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Anthony Cacace (/kəˈkɑːtʃeɪ/ kə-KAH-chay /-tʃi/ -⁠chee; born 2 February 1989) is a professional boxer from Northern Ireland. He has held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) super-featherweight title since 2022 and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-featherweight title since May 2024.

Professional career

Cacace made his professional debut on 25 February 2012, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Ben Wager at the Emerald Roadhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Followed three more wins—a points decision (PTS) over Kristian Laight in April; a sixth-round TKO over Mickey Coveney in July; and Aivaras Balsys by PTS in September—Cacace fought Mickey Coveney for a second time on 3 November 2012 at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. Cacace won via first-round TKO to capture the BUI super-featherweight title. His final fight of 2012 was a PTS victory against Youssef al-Hamidi in December.

He gained decision victories over Zsolt Nagy in March and Osnel Charles in October 2013, followed by wins over Dawid Knade by TKO in September and Simas Volosinas by PTS in December 2014. He began 2015 with a PTS win over Santiago Bustos in February and a TKO win against Karoly Lakatos in June. His last fight of 2015 was against Ronnie Clark for the vacant Celtic super-featherweight title. The bout took place on 16 October at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Cacace captured the Celtic title via tenth-round TKO in a scheduled ten-round fight.

Following two fights in 2016—a corner retirement (RTD) win against Jamie Quinn in September and a PTS win over Leonel Hernandez in November—Cacace challenged British super-featherweight champion Martin J Ward on 15 July 2017, at the Wembley Arena in London, with the vacant Commonwealth title also on the line. In what was a close competitive fight, Cacace suffered the first defeat of his professional career , losing by unanimous decision (UD) over twelve rounds, with the judges' scorecards reading 116–113, 116–114 and 115–113, all in favour of Ward.

Following his defeat to Ward, Cacace gained a PTS victory over six rounds against Reynaldo Mora in December 2017. After 14 months out of the ring, Cacace was back in action in February 2019 with an eight-round PTS win over Alan Castillo.

Cacace, as the mandatory contender, was due to challenge for the British super-featherweight title on 3 August 2019 against reigning champion Sam Bowen, however, Bowen pulled out of the fight due to a back injury. The bout was rescheduled for 30 November at Arena Birmingham. Cacace won, capturing the British title via split decision (SD), with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 to Cacace while the third scored it 115–112 to Bowen.

IBF Super Featherweight Champion

Cacace vs. Cordina

On May 18, 2024 Cacace challenged then unbeaten Welsh champion Joe Cordina for Joe's IBF Super-Featherweight Title on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk. After dropping and badly hurting Cordina in round 3, Cacace continued to pour on the pressure and ended up scoring an 8th round TKO win. This made him the first ever Irish Super-Featherweight Champion.

Cacace vs. Warrington

Cacace defeated two-time former featherweight world champion Josh Warrington by unanimous decision at Wembley Stadium on 21 September 2024. The three ringside judges scored the fight 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 respectively in his favour. Cacace's belt was not on the line as the IBF did not recognise Warrington as a challenger due to his inactivity in the super-featherweight division, with the governing body announcing he would be stripped of the title had he lost the contest.

Professional boxing record

See also

• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of British world boxing champions
• List of world super-featherweight boxing champions

References

1. ^ DAZN tale of the tale before the Josh Warrington fight.
2. "Anthony Cacace | Fighter Profile". Frank Warren. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Ben Wager". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
4. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Kristian Laight". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
5. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Mickey Coveney". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. Kelly, David (10 September 2012). "Ricky Hatton the role model as Luke Wilton aims for title". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
7. "Anthony Cacace destroys rival in Dublin". www.newsletter.co.uk. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
8. "James Tennyson is on the rise after Coveney win". www.newsletter.co.uk. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
9. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Zsolt Nagy". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
10. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Osnel Charles". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
11. "TheJournal.ie – Carl Frampton crowned world champion on a special night in Belfast". www.the42.ie. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
12. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Simas Volosinas". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
13. "Victorious Anthony Cacace has yet to reach his top gear". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2 March 2015. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
14. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Karoly Lakatos". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
15. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Ronnie Clark". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
16. "Classy Anthony Cacace moves closer to a tilt at the British boxing title". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 5 September 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
17. "The Irish Eye". Boxing Monthly. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
18. "Cacace left frustrated as Ward edges title battle". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 17 July 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
19. "BoxRec: Anthony Cacace vs. Reynaldo Mora". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
20. "Castillo win just the start, insists Cacace". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 25 February 2019. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
21. Stapleton, Jonny (3 July 2019). "British camp not afraid of Cacace or Belfast – coach quashes 'fake' Bowen injury talk". Irish-boxing.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
22. "Sam Bowen free from work and sciatica to focus fully on British title defence". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
23. "Anthony Cacace Beats Sam Bowen To Become British Champion". BoxingScene.com. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
24. "Ireland's Anthony Cacace stuns Joe Cordina to become world champion". the42. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
25. "Anthony Cacace pulls off shock TKO over Joe Cordina for first world title". ESPN. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
26. "Cacace claims unanimous decision win over Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
27. "Anthony Cacace claims clear points victory over Josh Warrington". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
28. "IBF world title not on line for Cacace v Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

External links

• Boxing record for Anthony Cacace from BoxRec (registration required)
• Anthony Cacace - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Male boxers from Northern Ireland
• Boxers from Belfast
• Southpaw boxers
• British people of Italian descent
• British Boxing Board of Control champions
• International Boxing Organization champions
• International Boxing Federation champions
• World super-featherweight boxing champions
• 21st-century British sportsmen