Cordina took a split decision victory to advance to the second round, where he will be up against Hurshid Tojibaev.
Though it was a difficult bout by most accounts, Cordina said he never once doubted the final result will be in his favor.
"The second was a shaky round," Cordina said, as quoted by Wales Online. "But I made him miss a lot in the last, and I was not worried about the result."
Speaking to BBC, Cordina said that the pro-Suarez crowd, as well as the Filipino fighter's style, may have influenced the judges early on.
"They were quite noisy, the Filipinos," he said. "And then Suarez was showing off a little bit in the last round."
"I don't know why, because every time he lunged in with a shot, he was missing. So I don't know where he was getting all his confidence from," Cordina added.
Suarez, for his part, said he accepted the loss although he also belied he should have won.
"Tanggapin ko ang talo, pero para sa akin, lamang talaga ako (I accept my loss, but I believe I won the fight)," said Suarez.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
