Joel Kodua (born 5 January 1997) is a Ghanaian-born English professional boxer. He has held the English welterweight title since November 2025.
Career Born in Ghana and based in Dagenham, Kodua took up boxing in 2018. He made his professional debut at York Hall in London on 16 September 2022, defeating Joe Hardy on points over four rounds.
Coached by Tunde Ajayi, mentored by three-time world title challenger Anthony Yarde and with a perfect record of eight wins from eight fights, Kudoa claimed his first professional titles by stopping Southern Area welterweight champion, Daniel Francis, in the last round of their bout at York Hall on 28 June 2025, which was also for the vacant Commonwealth Silver welterweight championship.
In his next outing, he challenged English welterweight champion Bobby Dalton at the Vaillant Arena in Derby on 29 November 2025. Kodua won the contest, which was shown live on the BBC iPlayer, via unanimous decision.
Personal life Kodua worked as a railway engineer before focusing full-time on boxing. His younger brother, Gideon, is a professional footballer.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes12Win12–0Will HarrisonRTD8 (10), 30 May 202611Win11–0Joe Garside7 (10), 31 Jan 202610Win10–0Bobby Dalton1029 Nov 20259Win9–0Daniel FrancisTKO10 (10), 28 Jun 20258Win8–0Lloyd Germain3 (8), 1 Feb 20257Win7–0John Henry MosqueraPTS63 Aug 20246Win6–0George SutcliffePTS47 Apr 20245Win5–0Dario BorosaPTS41 Dec 20234Win4–0Eligio PalaciosPTS618 Aug 20233Win3–0Berman SanchezPTS615 Jul 20232Win2–0Dale ArrowsmithPTS415 Apr 20231Win1–0Joe Hardy416 Sep 2022
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