Cordina set to face Flores Jr in California

Former IBF super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina will face Gabriel Flores Jr in Stockton, California on 13 December.

The fight - which will be contested at lightweight - in Flores' hometown will be on the undercard of the bout between super middleweight contenders Diego Pacheco (24-0, 18 KOs) and Kevin Lele Sadjo (26-0, 23 KOs).

Welshman Cordina, 33, (18-1, 9 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career to lose his title to Anthony Cacace in May 2024, but returned from a 14-month lay-off last July with a points win over Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz to claim the vacant WBO global lightweight title.

The 25-year-old Flores (27-2, 8 KOs) is on a six-fight winning streak, including two wins in 2025 on points against Jose Arellano and Christian Villanova Arriola.