Joshua vs Klitschko: Joe Cordina to open undercard of Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko
Monday 24 April 2017 21:20, UK
Joe Cordina will open the undercard of the heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
IBF champion Joshua meets Klitschko in his 19th bout, with the WBA and IBO straps also up for grabs in front of a 90,000-strong crowd in London this weekend.
There is a packed undercard of action before the headline event and a draw to see where the three Team GB Rio Olympians of Cordina, Lawrence Okolie and Josh Kelly would participate in the show was made live on Sky Sports News HQ by Tony Bellew and promoter Eddie Hearn.
Cordina's second professional fight will see him take the same slot that Joshua had as the first fight in the stadium on the night that Carl Froch knocked out George Groves in 2014.
Cordina marked his professional debut with an impressive fourth-round stoppage victory over Jose Aguilar on the undercard of Martin Murray's win over Gabriel Rosado on Saturday.
Okolie will be a live float in his third pro outing after two first-round KOs so far when the cruiserweight takes on Russell Henshaw.
Sunderland's Josh Kelly will also float on the night in his second fight in the paid ranks.
Okolie, who was present for the draw, was delighted with the outcome, adding: "Hopefully I'll get to go out in front of a packed crowd so I'm very happy with that."
Elsewhere on the undercard, Scott Quigg faces Viorel Simion in an eliminator for the IBF world featherweight title.
Luke Campbell and Darleys Perez also clash for the No 1 spot in the WBA and Katie Taylor faces Nina Meinke for the WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title and World title eliminator.
Watch Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book the event online here or via your Sky remote.
