![]() Therefore, to then go on to excel on the biggest night of his career and showcase both already established facets and new ones – one-punch power, world-class finishing ability – is quite the accomplishment the stuff of dreams really. His career, in fact, has been something of a slow-burner to this point, one comprising plenty of fights he was expected to win and plenty of fights he has won with unused gears and much in reserve. It was a shot, when executed, his Japanese opponent not only never saw coming but one we, too, those watching at home, would have struggled to see coming, either.įor Cordina had, despite his undeniable talent, to date shown no signs of possessing that kind of shot, nor indeed delivering this kind of performance when it mattered. That, however, is exactly what happened in Cardiff this evening (June 4) once the talented 30-year-old measured IBF super-featherweight champion Kenichi Ogawa for the finest right hand he has ever thrown as a pro. Yet nobody – nobody – could have foreseen Wales’ Joe Cordina, a man whose professional career has so far been more a whisper than a shout, exploding on to the world stage with a stunning one-punch, second-round knockout in his first shot at a version of the ‘world’ title. THEY say to look out for the quiet ones the silent types the dark horses. Wales' Joe Cordina scored one of the best knockouts of the year to end the IBF super-featherweight title reign of Kenichi Ogawa tonight in Cardiff
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