IBF world title not on line for Cacace v Warrington

Anthony Cacace's IBF world super-featherweight title will not beryllium connected nan statement against Josh Warrington astatine Wembley connected Saturday.

Cacace defeated Joe Cordina successful May to triumph nan world title, but nan IBF has said that while nan Belfast boxer tin look Warrington, his title will not beryllium up for grabs.

The sanctioning assemblage has granted support for Cacace to conflict Warrington, who was not considered a challenger because of his inactivity successful nan super- featherweight section and was subsequently unranked.

Warrington is simply a erstwhile world champion successful nan featherweight people and was stepping up a weight against Cacace, whose IBO world title that he has held since 2022 will beryllium connected nan statement successful London.

While Warrington cannot return nan IBF title disconnected nan 35-year-old, nan incumbent will vacate his loop if he is beaten astatine Wembley.

However, should Cacace win, he will look a mandatory defence against Mexico's Eduardo Nunez earlier 20 March adjacent year.

Cacace said he wanted some to conflict for some titles against Warrington and he "doesn't know" why nan 2 belts are not connected nan statement connected nan Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois undercard.

"It's for nan IBO world title. The IBF isn't connected nan line," Cacace told BBC Sport.

"You would request to talk to Frank [Warren, Cacace's promoter] and everybody other down nan scenes astir that. I wanted it connected nan line.

"I've known for weeks. It's not 1 spot of fuss to me, but astatine nan aforesaid clip I don't really understand what nan hellhole is going on."

Since defeating Cordina, Cacace said it has been bully to beryllium called a world champion but he wants to support connected winning.

"I'm not satisfied pinch conscionable being champion. I want to hit these apical guys and proceed doing what I'm doing."

Cacace admits that Warrington is simply a "hard man" but he is simply a "better boxer" than nan Leeds fighter.

The 33-year-old hasn't fought since losing to Leigh Wood successful October and besides mislaid his erstwhile bout pinch Luis Alberto Lopez.

"He's going to bring nan fight. I judge he is simply a warrior. In position of boxing, I deliberation I'm an all-round amended combatant than Josh.

"He is simply a bully feline and he ever gives his best. He's been unlucky successful his past mates of fights, he's been fighting astatine a really precocious level and fallen a wee spot short."

Speaking to BBC Sport successful London, Cacace touched connected his relationship pinch erstwhile two-weight world champion Carl Frampton, who has supported him passim his career.

"Carl told maine astatine nan commencement of my career, 'you're going to beryllium a world champion'," he recalled.

"I clung to that and it's bully that he turned retired to beryllium right.

"When I was pinch him successful London he benignant of looked aft maine to a definite grade and helped maine retired pinch mini bits and pieces.

"I admit Carl, he's a bully lad and I'm judge he would do that for anybody other too."