On June 4, 2022, a 30-year-old Joe Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight title held by 34-year-old Japanese boxer Kenichi Ogawa (26-1-1, 18 KOs).
Cordina came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Ogawa was on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
Joe Cordina made very easy work of Kenichi Ogawa, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Cordina improves his record to 15-0 (9 KOs), while Ogawa adds a loss to his record at 26-2-1.
On April 22, 2023, a 31-year-old Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight title held by 28-year-old Tajikistani boxer Shavkat Rakhimov (17-0-1, 14 KOs).
Cordina came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days. Rakhimov was on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 17 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Shavkat Rakhimov via split decision and wins the IBF title. Cordina improves his record to 16-0, while Rakhimov adds a loss to his record at 17-1-1.
On November 4, 2023, the 31-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Joe Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs), faced a 28-year-old American boxer Edward Vazquez (15-1, 3 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Vazquez was on a 4-fight win streak with a 18% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Edward Vazquez via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Cordina improves his record to 17-0, while Vazquez adds a loss to his record at 15-2.
On March 31, 2018, a 26-year-old Joe Cordina (6-0, 5 KOs) and Hakim Ben Ali met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days.
Joe Cordina stopped Hakim Ben Ali via TKO in the 3rd round. Cordina improves his record to 7-0 (6 KOs)
On August 4, 2018, a 26-year-old Joe Cordina (7-0, 6 KOs) and Sean Dodd met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Sean Dodd via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Cordina improves his record to 8-0
On August 31, 2019, a 27-year-old Joe Cordina (9-0, 7 KOs) and Gavin Gwynne met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Gavin Gwynne via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Cordina improves his record to 10-0
On April 20, 2019, a 27-year-old Joe Cordina (8-0, 6 KOs) and Andy Townend met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 16 days.
Joe Cordina stopped Andy Townend via TKO in the 6th round. Cordina improves his record to 9-0 (7 KOs)
On September 1, 2017, a 25-year-old Joe Cordina (3-0, 3 KOs) and Jamie Speight met in the ring.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 5 days.
Joe Cordina stopped Jamie Speight via TKO in the 1st round. Cordina improves his record to 4-0 (4 KOs)
On August 14, 2021, a 29-year-old Joe Cordina (12-0, 7 KOs) and Joshuah Hernandez met in the ring.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Joe Cordina stopped Joshuah Hernandez via KO in the 1st round. Cordina improves his record to 13-0 (8 KOs)
On May 27, 2017, a 25-year-old Joe Cordina (2-0, 2 KOs) and Josh Thorne met in the ring.
Cordina came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Joe Cordina stopped Josh Thorne via RTD in the 1st round. Cordina improves his record to 3-0 (3 KOs)