Joe Cordina vs Edward Vazquez
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Cordina Admits Scenario of Facing Wood-Warrington Winner Would Be Tempting
Joe Cordina will finally get to defend his IBF super featherweight title when he takes on Edward Vazquez in Monte Carlo on November 4th. Cordina (16-0, 9 KO’s) first won the IBF title in June 2022 by knocking out Kenichi Ogawa in spectacular fashion...
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Joe Cordina To Defend IBF Title Sept. 30 In Cardiff; Desired Unification With O'Shaquie Foster Unlikely
Joe Cordina is set for a third straight home game. The unbeaten, two-time IBF junior lightweight titlist is on the hunt for a challenger but is armed with a fight date and location. Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that Cordina will headline a Septembe...
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From Nevada To Wales: Tank, Cordina Emerge as Weekend Winners
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Now that was a weekend, eh? Though only the latter’s main pay-per-view event moved the needle on a mainstream basis, the fight cards staged in Wales and Las Vegas provided a full Saturday’s worth of compelling violence. The Tues...
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Joe Cordina vs. Shavkat Rakhimov - CompuBox Punch Stats
Coming into this fight Shavkat Rakhimov’s opponents landed 40% of their power punches. Joe Cordina landed 45% of his power punches. Cordina scored a knockdown towards the end of the second round- a round in which Rakhimov landed 40 of 91 punches.
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Photos: Joe Cordina Drops Rakhimov, Fights Through Fire To Reclaim IBF Title
Cordina, Rakhimov Fight Photos Gallery - Cardiff International Arena - In a battle for the IBF super featherweight world championship, Joe Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs) became a two-time champion in a very close fight, when he edged Shavkat Rakhimov (17-1-1,...
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Joe Cordina Drops Shavkat Rakhimov, Wins Razor-Close Split Decision To Capture IBF Title
Joe Cordina reclaimed the title he never lost in the ring. The undefeated Welshman made the most of a second straight homecoming, as he became a two-time IBF junior lightweight titlist with a hard-fought split decision win over Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov....
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Cordina On Rakhimov: We Need That Win To Bring Big Nights Back To Cardiff, Like Calzaghe Did
Joe Cordina is done stressing over the circumstances that left him as an ex-titleholder. The only focus now is to become a two-time title claimant and to re-establish himself as the face and voice of Welsh boxing. The unbeaten former IBF junior light...
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Rakhimov: I'm Born Ready, It Will Show In The Ring
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov is not interested in an at-length discussion of his upcoming title fight defense. Not even the aid of a translator could get the unbeaten Tajikistan-born southpaw to open up about his rescheduled showdown versus Cardiff’’s Joe C...
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Cordina: I Just Want To Get The Win And Move On; If It Goes Within The Distance, That's Good
Joe Cordina was an unlikely entrant in the Knockout of the Year race the last time he played this venue. A different kind of repeat business is sought by the unbeaten Welshman, however, upon his return to the Cardiff International Arena. Cordina hope...
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Photos: Shavkat Rakhimov, Joe Cordina - Set For IBF Title Showdown
Cordina, Rakhimov Weights Photos Gallery - Joe Cordina has the opportunity to become a two-time IBF Super-Featherweight World Champion when he faces current belt-holder Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in what promises to be an electric night of boxing at the C...