Cacace to defend world title against Warrington

Anthony Cacace will take sides his IBF super-featherweight title against two-time world champion Josh Warrington connected nan undercard of Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois connected 21 September astatine Wembley Stadium.

Belfast boxer Cacace stunned Joe Cordina successful May to declare his first world title successful Saudi Arabia.

The 35-year-old stopped nan antecedently undefeated Welshman successful nan eighth information connected nan undercard of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's undisputed heavyweight showdown successful Riyadh.

While Cacace is coming disconnected nan biggest triumph of his life, 33-year-old Warrington is looking to get his profession backmost connected track.

The Leeds combatant mislaid his IBF featherweight title to Luis Alberto Lopez successful December 2022 earlier failing to return nan WBA featherweight crown from Leigh Wood past October.

"I'm buzzing, it's truthful exciting. I'm looking guardant to everything now," Cacace, who has won 22 of 23 master bouts, told BBC Sport NI.

"I consciousness for illustration winning that world title has put a caller lease of life into me.

"There were a mates of opponents fixed to maine but I thought Josh was nan champion fight. He's very good known successful Ireland and nan UK. He's very experienced, he's been astir nan block. He's a awesome fighter."