ANTHONY Cacace takes on Leigh Wood to defend one of his two world titles at the Nottingham Arena.
The ‘Andytown Apache’ defends his IBO super-featherweight title against former featherweight king ‘Leigh-thal’, who knocked out Michael Conlan at this venue three years ago.
On the undercard, Lisburn’s Kurt Walker faces the challenge of his career so far when he goes up against Liam Davies for the IBF international featherweight belt.
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Walker is 12-0 as a pro, and this would be a breakout win for him.
Cacace and Wood both come into this title fight off the back of victories against Josh Warrington, with Cacace being the more rested fighter, if only by a month.
In the press conference leading up to tonight, ‘Anto’ said: “I’m in Nottingham to beat Leigh Wood and beat him easy but I’m just very aware of what can happen.
“I can see he’s got a dog in him. He knows what the craic is. I know he wants this fight just as much as me so it’s going to be a very, very tough fight.”
For updates from the main fight card, with Anthony Cacace against Leigh Wood as the main event, follow the live blog below.
