{"id":295304,"date":"2023-11-03T13:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295304"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:30","slug":"conor-benn-and-chisora-fly-into-monte-carlo-for-joe-cordinas-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/boxing\/conor-benn-and-chisora-fly-into-monte-carlo-for-joe-cordinas-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn and Chisora fly into Monte Carlo for Joe Cordina&apos;s fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Conor Benn and Derek Chisora fly into Monte Carlo for Joe Cordina&#8217;s fight with Edward Vasquez and show their support for the Welshman at Friday&#8217;s weigh-in as fans go crazy for the\u00a0super-featherweight world champion<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Defending champ Joe Cordina\u00a0tipped the scales at 129.9lbs during the weigh-in<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>While,\u00a0Edward Vazquez weighed in a 128.8lbs ahead of the Monte Carlo fight\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast THE HOOK &#8211; with exclusive interviews\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Cordina and Edward Vazquez have both made weight for their highly-anticipated IBF super-featherweight title fight in Monte Carlo on Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, it was Cordina&#8217;s fans that stole the show on Friday afternoon &#8211; they were heard screaming and chanting his name at the casion as he made his way onto the scales.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Conor Benn and Derek Chisora were in attendance, showing their support for the 31-year-old Welshman.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cordina is looking to defend his title against Vazquez at the Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin after previously beating Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov to reclaim his belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cordina &#8211; who tipped the scales at 129.9lbs during Friday&#8217;s weigh-in- was forced to vacate his belt last year after sustaining a hand injury that ruled him out of action.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/11\/77356409-12695185-Joe_Cordina_is_a_two_time_world_champion_after_admitting_he_neve-a-1_1699011680954.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Cordina and Edward Vazquez have both made weight for their showdown on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/11\/77356405-12695185-Cordina_is_now_set_to_put_his_title_on_the_line_for_the_first_ti-a-2_1699011697912.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cordina (left) will put his title on the line for the first time against Edward Vazquez (right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/11\/77356417-12695185-Cordina_is_unbeaten_in_16_fights_since_turning_professional_in_2-a-3_1699011735666.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cordina is unbeaten in 16 fights since turning professional in 2017 after the 2016 Olympics<\/p>\n<p>However, Cordina reclaimed his title with a split-decision win over\u00a0Rakhimov in front of his home crowd in Cardiff\u00a0on April 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now he will be looking to defend his title against\u00a0Vazquez &#8211; who tipped the scales at 128.8lbs ahead of their bout on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cordina is excited about the fight in Monte Carlo for a second time and vows to &#8216;put on another explosive performance&#8217;.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m excited to be fighting at the Casino de Monte-Carlo for a second time as I put my IBF Super-Featherweight World Title on the line against Edward Vazquez,&#8217; Cordina told DAZN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have happy memories of fighting in Monte Carlo, landing the WBA Continental Title in my first outing down at Super-Featherweight, and I&#8217;m looking to put on another explosive performance on November 4 as I continue to work towards unifying the division. Tune in live on DAZN.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re delighted to be returning to beautiful Monte Carlo for another stacked night of World Title action,&#8217; said Eddie Hearn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This will be our first fight night in Monte Carlo since 2019 and I&#8217;m thrilled to be returning with a huge World Title double-header featuring IBF Super-Featherweight World Champion Joe Cordina defending his crown against Edward Vazquez and IBF Light-Flyweight World Champion Sive Nontshinga putting his belt on the line against Adrian Curiel Dominguez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The stunning Casino de Monte-Carlo is a special and unique setting within boxing and we have a thrilling night of championship action in store for fight fans around the world on DAZN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ramla Ali looks exact revenge over Julissa Guzman and French star Souleyman Cissokho continues his climb up the Welterweight ladder as he faces Isaias Lucero, with more fights to be announced soon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12695185\/Conor-Benn-Derek-Chisora-fly-Monte-Carlo-Joe-Cordinas-fight-Edward-Vasquez-support-Welshman-Fridays-weigh-fans-crazy-super-featherweight-world-champion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor Benn and Derek Chisora fly into Monte Carlo for Joe Cordina&#8217;s fight with Edward Vasquez and show their support for the Welshman at Friday&#8217;s weigh-in as fans go crazy for the\u00a0super-featherweight world champion Defending champ Joe Cordina\u00a0tipped the scales at 129.9lbs during the weigh-in While,\u00a0Edward Vazquez weighed in a 128.8lbs ahead of the Monte [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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