Article #61946

• Former boxing world champion to appear in court in July

• Cordina’s WBO bout against Abdullah Mason called off

The former boxing world champion Joe Cordina has been charged with “assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon” after an incident at a petrol station in a Cardiff suburb in February.

The 34-year-old, a two-time IBF super-featherweight champion who was due to face Abdullah Mason for the WBO lightweight title next month, is set to appear at Cardiff magistrates court on 7 July.