Overview
- Queensberry Promotions confirmed the WBA super-featherweight fight for 3Arena Dublin on Saturday, 14 March, to stream live and exclusive on DAZN.
- Dublin’s Pierce O’Leary will face England’s Mark Chamberlain in the chief support with a secondary super-lightweight belt on the line.
- Dickens became full WBA champion after Lamont Roach was stripped, having claimed the interim belt by stopping Olympic gold medallist Albert Batyrgaziev.
- Former IBF titleholder Cacace beat Joe Cordina, Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood in his last three outings before a back injury scuppered an August date with Raymond Ford.
- A December defence against Hayato Tsutsumi was cancelled following an injury reported in camp, setting up this St Patrick’s weekend booking in Dublin.