It was all over after just 75 seconds of round two for Joe Cordina in Cardiff late on Saturday night. And 10 years of sacrifices to help make sure the boxing dreams never faded.
Cordina is the new IBF super-featherweight champion of the world and his single, quite brilliant right hand that knocked out Kenichi Ogawa might just be the finest punch of the year. It was both technically perfect and chilling; Ogawa went down heavily, stirred at seven and then tumbled over again as he tried to get to his knees. It was a pure knockout and at this level they are rare.
