesar Martinez the moment he captured his flyweight title. Far too much of his reign, however, has proven to be a nightmare. The streaking WBC flyweight champion is finally set for his first fight of 2021, attempting the third defense of his title versus countryman and friendly rival Joel Cordova. The pair of Mexico City natives collide Saturday evening, live on DAZN from Arena Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Joel Cordova, Julio Cesar Martinez Weights Photos Gallery - Julio Cesar Martinez says he’s eager to make up for lost time as he prepares to defend his WBC World Flyweight title against Joel Cordova on Saturday night at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

All that is left for Julio Cesar Martinez is to make his way to the ring. The reigning WBC flyweight champ is set for the third defense of his title versus countryman Joel Cordova. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round main event, which airs live Saturday evening on DAZN from Arena Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Martinez, Cordova Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Julio Cesar Martinez says he’s eager to make up for lost time as he prepares to defend his WBC World Flyweight title against Joel Cordova on Saturday night at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)