5′ 5½″ bantamweight Dayana "El Diamante" Cordero
[ Julieth Dayana Cordero Hernandez], on December 18, 1995 was
born on December 18, 1995 in Caucasia, Provincia de Antioquia,
Colombia, and currently
lives in Caucasia.
She loved boxing so much that at
the tender age of 14, with the full support of her mother, she
turned pro (February 27, 2010). httpsvideo
While many girls are graduating
from high school at the age of 18, and looking forward to
college, at 18, “Diamante Cordero” was following her Dream in
the sport of professional boxing.
Unlike the U.S., and many other countries, in Latin America many
boxers are convinced or coerced into turning pro before the age
of 18, with little to no amateur experience, hence converting
these into journeymen fighters.
Dayana “Diamanté” Cordero was the “exception.” She was a
“Diamond in the Rough.”
While many girls are graduating
from high school at the age of 18, and looking forward to
college, at 18, “Diamante Cordero” was following her Dream in
the sport of professional boxing. Unlike the United States
and many other countries, in Latin America many boxers are
convinced or coerced into turning pro before the age of 18 or
with little to know amateur experience. Few have succeeded.
Dayana “Diamanté” Cordero was the “exception.” She was a
“Diamond in the Rough.”
At the age of 14 years old,
Cordero turned
pro defeating a much seasoned fighter in Maria Andrea Miranda. Her pro debut took place on February 27,
2010, in Discoteca Bahia, Montelibano. Judges
scored the bout 39-37, 39-36, and 38-39.
In 2010 she managed to have two more pro fights, with one on
October 1st, at the Coliseo Municipal, Puerto Colombia,
where she won by a third round TKO [1:03] over Paola
Esther Herrera, 118, in a scheduled four round bout; and on November 17,
2010, at the Discoteka Trucupey, in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Cordero won a second round KO over Viany Reales who was
making her pro debut in a four-rounder.
photo credit: Alex Rambel
By the age of 17, she had already faced the likes of multiple
world boxing champions: Monica “La Gata” Acosta.
Yésica Marcos, wins the WBA and WBO World Female Bantamweight
title in a a controversial TKO decisión.
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In 2011, Cordero stayed very busy having five pro bouts this
year. Beginning in
January at the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla,
Cordero, 129¾, won by a third round TKO over Yessica
Perez, 127¾. The bout was scheduled for four rounds; on April 8th,
in Colombia, Cordero TKO5 over Paola Rojas in a
scheduled six round bout; on July 27th, at the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia,
another fight Cordero won by :33 seconds, first round TKO over Delia
Jimenez; and on August 12th, lost her first pro bout against
Paulina Cardona
(19-9-4, 7 KOs) who won a 10-round unanimous decision over Dayana
Cordero (6-1-0, 5 KOs) and claim the vacant UBC World super
bantamweight title in the main event. In her last fight
for 2011, that took place on
November 18th, at the Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla,
Colombia., Cordero, 129½, won by a RTD, over Yoleima Blanco, 127¾,
in the third round in a scheduled four-round bout.
On January 27,
2012, in Coliseo Cubierto, Puerto Colombia, Cordero, 126, won a six-round majority decision over Anys
Cedillo, 124. The final judges scores were 57-57, 59-57, and
60-54.
On May 11, 2012,
in
Super Domo Orfeo, Cordoba, Argentina,
Monica Acosta, 139½, won by a fifth round TKO over
Cordero, 137¼. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds. The two
were fighting for the WBC and WBA super lightweight titles.
At the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia,
on August 31st, she had a comeback by winning in a rematch won by a second round KO over Yoleima Blanco. The bout was scheduled for four rounds.
On October 6, 2012,
at the Polideportivo Gustavo Toro Rodriguez, Mendoza, Argentina,
Yesica Marcos, 122, won by a sixth round TKO over
Cordero, 121¼. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds. The two
were fighting for the vacant WBA super bantamweight title, and
Marcos was defending her WBO super bantamweight title.
On January 31,
2013, at the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia,
Cordero won a six-round unanimous decisions over Paulina
Cordona. Final judges socres were 57-56, 58-55, and 60-53.
On February 23,
2013, at the Club Olimpo, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Alejandra Marina Oliveras, now 29-2-2 (14KO), successfully
defended her WBO featherweight title against Cordero, 10-4-0
(7KO) when she won by a
10-round unanimous decision.
On March 22, 2013,
at the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia, Cordera, won by a fifth round KO [1:37] over Maria
Zavala. The bout was scheduled for eight rounds.
On April 19, 2013,
at the Coliseo del Colegio Biffi La Salle, Barranquilla, Colombia, Cordero, 126, won by a third round TKO over Omaira
Suarez, 126. The bout was scheduled for eight rounds.
On June 28, 2013, at
the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia,
fighting as a super featherweight, Cordero, 127¾, won a 10-round
unanimous decision in a non-title bout against Glenis Varona,
130.
October 19, 2013 -
Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama
Sayda Mosquera, 118, and Dayana Cordero, 118, had a 10-round
majority draw, with final judges scores of 94-96, 95-95, and
95-95. The two were fighting for the vacant IBO super
bantamweight title.
On August 9, 2014,
at the Polideportivo Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile
IBF Bantamweight champion, Carolina Rodriguez, now 13-0-0 (1KO),
of Chile, successfully defended her title against Dayana
Cordero, by winning a 10-round split decision.
After having over a year off from fighting professionally, on November 21, 2015,
in Bendigo, Australia, she took a fight that was 10 rounds for
the
WBC Silver featherweight title between
Shannon O'Connell and Cordero. The bout ended in a technical draw
in the third round when in a clash of heads O'Connell received a
severe cut. The ringside physician stopped the fight at that
time, the two were fighting for the WBC Silver Featherweight
title.
After a couple of
months on January 15, 2015, in El Salvador, Cordero,
117.5, won by a
fourth round TKO (1:40) over Sayda Mosquera, 117.5, of Panama.
The two were fighting ten rounds for the interim WBA
Bantamweight world title.
With another over a
year of inactivity, on May 20, 2016, at the Coliseo Municipal, Caucasia, Colombia, Cordero, 117.5, won the interim WBA
Bantamweight world title over Maribel Ramirez, 116 3/4. Ramirez
was knocked down in the first and third round according to
Boxrec.
On July 21, 2017, at
the
Hotel El Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia, back down to fighting in
another bantamweight bout,Cordero won a ten-round unanimous
decision over Julieta Cardozo. The two were fighting for the WBA
Bantamweight title.
November 1, 2017, at the La Macarena, Medellin, Colombia, Mayerlin Rivas, 117, had a majority draw with
Cordero, 114¾. The two were fighting for the WBA
bantamweight title.
On May 19, 2018, at the Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Monteria,
Cordero,126½, won by a second round TKO over Neisi
Torres, 127¾. The bout was scheduled for eight rounds.this early."
Throughout Cordero’s
career she’s had some ups and downs. However, she was able to
capture the WBC Latino Súper Bantamweight title, the IBO World
Female Super Bantamweight title, and the WBA World Female
Bantamweight interim title, and the WBA Super Bantamweight
title, respectively, in her 25 professional bouts (17-5-3).
After a hiatus due to giving birth to a beautiful baby boy, and
due to the pandemic (couldn’t train), she’s back in training and
is seeking her spot once again at the top of the sport.
