Anthony Cacace's Dublin Delight

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent successes in Irish boxing, focusing on Anthony Cacace's championship win and the rise of local fighters.

‘Ohh, Anto Cacace’ came the chant at the end of a blistering night in Dublin that saw the Belfast man crowned a two-time world champion. The Apache beat Jazza Dickens by unanimous decision to claim the Liverpudlian’s WBA super-featherweight strap. That came after the Big Bang – with Pierce O’Leary’s homecoming, at last, proving he hadn’t bitten off more than he could chew, not by a long shot. He told his team to get him on a show at the 3Arena and he’d do the rest. He certainly did, filling the place before filling in Maxi Hughes to take the IBO belt at 140lb. Another local fella celebrating was Jono Carroll, who edged Belfast’s Colm Murphy for the IBO strap at super-featherweight and he’ll surely be eyeing a clash with Cacace. But will it come to fruition? How far can Pierce climb? What got Dublin boxing back on top, and who found Adam Olaniyan’s debut opponent? Discussing it all on The Rocky Road, we’re joined by Gavan Casey of  the42.ie  to chat all things #IrishBoxing. With three reigning world champions now – harking back to the 90s – do the wider public realise how good we have it? They might soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Gavan Casey

Topics covered

• Irish Boxing
• World Champions
• Boxing Events
• Dublin Sports
• Athlete Achievements

Keywords

• Anthony Cacace
• Irish Boxing
• world champion
• Dublin
• Pierce O’Leary

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dublin, Belfast, Liverpudlian

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