There are no marks on my face, but there are marks on his. I didn't box to my best, but I still think I did enough to win. Going into the 10th, my trainer told me it was level.
'I had to track him down and work him out. 'He's tricky and he's clever,' Cordina said afterward. Cordina only controlled the fight in brief periods behind his jab while Vazquez never took a backward step. Vazquez (15-2, 3 KOs), 28, from Fort Worth, Texas, applied sustained pressure from start to finish and looked like he belonged at this level in what was his first world title attempt. Joe Cordina edged past Edward Vazquez with a majority decision in the first defense of his IBF world junior lightweight title on Saturday.Ĭordina (17-0, 9 KOs), 31, from Cardiff in Wales, won by scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 114-114 after a close fight that Vazquez was convinced he should have won at the Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo. Joe Cordina retains title in slim decision over Edward Vazquez You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
