Joe Cordina Record
| Total Fights | 18 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 17 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
| KO Wins | 9 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
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What is Joe Cordina's boxing record?
Seven years into his professional boxing career, Joe Cordina has fought 18 times with 17 wins and a single loss.
Cordina's boxing record is currently 17-1, which includes two super-featherweight world-title wins and one successful title defense fight. He has a 50% knockouts-to-fights ratio with nine of his total 18 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. The only loss in Cordina's career is a 8th round TKO loss to Anthony Cacace in a super-featherweight title fight.
His latest fight was a 8th round TKO defeat to Anthony Cacace on May 18, 2024. Cordina lost the super-featherweight IBF title to Cacace in this fight. He is on a one-fight losing streak.
Some of Cordina's best fights and notable victories include wins over Kenichi Ogawa, Shavkat Rakhimov, Gavin Gwynne, Sean Dodd, Joshuah Hernandez, Andy Townend, and Hakim Ben Ali.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | May 18, 2024 | 32 | Anthony Cacace | Loss * | TKO8 |
| 17 | Nov 4, 2023 | 31 | Edward Vazquez | Win * | MD |
| 16 | Apr 22, 2023 | 31 | Shavkat Rakhimov | Win * | SD |
| 15 | Jun 4, 2022 | 30 | Kenichi Ogawa | Win * | KO2 |
| 14 | Dec 11, 2021 | 30 | Miko Khatchatryan | Win | UD |
| 13 | Aug 14, 2021 | 29 | Joshuah Hernandez | Win | KO1 |
| 12 | Mar 20, 2021 | 29 | Faroukh Kourbanov | Win | MD |
| 11 | Nov 30, 2019 | 27 | Enrique Tinoco | Win | UD |
| 10 | Aug 31, 2019 | 27 | Gavin Gwynne | Win | UD |
| 9 | Apr 20, 2019 | 27 | Andy Townend | Win | TKO6 |
| 8 | Aug 4, 2018 | 26 | Sean Dodd | Win | UD |
| 7 | Mar 31, 2018 | 26 | Hakim Ben Ali | Win | TKO3 |
| 6 | Dec 13, 2017 | 26 | Lee Connelly | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | Oct 28, 2017 | 25 | Lester Cantillano | Win | PTS |
| 4 | Sep 1, 2017 | 25 | Jamie Speight | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | May 27, 2017 | 25 | Josh Thorne | Win | RTD1 |
| 2 | Apr 29, 2017 | 25 | Sergej Vib | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Apr 22, 2017 | 25 | Jose Aguilar | Win | TKO4 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Joe Cordina is a 32-year old Welsh professional boxer. He was born in Cardiff, Wales on December 1, 1991. He is a former super-featherweight world champion.
Cordina made his professional boxing debut against Jose Aguilar at the age of 25 on April 22, 2017, defeating Aguilar via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 16 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 8 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 30 on June 4, 2022 after 14 professional fights, against Kenichi Ogawa for the super-featherweight IBF title. He defeated Ogawa via 2nd round KO to become the super-featherweight champion of the world.
Cordina has won two world titles at super-featherweight. For all the details about Cordina's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Cordina has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a super-featherweight title defense bout against Irish boxer Anthony Cacace on May 18, 2024. Cordina lost the fight via 8th round TKO — and lost his IBF title. It's been 2 months and 9 days since this fight.
Championships
Cordina has had a total of four world-title fights till today, which includes winning two world titles and one successful title defense. He won three of these fights and lost one.
Title Wins
Joe Cordina has fought for super-featherweight world titles in two fights and won both the times, winning one of them via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won two super-featherweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2023 | Shavkat Rakhimov | Super-featherweight | IBF | SD |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Kenichi Ogawa | Super-featherweight | IBF | KO |
Title Defenses
Joe Cordina has had two super-featherweight world-title defense fights. He won once and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2023 | Edward Vazquez | Super-featherweight | IBF | MD |
Title Losses
Joe Cordina has lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | Anthony Cacace | Super-featherweight | IBF | TKO |
Highlights
Cordina has fought a total of 18 times till today, which includes 4 world-title fights at the super-featherweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
June 4, 2022: Cordina wins his first world title by defeating Kenichi Ogawa via 2nd round KO. He is now the IBF super-featherweight world champion.
April 22, 2023: Cordina wins the IBF super-featherweight title from Shavkat Rakhimov, by beating Rakhimov via 12 round split decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Joe Cordina have on his record?
Cordina has knocked out 9 of his 18 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 50%. Of his total 17 wins, nine of them have been via KO (52.9%).
What was Joe Cordina's first world title win?
Cordina's first world-title win was the IBF belt at super-featherweight. He defeated Kenichi Ogawa via 2 round KO to win the title.
How many world titles did Joe Cordina win?
As of July 2024, Cordina has won two world titles at super-featherweight.
How many title defenses did Joe Cordina make?
Cordina has had a total of two title defense fight so far. He was successful one time and lost one time.