Joe Cordina will have to wait for revenge over Anthony Cacace

Joe Cordina may need moved on from the junior light-weight division, however he can be joyful to run it again with earlier foe Anthony Cacace.

Cordina, from Cardiff, Wales, was shocked by Cacace in Saudi Arabia final Could, dropping for the primary and solely time in his profession.

Neither have boxed since, though Cordina had been billed to face Shakur Stevenson final 12 months in a combat that didn’t occur after Stevenson required surgical procedure on a broken hand.

The lack of the Stevenson combat soured Cordina, and so has sitting on a loss when he hoped to be again within the ring by now. Now educated by Barry Smith in Harlow, England, Cordina needs exercise.

“It’s fairly irritating as a result of I consider he fought a 50 per cent Joe Cordina which was weight-drained,” Cordina mentioned of Eire’s Cacace.

“I’m not saying that’s the rationale why he beat me, however the actual cause is the 2 pictures on a break completely took it fully out of me. So I believe he was combating a 50 per cent Joe Cordina. And I consider me on my day and him on his day, I might win 9 instances out of 10.”

Whereas Cordina needs to get again out, as a two-time world titleholder and former Olympian, he is aware of his value, though he’s unlikely to get Cacace anytime quickly.

The Irish Information reported earlier this week that Cacace-Leigh Wooden was headed to Nottingham, England, on Could 10, with Cacace (having vacated his IBF strap) defending his IBO belt.

BoxingScene understands that Raymond Ford, the IBF’s No. 7, could possibly be positioned in a combat with IBF No. 1 Eduardo Nunez for the vacant title. 

“If it is a warm-up combat, and simply take the cobwebs off, I don’t thoughts taking a pay minimize,” mentioned Cordina. “However when it’s a tricky, robust combat, clearly it’s bought to make sense for everyone. Together with myself.”

“To be sincere, anyone within the high 10, like I mentioned, it’s financially bought to make sense for me.”

Cordina, self-managed however suggested by Spencer Brown, mentioned he has heard horror tales of fighters underselling themselves and taking low cash for laborious fights. He doesn’t need to do the identical factor.

“After I hear that and folks say to me, ‘Oh, boxing is a enterprise,’ OK, effectively, you are telling me boxing is a enterprise. However I’m attempting to stay it as a enterprise. I’m attempting to work it as a enterprise. So when individuals say to me, ‘Oh, you’re being tough otherwise you’re asking for an excessive amount of’ … no, I’ve by no means requested for manner an excessive amount of cash. By no means, in any of my fights. ‘Trigger I’ve by no means negotiated them. I additionally know my value. I’m a two-time world champion, British Commonwealth WBA worldwide and intercontinental champion, and a former Olympian. So I do know what I’m value. However on the identical time, I’m not going to be having a piss taken out of me. I’m going to try to negotiate the perfect I can. And I consider it is going to come as a result of God has a plan for everybody. And I consider he is bought me in a superb place on the minute, mentally. And, yeah, I believe, it’s going to all work itself out.”