Belfast may play host to one of the vital intriguing all-Irish fights of all time early this yr if hearsay is to be believed.
Discuss of a potential assembly between IBO tremendous featherweight world champion Anthony Cacace [20(7)-1(0)] and former IBF world title challenger Jono Carroll [23(8)-2(0)-1] is growing in quantity.
There isn’t a official affirmation, nor has both fighter recommended a gathering is imminent however revered sources throughout the recreation have recommended a deal is able to be completed and an enormous battle between the pair may very well be confirmed very quickly.
Preliminary speak had ‘The Apache’ populating the undercard of the proposed Jake Paul versus Tommy Fury battle early this yr. Nevertheless, the Belfast fighter hinted at a homecoming simply earlier than Christmas, prompting hypothesis that Frank Warren was set to deliver the BT Sports activities cameras to Belfast.
Cacace mentioned ‘big information’ is within the pipeline and that his subsequent battle must be confirmed after Christmas.
Teasing Irish battle followers additional the Ian Mahood skilled tremendous feather mentioned that, that ‘big information’ could be a return to the fight-loving metropolis of Belfast.
Talking on-line Cacace mentioned: “25 years on this boxing recreation and eventually issues are beginning to fall into place. [I’ve] been by means of some unhealthy instances and a few nice instances however I’ve all the time stored it going and by no means give up! Large yr developing subsequent yr and a few big information coming after Christmas. Return to Belfast.”
It now appears that return may are available a battle with ‘King Kong’, as chatter re a Belfast-Dublin assembly will increase.
Each fighters are ranked with the WBA Carroll at #3 and Cacace at #11 and each talked positively a few assembly beforehand.
Certainly, as not too long ago as final October each tremendous feathers mentioned a battle ‘made sense’ with Cacace going so far as to say it might be a ‘perfect headliner for Belfast’.
If it was to be made it can almost certainly be billed as the primary world title battle between two Irish fighters and if a card did come to Belfast it might show excellent news for Queensbury fighters Pierce O’Leary and Willo Flood particularly.
