Joe Cordina is a Welsh professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $3 million. It is not surprising that the 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall boxer is a millionaire seeing that he has both the Commonwealth lightweight title and the British lightweight title to his name.
Outside the ring, Cordina who fights in the super-featherweight and lightweight weight classes is a proud father of three children. While he is not yet married, he is engaged to the mother of his children Lauren Beere. Below is more about him.
Joe Cordina Biography Summary
- Birth Name: Joseph Samuel
- Date of Birth: 1 December 1991
- Joseph Cordina Age: 30 years old
- Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm)
- Weight: 129 pounds
- Reach: 69 inches (175 cm)
- Marital Status: Engaged
- Partner: Lauren Beere
- Children: Sofia-Grace, Valentina-Rose, Joseph Samuel
- Instagram: joecordina_91
- Twitter: joecordina_91
Joseph Cordina is a Welsh Man with Maltese Heritage
Joe Cordina was born in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. He arrived in the world on the 1st of December, 1991 which makes his zodiac sign Sagittarius. While the identities of his parents are not known, it is public knowledge that he has Maltese heritage.
He won a Few Medals and Championships as an Amateur
Joseph Cordina began his amateur boxing career in 2011. That year, he participated in the lightweight event at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan but lost in the first round. He bounced back the following year to win bronze at the 2012 European Under-22 Boxing Championships in Russia.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Cordina won bronze after competing in the men’s lightweight division. He kept up the momentum in his career by winning gold at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria. Unfortunately, this was the highest point of his amateur career as he failed to win or gain a medal in any other tournaments.
Other high-profile tournaments Joseph Cordina featured in include the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cordina Launched His Professional Career in 2017
Two years after being eliminated at the semifinal stage of the 2012 Olympics, Joseph Cordina made his professional debut on 22nd April 2017. His first fight was in the super featherweight division against Jose Aguilar, a fight he won by technical knockout (TKO) in the fourth round. About a week later on 29th April 2017, the boxer stepped back into the ring to fight Sergej Vib whom he beat by TKO in the first round. He would go on to fight four more times in 2017, against Josh Thorne, Jaime Speight, Lester Cantillano, and Lee Connelly. He beat all of them by TKO bar Cantillano who he won via points.
After amassing a 6-0 record, Cordina got a chance to fight for a title. He would go on to fight Hakim Ben Ali on 31 March 2018 for the vacant WBA International lightweight title and win it after beating his opponent by a third-round TKO. His next first was against commonwealth champion Sean Dodd whom he beat by unanimous decision to retain his title and take the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title.
Joseph Cordina’s subsequent fight would see him take the British lightweight title after beating Andy Townsend via TKO. He retained his belts by beating Gavin Gwyne in August 2019 before stepping up to fight in the Super-featherweight division. It was business as usual for the boxer as he won the vacant WBA Continental super-featherweight title after beating Enrique Tinooco in November 2019.
Cordina has since then retained the title and is slated to add the IBF super-featherweight title to his collection if he beats Kenichi Ogawa.
What is Joe Cordina’s Net Worth?
Joseph Cordina is estimated to have a net worth of $3 million. He made most of his wealth from his undefeated career as a professional boxer. Being a champion, he is believed to earn close to a million pounds as a salary per fight, however, the exact figures of his earnings are not public knowledge. If he keeps up his trajectory, he would certainly be worth much more than he is today.
It is not clear if Cordina has endorsements with any brand but seeing that he has close to 100k followers on Instagram, he would certainly be bagging deals from time to time.
How Tall is Joe Cordina?
Cordina is 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall which is the average height of boxers in his division.
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Meet His Partner Lauren Beere
Lauren Beerie is the beautiful partner of boxer Joe Cordina. It is not clear what she does for a living but going through her Instagram page, she appears to be a full-time mom as she is always with the little ones. She also writes a blog called Lauren, Joe, and Boxing.
Joe and Lauren are believed to have first become an item sometime before 2015 when they had their first child. Since then, they have welcomed two more kids and have gotten engaged, however, it is not clear when they would be walking down the aisle. The duo are proud parents to daughters Sofia-Grace and Valentina-Rose, and son Joseph Samuel.