Jamie O’Brien has admitted assaulting former world champion boxer Joe Cordina during an altercation outside a Texaco petrol station in Pentwyn, Cardiff, in February. Cordina denies allegations that he assaulted O’Brien in return, and his case is due to go to trial in October; the incident matters because it has resulted in criminal proceedings involving a prominent Welsh boxer.

O’Brien, 33, received a conditional discharge after the court heard he was experiencing a mental health crisis and was later detained under the Mental Health Act; he must also pay £111 in costs and surcharge. Cordina, 34, a two-time IBF super-featherweight champion with a 19–1 record, denies two assault charges and a separate allegation of threatening someone with an offensive weapon; footage circulated online appears to show a fight outside the garage.