THIS Saturday’s super-featherweight bout between Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington won’t be for the IBF world title.
As a substitute Cacace and Warrington will combat in a non-title bout however there can be repercussions for the champion ought to he lose. If Warrington does earn his thirty second profession win then the belt which Cacace gained in opposition to Joe Cordina will turn out to be vacant. Ought to Cacace triumph then he should combat necessary challenger Eduardo Nunez by March 20, 2025.
The fighters are scheduled to fulfill at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as a part of a sturdy undercard to the principle occasion between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. There had already been doubt, nevertheless, as as to if Cacace could be allowed to defend his world title in opposition to his opponent. The Each day Star’s Chris McKenna reported yesterday that the governing physique had been but to substantiate Warrington as a challenger ‘as a result of he has not fought within the 9st 4lb division in over a decade and has by no means been ranked’.
In the present day, the IBF made their ruling reiterating that Nunez had stepped apart to permit Cacace and Warrington to happen.
Cacace upset the chances in Could to cease Joe Cordina in eight rounds in the meantime Warrington is coming off a seventh spherical stoppage defeat to Leigh Wooden, his second consecutive defeat.
