Joe Cordina thrilled his hometown fans by violently knocking out Kenichi Ogawa in round two to win the IBF Junior Lightweight title at The Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
In Round two, Cordina landed a perfect right to the jaw that splattered Ogawa on the canvas, and the fight was stopped.
Cordina, 129.6 lbs of Cardiff, WAL is now 15-0 with nine knockouts. Ogawa, 129.4 lbs of Tokyo, JAP is now 26-2-1.
Barrett Decisions Kourbanov
Zelfa Barrett won a 12-round unanimous decision over Faroukh Kourbanov in a junior lightweight bout.
Barrett Mancherster, ENG is 28-1. Kourbanov of Dison, BEL is 19-4.
Dalton Smith stops Perouene after six
Dalton Smith remained undefeated by stopping Mauro Peroune after round six of their 10-round super lightweight fight.
In round six, Smith dropped Perouene with a right hand. After round six, the fight was stopped.
Smith, 138.5 lbs of Sheffield, ENG is 11-0 with nine knockouts. Perouene, 139.4 lns of Santa Rosa, ARG is 14-6-1.
Nicolson Decisions Bouvier
Skye Nicolson remained undefeated with an eight-round decision over Gabriela Bouvier in a featherweight fight.
Nicolson, 127.3 lbs of Queensland, Australia won by an 80-72 score is now 4-0. Bouvier, 127.2 lbs of Maldonado, URA is 15-11-1.
Yafai Stops Cairns in 4
Gamal Yafai stopped Sean Cairns in round four of their eight-round super bantamweight fight.
In round four, Yafai dropped Cairns with a hard left hook to the jaw and the bout was stopped at 1:55.
Yafai, 124 lbs of Birmingham, ENG is 19-2 with 11 knockouts. Cairns 124.3 lbs of Liverpool, ENG is 8-3.
Callum French won an eight-round decision over Gadatamen Taylor in a super lightweight contest.
French, 137.25 lbs of Gateshead, ENG won by a 79-73 score and is now 3-0. Taylor, 137.5 lbs of Palma de Mallorco, SPA is 4-10-1.
Kyran Jones remained undefeated with a four-round decision over Vasif Mamedov in a middleweight fight.
In round two, Jones dropped Mamedov with a straight left.
Jones, 163.5 lbs of Hengoad, WAL won by a 40-35 score and is now 4-0. Mamedov., 164.1 lbs of Perm, RUS is 2-18-3.
Joe Morgan remained undefeated with a four-round decision over Rustem Fatkhullin in a super lightweight bout.
Morgan, 143.4 lbs of Aberdare, WAL won by a 40-35 score and is now 4-0. Fatkhullin, 144.2 lbs of UFA, RUS is 8-33.
Ben Crocker remained undefeated with a dour-round decision over Evgeni Vazem in a welterweight fight.
Cocker, 149.5 lbs of Swansea, WAL won by a 40-36 score and is now 4-0. Vazem, 151.6 lbs of Serov, RUS is 9-30
Ester Konecna spoiled the pro debut of Monique Bux by winning a four-round decision in a super middleweight bout.
Konecna, 160.3 lbs of Ostrava, CZE won by a 39-37 score and is now 2-15-1. Bux, 167.1 lbs of Cardiff, WAL is 0-1.
