Jazza Dickens and Anthony Cacace final press conference quotes
The final press conference ahead of Saturday’s WBA world super featherweight title showdown between Jazza Dickens and Anthony Cacace took place today at the appropriately named Dynamic Space in Dublin as the fighters exchanged their last words before the big night on Saturday at the 3Arena.
Live on DAZN, this sold out event also features two IBO world title fights, with Pierce O’Leary going up against Maxi Hughes at super lightweight and Jono Carroll taking on Colm Murphy at super featherweight.
Below are a selection of quotes from Jazza and Cacace.
Jazza Dickens
“It feels great to be back here in Dublin, as I have said before, and I am very grateful to Queensberry for putting the show on for all the talent here. Surely the young lads like Adam (Olaniyan) and Bobbi (Flood) can carry the flag and go on. It is great to be in at the start of something new.
“We had to travel from Oman to Istanbul and then Dublin from Dubai. It was the weekend anyway and we weren’t going to train, so it was alright. It was not as bad as what you see on the news now.
“It is not really like that (coming in as champion), it doesn’t change anything, you are training for a fight and training to win. If anything you get better, you get more hungry and want more and more. When you become a champion you still have to go in there to win your own title back. It is just the same for me.
“My coach made me sit down and watch three of his fights and he watched a few others. I was very, very impressed by his style of boxing, how he can box like a small man and box like a big man. He is good at everything really, so we will have to adapt to his skills.
“We’ve prepared for how we want to fight this fight and I am very excited to hear that first bell.”
Anthony Cacace
“It is another great opportunity presented to me now, to become a two-time world champion. Full respect to Jazza, he has done it the hard way, the same as I have.
“I am just raring to go now. I win this title and I will go down as one of Ireland’s greatest ever fighters and that is what’s motivating me. Two years ago I had absolutely nothing. Now I’ve won the IBO, the IBF, secured my family and done things I thought I couldn’t have.
“Now I am focusing on legacy and becoming a two-time world champ. I’ve got a big heart and big balls and I want this title so badly. I know Jazza has worked hard, got to this point and he’s not going to want to let it go. So I know this has got all the makings of a great fight, a very fan-friendly fight. I am just buzzing about it.
“I want to cement my family name in boxing history. I am the first Irish super featherweight champion, so to be two-time and be up there with the likes of Carl Frampton and Katie Taylor, that is what this is all about now.”