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Boxer Joe Cordina charged with assault over Cardiff petrol station incident
Former boxing world champion to appear in court in July
TL;DR
- Joe Cordina, a former two-time IBF super-featherweight champion, has been charged with assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon.
- The charges stem from an incident at a petrol station in Cardiff in February.
- Cordina is scheduled to appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on July 7.
- His planned fight for the WBO lightweight title against Abdullah Mason next month has been canceled.
- The cancellation is due to Cordina being denied a US visa, preventing him from traveling to the US for the bout.