Slightly than face obligatory challenger Ricardo “Sugar” Nunez, IBF tremendous featherweight champion Anthony Cacace introduced that he’s vacated the belt in favor of chasing “the largest fights attainable.
He technically ends his reign, which started with a controversial knockout of Joe Cordina final Could, and not using a title protection. The IBF instantly ordered him to battle Nunez (27-1, 27 KO), who’d crushed down Shavkat Rakhimov in a closing eliminator, however Cacace (23-1, 8 KO) elected to battle Josh Warrington as a substitute.
As Warrington was 1-3-1 in his earlier 5 and had by no means fought at 130, the IBF declined to sanction it as a protection and as soon as once more ordered the Nunez battle late final yr. The 2 sides reached sufficient of a deal to stave off a handbag bid, however after a prolonged little bit of radio silence, Cacace’s determined to not honor it.
Eddie Hearn justifiably went off on Cacace for losing a piece of Nunez’s prime. It’s frankly pathetic habits from “The Apache,” who ought to have been stripped the second he picked Warrington.
The excellent news is that, per Jake Donovan, a vacant title battle between Nunez and Masanori Rikiishi (16-1, 11 KO) is “eyed for this spring in Japan.” Any Nunez battle is price watching, however this one particularly could possibly be one thing particular.
