THE future for Joe Cordina now lies within the light-weight division however he admits whoever he fights wants to present him the worry issue.
Three months in the past the Welshman misplaced his IBF super-featherweight world title to Northern Eire’s Anthony Cacace. Going into the combat Cordina was nicely conscious of the threats the massive punching Belfast man possessed and by the eighth around the challenger’s energy proved an excessive amount of for the courageous Cordina.
Cordina informed Boxing Information that he ought to have left 130lbs way back however doesn’t wish to dwell on the previous. As a substitute, the 32-year-old is seeking to the long run which suggests transferring as much as a 135lbs weight class the place Gervonta Davis, Vasily Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson and Denys Berinchyk maintain the world titles with dangerman William Zepeda closing in on a shot of his personal.
“If there’s a world title there and it may be made [then] why not,” Cordina stated.
“Combating a champion you’ve at all times bought nerves, that little little bit of worry in dropping. My worry of dropping is very large. That worry of dropping, of preventing one other champion, that’s what I wanna really feel, that’s what would carry out one of the best in me. I’d fortunately bounce in with the champions: Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, “Tank” Davis and Berinchyk. Give me 10 to 12 weeks and I’d bounce in with them.”
Lomachenko is believed to be not preventing once more till 2025, Stevenson continues to be a free agent and may very well be preventing Zepeda subsequent, “Tank” enterprise is quiet and Berinchyk has a goal on his again. A world title combat for Cordina might not occur instantly and as a substitute he might need to make do with one thing on a smaller scale till a chance arises.
“If I’ve to go down the rigmarole then it must be that manner,” he stated.
Cordina, nevertheless, doesn’t consider it will likely be troublesome to manoeuvre himself into touchdown a light-weight world title shot. However ought to he must face fellow contenders alongside the way in which he needs to be precisely rewarded for doing so.
“In case you wanna be one of the best you’ve bought to beat one of the best and if meaning I’ve bought to combat folks alongside the way in which to get to it then that’s it,” Cordina stated.
“However I don’t wanna be preventing all these high fighters and never getting paid [well] for it. It looks as if everyone seems to be getting paid. I’m a two-time world champion, I wish to be paid to leap into these fights as nicely. So long as I receives a commission I’ll combat anybody.”
