By Jake Donovan - Caleb Plant entered the ring with a T-shirt sporting that simple message, directed at Anthony Dirrell who spent much of the pre-fight buildup talking down to his fellow former super middleweight titlist. Dirrell’s shirt of choice sported an image of a buried Plant accompanied with the phrase “I’m Going to Plant Flowers.”
Cordina, Ogawa Fight Photos Gallery - Wales - For the IBF super featherweight title, Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) became a world champion when he sensationally knocked out Kenichi Ogawa (26-2-1, 18 KOs) in two rounds. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Joe Cordina uncorked a monster overhand right to flatten Kenichi Ogawa in the second round and claim the IBF super-featherweight title in Cardiff.
Joe Cordina, Kenichi Ogawa Weights Photos Gallery - Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). (photos by Mark Robinson)
Kenichi Ogawa is set for his third title fight on the road. The defending IBF junior lightweight titlist travels to hostile territory for the first defense of his belt, as he faces unbeaten contender Joe Cordina. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round bout, which headlines a DAZN show from Motorpoint Arena in Cordina’s hometown of Cardiff, Wales. Tokyo’s Ogawa weighed 129.55 pounds for his third career fight outside of his native Japan, all coming in title fights. Cordina tipped the scales at a fighting ready 129.95 pounds for his first career title fight.
Ogawa, Cordina Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). (photos by Mark Robinson)
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.
Joe Cordina Training Camp Photos Gallery - Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). (photos by Mark Robinson)
Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand).
Former junior lightweight titlist Jamel Herring apparently won’t be on the sidelines for much longer. Herring, who held the WBO 130-pound title before losing it to Shakur Stevenson by 10th-round stoppage last October, said he will move up to the 135-pound division in his next fight but may go back down again, depending on the opportunities before him. After the loss to Stevenson, there was speculation that Herring could retire.