Dickens and Cacace world title fight finely poisedImage source, Queensberry/Leigh DawneyImage caption, Dickens and Cacace have enjoyed success late in their careers and both have vowed to give it everything in pursuit of glory on SaturdayByDavid MohanBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished1 hour agoRewind just a few years and the prospect of James ‘Jazza’ Dickens defending a world title against two-time chasing Anthony Cacace may have seemed fanciful.In some quarters, they were viewed as talented but just below the top bracket, yet their stories almost mirror the other, providing a lesson in perseverance and single-minded belief.On Saturday, 34-year-old Dickens puts his WBA super-featherweight crown on the line at Dublin’s 3Arena against 37-year-old Cacace whose career has aged like a fine wine – proving that if you’re good enough, you’re young enough.At Friday’s weigh-in, the champion scaled 9st 3.14lb (58.57kg) to the challenger’s 9st 3.5lb (58.74kg), meaning all boxes are ticked and this most intriguing of battles is set.Dickens will make the walk to the ring with a spring in his step following a four-fight winning run since moving to the super-featherweight division to face Cacace, who exploded from the shadows when taking the IBF title from Joe Cordina in 2024.
