Champ Cordina Ready To Vacate Title If Unification Can’t Be Agreed Next

IBF super-featherweight world champion Joe Cordina has indicated that his upcoming title protection in opposition to Anthony Cacace might be his final combat at 130lbs if a unification combat can’t be agreed afterwards.  

Cordina was as a result of defend his title on February 17 and have on the invoice of the undisputed heavyweight world title conflict between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

Nevertheless, after Fury sustained a minimize, the undisputed conflict was postponed till Could 18, which means Cordina’s conflict with Cacace has additionally been delayed. It would characteristic as a distinguished combat on the undercard. 

Talking to the BBC, Cordina mentioned his frustration of getting to attend for Could 18 to lastly return, following his profitable title protection in November in Monte Carlo in opposition to Edward Vazquez.

“It’s robust when a combat falls via, it was a nightmare,” Cordina instructed BBC Radio Wales Sport. 

“I’m plodding alongside. Clearly I’m disenchanted that my combat in Saudi was known as off as a result of Tyson Fury’s harm. I’m attempting to maintain busy, preserve my thoughts occupied, and cease myself from veering off and consuming garbage. It’s a little bit of a kick within the shins. Now I’ve to do a horrible camp once more. I’ve already finished a camp. This was an excellent one, the most effective sparring, and now we now have to reset and go once more.”

Cordina received the IBF title for the second time in his profession final April in Cardiff in opposition to Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in an exhilarating Struggle of the 12 months contender, which noticed Cordina edge a majority choice win. 

The previous Olympian concedes that his upcoming combat with Cacace just isn’t probably the most interesting prospect however added that if he doesn’t get the unification combat following Cacace, he’ll transfer as much as light-weight. 

“Anthony Cacace is a little bit of a irritating combat for me, despite the fact that I get paid very nicely. Cacace is an effective combat – nevertheless it’s not the combat individuals most likely needed or anticipated,” Cordina defined.

“However I’m grateful to be able the place I’ll be on an enormous present, one of many greatest in historical past. I used to be chasing the opposite title holders, nevertheless it hasn’t occurred but. The factor is, if I can’t get a unification combat in my subsequent combat, I’ll look to go up a weight. I’m not getting any youthful, and the massive cash fights are on the weight above me.

“Cacace is a good fighter but when I beat him and don’t get a unification combat, I don’t wish to simply preserve defending my title.”