British boxer Joe Cordina has been charged in connection with an alleged incident outside Pentwyn Service Station in Cardiff as the 34-year-old has pulled out of a title fight over a visa issue
British boxer Joe Cordina will appear in court next month after being charged in connection with an alleged incident outside a petrol station in Cardiff. It comes after the 34-year-old Welshmen was due to fight for the WBO lightweight title in the US in July but pulled out after his visa was denied.
The incident at Pentwyn Service Station, Pentwyn Road, Cardiff, on February 27 this year has seen charged with assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.
In a statement, a spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “Two men have been charged in connection with an incident outside Pentwyn Service Station, Pentwyn Road, Cardiff, on February 27, 2026.
“Joseph Cordina, 34, from Pontprennau, has been charged with assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. He is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on July 7.
“Jamie O’Brien, 32, from Pentwyn, has been charged with assault and is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on July 28.”
Cordina, who is a former super-featherweight world champion, was forced to pull out of an upcoming WBO lightweight title fight.
He was due to face Abdullah Mason in Cleveland on Saturday, July 4, after being denied a visa to enter the United States, reports Wales Online.
Cordina took to Instagram after rumours had spread that he pulled out due to an injury.
He said in a post: “Just to let everyone know that I’m not going to fight. It’s not injuries, I’ve seen a lot of [reports] saying injuries, but there’s no injuries.
“I’ve had a great camp. I was meant to fly over this week. A couple of days back, I went to the US Embassy in London and they basically denied me a visa.
“I tried to explain certain things and I had all the paperwork to back it up and they wasn’t having it. They basically told me, ‘you ain’t getting in.’
“It’s out of my hands and I’m absolutely gutted to become a three-time, two-weight world champion, plus fight for a world title in America was a goal of mine. Feel bad for Abdullah, but obviously myself as well.”