Anthony Cacace is occupied with transferring as much as 135 to problem light-weight world champions Vasily Lomachenko and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis after efficiently defending his IBO tremendous featherweight title in opposition to Josh Warrington final Saturday evening at Wembley Stadium in London.
It’s a straightforward determination for the 35-year-old Cacace (23-1, 8 KOs) to determine whether or not to remain at 130 or transfer as much as 135. The cash that Cacace could make preventing Tank Davis or Lomachenko is significantly greater than staying at tremendous featherweight and going through the damaging Eudardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez (27-1, 27 KOs).
Cacace gained’t get close to the identical payday preventing the massive puncher ‘Sugar’ Nunez in comparison with what he would obtain in opposition to Lomachenko or Tank. If Cacace had been youthful, staying at 130 to combat the likes of Nunez would make sense, however not with him closing in on his thirty sixth birthday.
Final Saturday evening, Cacace defeated wily former two-time featherweight champion Warrington (31-4-1, 8 KOs) by a one-sided 12 spherical unanimous determination in a aggressive combat. Warrington did a wonderful job of negating Cacace’s offense by staying shut, throwing mixtures, and holding.
Cacace didn’t do nearly as good a job as he would have favored, staying at vary to benefit from his lengthy attain and superior energy. The scores had been 117-111, 118-110 and 117-111
“I might be seeking to transfer as much as light-weight and preventing Vasily Lomachenko and Tank Davis. I’m psychological. I’m in that league,” mentioned Anthony Cacace to BBC. “I’m proper there for any of these boys. If I transfer as much as light-weight, I’m necessary for Lomachenko’s [135-lb IBF] title.
It’s unlikely that Tank Davis’ administration would conform to match him in opposition to Cacace as a result of that may be a tricky combat for the Baltimore native. Tank’s administration may be very calculated with who they match him, they usually choose to give attention to straightforward targets, which is why he’s no more widespread than he’s.
“We’re simply going to should see. It’s all in my arms. I’m within the driver’s seat now,” mentioned Cacace.
“I do know I had it in me to beat Josh [Warrington]. It wasn’t the best efficiency, however I obtained the job achieved. That’s two world champions in a row that I beat,” mentioned Cacace to iFL TV, speaking about his wins over Joe Cordina and Josh Warrington.
There was by no means any query that Cacace would defeat Warrington, as a result of they had been a division aside in measurement, and he was on one other stage than the fading former featherweight champion. Nevertheless, Cacace was imagined to combat quite a bit higher than he confirmed, and that’s the frustration as a result of he didn’t combat in addition to he may have.
“He’s very slippery and really skilled. He’s a two-time world champion. He’s not a two-time world champion for being a novice,” mentioned Cacace about his combat in opposition to Warrington final Saturday evening. “He’s very sensible with the best way he strikes his head. He had my proper hook coated and my proper hook coated by holding onto my left.”
Warrington fought a wise fighter, and was like glue with the best way he obtained inside on Cacace, and never permitting him to take the combat to the surface. It wasn’t till the championship rounds that Cacace was capable of maintain the combat at a distance. By then, it was too late for him to put on down Warrington to attain a knockout.
“It was very clever of him. The primary factor is I obtained the win column, and I could not have carried out at my finest capacity, however I obtained the job achieved. My nook was pissed off at me not preserving it lengthy, and double it up and triple it up. Typically, it doesn’t work out that manner,” mentioned Cacace.
If Cacace strikes as much as light-weight, he has to combat quite a bit smarter in opposition to the gifted fighters in that division as a result of they’re too highly effective and expert for him to not use his finest property.
