BELFAST’S ANTHONY CACACE has signed on the dotted line with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions after upsetting Warren’s fighter, Sam Bowen, to win the British super-featherweight title in a breakout performance.
Cacace [18-1, 7KOs], regarded as a sleeping giant of sorts within Irish boxing despite his diminutive frame, finally came good on years of promise in a thrilling fight in Birmingham last November and has been rewarded with what is his first ever promotional contract at the age of 31.
‘The Apache’ said of the move: “I am delighted to be signing with such a big promoter who will give me the chances to be on big shows. At my age and with my experience, it is what I need.
“I am just excited for the future. I have actually never worked with a promoter and this is my first time – I just feel that now I’ve got the opportunity to fulfil my potential or at least know where I am going.
“I am a fresh 31-year-old and I’ve never been in wars. The Bowen fight was the hardest one I have ever been in and there is a lot more in me, so we have got to see how it works out.
“I like to think of myself as being a smart boxer. If I have to fight, I will fight, but I will do it effectively and won’t just go in with my head and lose brain cells for nothing!”
Big hooks 💪
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) March 13, 2020
Strong jabs 👊
Switch hitting ⚡️
Throwback to when @AntoC6 put it on Sam Bowen to become the British super-featherweight champion 🇬🇧
More big nights to come... pic.twitter.com/SyZzjOMZT2
The southpaw added: “The Bowen fight, for me, was 50% of what I can actually do and I performed better in the gym. I still got the job done on the night and was good enough to beat him.
“Hopefully over the next year or two you will be able to see what I can do fully.
“A defence of my title is the likely option next and the likes of [Archie] Sharp and [Zelfa] Barrett — I would fight them both in the morning. It is just getting them to face me.”
Promoter Warren said: “I am delighted to be working with Anthony. He showed us last year that he is a brilliant fighter when he upset Sam Bowen and won the British title on our show. Now he’s got the backing of BT Sport and Queensberry Promotions, I am confident we can take Anthony to the next level and build on his British title success.”
Warren last week also added Limerick’s Edward Donovan — brother of the Andy Lee-trained, Top Rank-promoted Paddy Donovan — to his promotional stable.