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title: "Deal agreed for Anthony Cacace IBF super-featherweight title defence"
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published: "2024-11-15T12:21:27Z"
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# Deal agreed for Anthony Cacace IBF super-featherweight title defence

**In one of the upsets of 2024, Anthony Cacace was able to claim super-featherweight gold and assume the position as much-needed man to get behind in the proud fighting city of Belfast. Now, the Ulsterman is poised to return for what will be a second defence of his world title.**

Cacace was able to dramatically knock out Joe Cordina on the Fury-Usyk undercard back in May, handing the Welshman a first career defeat and dethroning the man whom many deemed to be the top player in the 130lb division.

> The moment Anthony Cacace became a World Champion ?[#FuryUsyk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FuryUsyk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) | [#RingOfFire](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RingOfFire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) | [#RiyadhSeason](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/pteDtcl2vF](https://t.co/pteDtcl2vF)
>
> — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) [May 19, 2024](https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1792223697161601144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

On yet another mammoth card, this time at Wembley Stadium, [‘The Apache’ made a first defence of his world title against two-time featherweight champion Josh Warrington](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cg4q502615zo), dominating the contest from the opening rounds onwards and proving that his victory over Cordina was no fluke with unanimous-decision win.

In the two months that have passed since, it has become clear that Cacace must face IBF mandatory challenger Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez (28-1), a well-respected Mexican who has stopped his opponent in each of his 28 career wins.

As a result, Cacace has been rumoured to be considering a move up in weight to the lightweight division, hopeful that his IBF strap would enable him a [lucrative challenge against pound-for-pound superstar Vasyl Lomachenko](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/lomachenkocacace/).

However, after the purse bids for Cacace’s meeting with Nunez were continuously pushed back, it was revealed that Thursday’s purse bids for the clash had been cancelled.

[According to Uncrowned Combat](https://sports.yahoo.com/ibf-purse-bids-for-martin-bakole-vs-agit-kabayel-anthony-cacace-vs-eduardo-nunez-canceled-205247481.html), this is because a deal has been reached between the pair to stage a fight, rendering the purse bids unnecessary.

It remains to be seen whether Cacace-Nunez could see Cacace fight on a third consecutive ‘Riyadh Season’ card or whether he will headline his own card in a homecoming event in Belfast, or if such a proposal would be better suited to a [possible meeting with Nottingham fan-favourite Leigh Wood](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/cacace-demands-good-pay-to-face-wood/).

Regardless of Belfast’s prowess as one of the greatest boxing cities on the planet, a Northern Irishman has not won a world title contest in the capital since Ryan Burnett’s 2017 win over Zhanat Zhakiyanov, with Paddy Barnes and Jamie and [Michael Conlan each being knocked out](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/michael-conlan-brutally-knocked-out-by-luis-alberto-lopez-in-belfast/) in the three world title fights in their hometown since.

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