Joe Cordina

Joe Cordina
Statistics
Real name Joseph Cordina
Weight(s) Lightweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach 69 in (175 cm)
Nationality Welsh
Born (1991-12-01) 1 December 1991
Cardiff, Wales
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 8
Wins 8
Wins by KO 6
Losses 0
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Amateur Championships
2015 Samokov Lightweight
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Lightweight

Joseph Cordina (born 1 December 1991) is a Welsh professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He also represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cordina is the WBA International lightweight champion as of March 2018 after defeating Hakim Ben Ali via technical knockout.

Personal life

Cordina was born on 1 December 1991 in Cardiff, Wales. Joe is of Italian heritage.[1] In 2015, he had a daughter with his partner Lauren Beere.[2]

Boxing

At the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, he lost in the first round of the lightweight event to Eugen Burhard of Germany by a score of 7–13.[1] In 2012 Cordina won a bronze medal at the European Under-22 Boxing Championships held in Russia. He defeated German boxer Artur Bril in his quarterfinal bout before losing 13–12 to Russian Maksim Shmiglev in the semi-finals.[3] He was eliminated from the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing his first bout in the lightweight event to Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba.[1] At the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he was eliminated after his bout against David Joyce of Ireland was stopped in the third round.[1][4]

He represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland. Competing in the men's lightweight division he defeated Pat McCormack of England in the first round,[5] the Canada's David Gauthier in the round of 16.[6] In the quarterfinals he defeated Chad Milnes of New Zealand, guaranteeing himself at least a bronze medal.[7] He lost his semi-final to Scotland's Charlie Flynn by a split judge's decision and was eliminated from the tournament, to finish with a bronze medal.[8]

Cordina won the lightweight gold medal at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, beating Otan Eranosyan of Georgia in the final. He was the only British boxer to win a gold medal at the event.[2] At the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he reached the quarterfinals of the lightweight division by beating Kwon Chol-guk of North Korea in the round of 16,[9] but was then eliminated after losing to Robson Conceição of Brazil.[10][11]

He boxed at the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. He secured qualification for the lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by beating David Joyce, who had eliminated him from the 2012 Olympic qualification tournament, in the semi-finals.[4][12][13]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom Sean Dodd UD 12 4 Aug 2018 United Kingdom Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales Retained WBA International lightweight title;
Won vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Belgium Hakim Ben Ali TKO 3 (10), 2:41 31 Mar 2018 United Kingdom Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Lee Connelly TKO 4 (8), 2:19 13 Dec 2017 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Nicaragua Lesther Cantillano PTS 4 28 Oct 2017 United Kingdom Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Jamie Speight TKO 1 (6), 2:28 1 Sep 2017 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Josh Thorne RTD 1 (4), 3:00 27 May 2017 United Kingdom Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
2 Win 2–0 Germany Sergej Vib TKO 1 (4), 1:59 29 Apr 2017 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Nicaragua Jose Aguilar TKO 4 (4), 2:17 22 Apr 2017 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Professional debut

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "60KG – Joseph Cordina". AIBA. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Griffiths, Gareth (17 August 2015). "Boxing superstar Joe Cordina celebrating European gold, just a month after becoming a father for the first time". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Boxing: Joe Cordina claims European bronze". Wales Online. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Joe Cordina qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics!". Boxing Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Ron (26 July 2014). "Joe Cordina lifts Welsh spirits with victory over Pat McCormack". The Times. UK. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Selby, Andrew (27 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games 2014: Boxer Joe Cordina powers his way into quarter-finals". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Penman, Andrew (29 July 2014). "Medal in the bag, but Joe Cordina wants gold". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Penman, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Joe Cordina beaten as Welsh boxers have to settle for bronze". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Grifiths, Gareth (9 October 2015). "Welsh boxer Joe Cordina moves into World Championships quarter-final". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Boxing World Championships: Joe Joyce into semi-finals but trio lose". BBC Sport. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (12 October 2015). "Welsh boxer Joe Cordina bows out in World Championships quarter-finals". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Joe Cordina: Olympic qualification 'means everything'". BBC Sport. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Olympic boxing: Nicola Adams among eight British qualifiers for Rio 2016". BBC Sport. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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