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Joe Cordina's victory over Great Britain team-mate Pat McCormack was just Wales' first win of a difficult start to their Commonwealth Games boxing campaign, but it felt like a gold medal to the lightweight.
Welsh world number one flyweight Andrew Selby's shock opening-day defeat to Scot Reece McFadden followed the pre-tournament blow of seeing Olympic silver medallist Fred Evans refused accreditation following an assault charge.
With the wider Wales squad reeling at the loss of athletes Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton over alleged doping offences, Cordina was desperate to bring some much-needed joy to their ranks and he edged past 19-year-old Englishman McCormack, a former world and European junior champion.
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Welsh world number one flyweight Andrew Selby's shock opening-day defeat to Scot Reece McFadden followed the pre-tournament blow of seeing Olympic silver medallist Fred Evans refused accreditation following an assault charge.
With the wider Wales squad reeling at the loss of athletes Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton over alleged doping offences, Cordina was desperate to bring some much-needed joy to their ranks and he edged past 19-year-old Englishman McCormack, a former world and European junior champion.
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