08/30/2026
A 33‑year‑old driver, Jamie O’Brien, has admitted punching former IBF super‑featherweight world champion Joe Cordina during a confrontation outside a Texaco petrol station in Pentwyn, Cardiff . O’Brien pleaded guilty and walked away with a conditional discharge after the court heard he was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time .
Cordina, however, denies two charges of assault by beating and is set to stand trial in October . Police say both men were arrested on February 27 after video footage showed a man in a pink hoodie barging into another before punches were thrown .
Cordina, who recently had his US visa denied, was forced to cancel his July 4 fight in Cleveland — a bout he hoped would make him a three‑time, two‑weight world champion .