Joe Cordina says he has left Tony Sims for a fresh start with Ben Davison after the 'wheels fell off' in his last fight.
Cordina lost his world title when he was stunned by underdog Anto Cacace in Riyadh in May and has now decided to leave Sims, who has coached him since the start of his professional career in 2017.
The Welsh Wizard insists it was an amicable parting with the man who won him two world titles at super-featherweight.
“I've been with him since I started my career for about eight years,” Cordina said during an exclusive interview with Boxing News. “It was like, why fix something if it's not broken?
“I walked until the wheels fell off. Then start testing things. I think at this stage in my career I just need to try something new, I need to renew. That's all it is – a refresher.
“Tony is an amazing champion and like family to me. He and his wife Karen have taken care of me and I am the only fighter he has ever lived with. He's a great guy, a great coach. He made me win two world titles so I couldn't say a bad word about him.”
The Welshman is currently preparing to face Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight belt in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 12 and is doing so with his new training team Davison and Barry Smith across Essex in Harlow.
Cordina added: “They train in a completely different way to the way we train at Tony's so it's something new, refreshing. I have been there for about a week and I believe that I will be very successful under them. I have learned a lot already.
“I think it's my best chance to win [against Stevenson] it belongs to both of them. I always said the only place I would train in the UK other than Tony would be with them.”
Regarding the split, his promoter Eddie Hearn said: “Sometimes people change.
“I think Tony and Joe's relationship was incredible. They have achieved a lot – two-time world champion – but sometimes you feel like you need something new.
“Joe doesn't have much time left in his career and he can admit that himself. He is looking for big fights and big opportunities.”
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