
Joe Cordina Knocks Out Kenicho Ogawa With Huge Right in Second, Captures IBF Title
Joe Cordina uncorked a monster overhand right to flatten Kenichi Ogawa in the second round and claim the IBF super-featherweight title in Cardiff.

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Joe Cordina uncorked a monster overhand right to flatten Kenichi Ogawa in the second round and claim the IBF super-featherweight title in Cardiff.

Zelfa Barrett took a huge step forward with his career as he outclassed Faroukh Korbanov to claim the European super-featherweight title on the Ogawa-Cordina bill in Cardiff.

Former European super-bantamweight champion Gamal Yafai got back to winning ways after a big loss to Jason Cunningham in May last year as he stopped Sean Cairns in the fourth round of a scheduled eight on the Ogawa-Cordina undercard in Cardiff.

Joe Cordina is trying not to let the pressure of history weigh on his shoulders ahead of the biggest night of his life. Wales is only a small nation with a little over 3 million residents, but it has a proud boxing heritage stretching back to Jimmy Wilde a century ago.

Joshua Buatsi overcame a sternest challenge of his career, as he battled to a unanimous points decision over Craig Richards in a hugely competitive 12-rounder at the O2 Arena, London, to move closer to a world title shot.

Chantelle Cameron defended her WBC and IBF super lightweight titles with a wide unanimous decision over Victoria Bustos, of Argentina, in the chief support to Buatsi-Richards at the O2 Arena, London.

While the last thing the world probably needs right now is a WBC silver bridgerweight title, Alen Babic is one of those fighters that tends to put smiles on faces and the new world of small heavyweights (or big cruiserweights) could be a home for him.

Robbie Davies Jr produced a strong finish to edge a ten-round split decision over Javier Molina in their ten-round super-lightweight clash at the O2 Arena, London.

Cyrus Pattinson has had his share of disappointments in the past year with late opponent pull-outs, and perhaps France’s Dimitri Trenel was wishing he hadn’t turned up either as he was battered to defeat inside three rounds.

Nestled beside the train tracks near Selhurst station in South London, about 500 yards from the home of Crystal Palace Football Club is the South Norwood and Victory Amateur Boxing Club. This one small gym was the starting point for two of Britain’s best light-heavyweights. They clash on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.