Joel Kodua
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | JFK[1] |
| Nationality | English[1] |
| Born | 5 January 1997[1] Ghana[1] |
| Weight | Welterweight, Super-welterweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Win by KO | 3 |
Joel Kodua (born 5 January 1997) is a Ghanaian-born English professional boxer. He has held the English welterweight title since November 2025.
Born in Ghana and based in Dagenham,[3] Kodua took up boxing in 2018.[4] He made his professional debut at York Hall in London on 16 September 2022, defeating Joe Hardy on points over four rounds.[3]
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.[4]
In his next outing, he challenged English welterweight champion Bobby Dalton at the Vaillant Arena in Derby on 29 November 2025.[5] Kodua won the contest, which was shown live on the BBC iPlayer, via unanimous decision.[6]