Joe Cordina claims IBF super featherweight title with second-round knockout

Joe Cordina claims IBF super featherweight title with second-round knockout

Joe Cordina (pictured) claimed the IBF super featherweight title on Saturday night (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Joe Cordina claimed the IBF super featherweight title in his home town of Cardiff with a one-punch second-round knockout to unseat Japan’s Kenichi Ogawa.

Welsh favourite Cordina thrilled the Motorpoint Arena crowd with a devastating right-hand finish, to storm to his first world title.

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