On May 18, 2024, Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KOs), the super-featherweight IBF champion, defends his title against the reigning IBF super-featherweight champion Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KOs).
Joe Cordina is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Edward Vazquez, 6 months and 14 days ago. Anthony Cacace is on a 6-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Damian Wrzesiński, 11 months and 21 days ago.
The winning odds are at 69.8-30.2 in favor of Anthony Cacace, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Joe Cordina is going to put on an exceptional fight, Cacace better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Anthony Cacace stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF super-featherweight champion. Cacace improves his record to 22-1 (8 KOs), while Cordina adds a loss to his record at 17-1.