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Cordina Defends IBF Crown As Matchroom Return To The
Casino De Monte Carlo On November 4
Two thrilling World Title fights and two more championship
bouts will light up Monte Carlo in a night of elite boxing
on Saturday November 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding -
France and French Overseas Territories, Andorra and Monaco).
Welsh hero Joe Cordina will defend his IBF
Super-Featherweight World Title against highly-rated
American rival Edward Vazquez at the famous Casino de Monte
Carlo.
Undefeated Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs) is widely regarded as one
of the best British fighters today, a two-time champion of
the world in just 16 fights, and returns to the ring
following his breathtaking victory last April over
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. And Cordina makes his way back to
Monaco where he overcame Mario Enrique Tinoco in November
2019.
The Tony Sims-trained champion, 31, will face a tough
challenge in Vazquez (15-1, 3 KOs), who gets his first-ever
World Title shot thanks to a four-fight winning streak. The
27-year-old Texan’s only career loss to date was a split
decision defeat by Raymond Ford in May 2022.
Another all-action World Title fight is in store when South
Africa’s Sive Nontshinga puts his IBF Light Flyweight
championship on the line against Mexico’s Adrian Curiel
Dominguez (22-4-1, 3 KOs).
The ‘Special One’ Nontshinga (12-0, 9 KOs) makes the second
defence of his IBF crown, which he won in a fight of the
year contender against Hector Flores Calixto in 2022, and
this bout promises to be another enthralling 12-round fight.
The future of French boxing will be on display too as
Souleymane Cissokho defends his WBC Silver Welterweight
Title against Isaias Lucero.
The 2016 Olympic Bronze medallist is undefeated as a
professional (16-0, 9 KOs), and will be looking to put on
another strong showcase of his incredible talents on home
soil when he collides with hard-hitting Mexican, Lucero
(16-1, 10 KOs).
The inspirational Ramla Ali will seek redemption as she
looks to avenge her only professional loss to date in a
rematch with Julissa Guzman for the IBF Inter-Continental
Super-Bantamweight Championship. Mexican Guzman (13-2-2, 7
KOs) sensationally stopped Ali (8-1-0, 2 KOs) in round eight
when they met in New Orleans back in June.
Campaign activist Ali, who fled war-torn Somalia as a
refugee at the age of 12 to move to the UK, was selected as
one of Time Magazine’s Women of the Year for 2023 and is a
global ambassador for UNICEF along with Cartier and
Christian Dior. A win over rival Guzman will reignite her
dream of becoming a future World Champion.
More unmissable bouts will be confirmed in due course, along
with ticket details.
"I'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," said Cordina. "I
have happy memories of fighting in Monte Carlo, landing the
WBA Continental Title in my first outing down at
Super-Featherweight, and I'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."
"We're delighted to be returning to beautiful Monte Carlo
for another stacked night of World Title action," said
Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn. "This will be our
first fight night in Monte Carlo since 2019 and I'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.
"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. 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."
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