Anthony Cacace
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35)
Belfast, Northern Ireland[2]
Other names
  • The Apache
  • Anto
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO7
Losses1

Anthony Cacace (born 2 February 1989[2]) is an Irish professional boxer who has held the IBO super-featherweight title since 2022 and previously the British super featherweight title from 2019 to 2022.

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.[3] Followed three more wins—a points decision (PTS) over Kristian Laight in April;[4] a sixth-round TKO over Mickey Coveney in July;[5] and Aivaras Balsys by PTS in September[6]—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.[7] His final fight of 2012 was a PTS victory against Youssef al-Hamidi in December.[8]

He gained decision victories over Zsolt Nagy in March[9] and Osnel Charles in October 2013,[10] followed by wins over Dawid Knade by TKO in September[11] and Simas Volosinas by PTS in December 2014.[12] He began 2015 with a PTS win over Santiago Bustos in February[13] and a TKO win against Karoly Lakatos in June.[14] 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.[15]

Following two fights in 2016—a corner retirement (RTD) win against Jamie Quinn in September[16] and a PTS win over Leonel Hernandez in November[17]—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.[18]

Following his defeat to Ward, Cacace gained a PTS victory over six rounds against Reynaldo Mora in December 2017.[19] After 14 months out of the ring, Cacace was back in action in February 2019 with an eight-round PTS win over Alan Castillo.[20]

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.[21][22] 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.[23]

Professional boxing record

22 fights 21 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 0
By decision 14 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Win 21–1 Damian Wrzesiński UD 12 27 May 2023 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBO super-featherweight title
21 Win 20–1 Michael Magnesi SD 12 24 Sep 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won IBO super-featherweight title
20 Win 19–1 Lyon Woodstock UD 12 28 Aug 2021 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Retained British super-featherweight title
19 Win 18–1 Sam Bowen SD 12 30 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Won British super-featherweight title
18 Win 17–1 Alan Castillo PTS 8 23 Feb 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
17 Win 16–1 Reynaldo Mora PTS 6 21 Dec 2017 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
16 Loss 15–1 Martin Joseph Ward UD 12 15 Jul 2017 Wembley Arena, London, England For British, and vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Leonel Hernandez PTS 6 19 Nov 2016 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
14 Win 14–0 Jamie Quinn RTD 1 (6), 3:00 3 Sep 2016 Robin Park Center, Wigan, England
13 Win 13–0 Ronnie Clark KO 10 (10), 2:51 16 Oct 2015 Meadowbank Sports Center, Edinburgh, Scotland Won vacant Celtic super-featherweight title
12 Win 12–0 Karoly Lakatos TKO 3 (6), 1:39 14 Jun 2015 Hotel Aquincum, Budapest, Hungary
11 Win 11–0 Santiago Bustos PTS 8 28 Feb 2015 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 Win 10–0 Simas Volosinas PTS 6 6 Dec 2014 Olympia, Liverpool, England
9 Win 9–0 Dawid Knade TKO 2 (4), 2:09 6 Sep 2014 Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Osnel Charles UD 4 12 Oct 2013 The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
7 Win 7–0 Zsolt Nagy PTS 6 9 Mar 2013 Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS 4 8 Dec 2012 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
5 Win 5–0 Mickey Coveney TKO 1 (10), 3:09 3 Nov 2012 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland Won BUI super-featherweight title
4 Win 4–0 Alvaras Balsys PTS 8 7 Sep 2012 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Mickey Coveney TKO 6 (6), 1:32 21 Jul 2012 Emerald Roadhouse, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 7 Apr 2012 Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, England
1 Win 1–0 Ben Wager TKO 1 (4), 1:05 25 Feb 2012 Emerald Roadhouse, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Anthony Cacace". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b "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.

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Sporting positions Regional boxing titles Preceded byMickey Coveney BUI super-featherweight champion 3 November 2012 – 2013Vacated VacantTitle next held byJames Tennyson VacantTitle last held byJohn Simpson Celtic super-featherweight champion 16 October 2015 – 2016Vacated Vacant Preceded bySam Bowen British super-featherweight champion 30 November 2019 – present Incumbent
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