Anthony Cacace wants to 'cement the family name' as Belfast boxer aims to become two-time world champion
Anthony Cacace is determined to cement the family’s name in the world of boxing as the Belfast star prepares for Saturday’s title showdown against James “Jazza” Dickens.
Cacace will aim to become a two-time world-champion on Saturday as Dickens makes the first defence of his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship at the 3Arena in Dublin.
Known as “The Apache”, Cacace has enjoyed a late bloom in his career after stunning Joe Cordina to win the IBF super-featherweight world title in 2024.
However, he now has his sights set on dethroning Liverpool’s Dickens and etching his name into the history books once again.
Speaking on behalf of Queensberry and DAZN, Cacace said: “I'd love to become a two-time world champion as there's not too many of them in Belfast or Ireland.
"I know I've cemented my name in Irish history because I'm the only Irish super featherweight champion there's ever been.
“But I would love to cement my name up with the likes of Ryan Burnett, Carl Frampton and even Katie Taylor who has achieved some crazy things.
"Just to be spoken with those type of people would be amazing.
"I would also love to cement the Cacace name down in history...it's special for me, my dad is from Italy, and I would like that name to live on in the history books.”
Both fighters have shown full respect to each other ahead of the tussle in Dublin and Cacace is hoping for a large backing from the crowd.
"The ticket sales have been out of this world,” he added.
"Without even boys from Dublin on the card, I could have maybe sold it out myself.
"It’s a real, real 50-50 fight, two hungry boys, and Jazza’s only getting his taste of success now and I know what sort of mind frame he'll be entering this fight in.
"I respect everybody that gets in there to fight and Jazza is no different.
"He's a world champion, he's beat three top contenders in the last two years, so I'm full of respect for him.
"But I'm going in here on Saturday night to rip up a script and take the world title back up to Belfast.”
Cacace, who is 37-years-old, says he has no aspirations of retiring from the sport any time soon but revealed that could change if he comes unstuck against Dickens.
“I just take it fight by fight,” he explained.
"If the worst to happen and I was to lose this fight, I mean, I would be happy enough hanging them up there and then.
“But it's just one of these things that we're just going to have to see...and I still feel like I'm 25, never mind 37, so I don't see the end coming anytime soon.
"We're just going to have to really play it by each fight."
So, what is Cacace’s prediction for the final outcome?
He replied: “It’s a Cacace win and it's by any means necessary.
"Whether it's a thrilling fight, whether it's a boring fight, it doesn't matter.
"Just as long as I can get my hand raised at the end of it.”
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