Anthony Cacace-Eduardo Núnez IBF Title Fight Rescheduled for June 25
Anthony Cacace and Eduardo Núnez now have a new date to read their fate.
The Ring has confirmed that the IBF has rescheduled the hearing on the request for the money ordered for the junior lightweight title fight. The session was supposed to be held on Tuesday via Zoom. It was adjourned earlier this week with no firm indication of when the session will return to the calendar.
That changed on Thursday.
“Anthony Cacace bid vs. Eduardo Nuñez has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 25 at 12:00 EST,” the IBF informed all registered promoters.
Cacace (22-1, 8 knockouts) won the title by knocking out Joe Cordina in the eighth round on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ring’s No. 5-rated junior lightweight he has done a great job on his big stage so far.
The fight took place on the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury undercard. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) entered the fight on the hook to honor the mandatory defense with the win. That responsibility has now passed to Cacace, who has won seven in a row.
Núnez (27-1, 27 KOs) entered the first round with an eleventh round knockout of former titleholder Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. Their February 16 title decider saw Núnez hit the road to wear down and stop Rakhimov (17-2-1, 14 KOs) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The fight marked the first time that Núnez went past the tenth round. He didn’t need much longer than that, however, to close the deal. The win extended his current streak to seventeen fights and one final appearance.
Cacace and Núnez are responsible for their commitment to the fight.
According to IBF rules, failure of any roster to honor the mandatory defense will result in their title being stripped. Likewise, challengers who leave the program will be ineligible to participate in any IBF-sanctioned fight for at least six months. In addition, such a failure of the competitor will also result in him being promoted outside the top ten of the IBF.
Jake Donovan is senior writer for The Ring and vice president of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
