Cacace brings the heat in Wood's hometown, stops him in 9th
Vacated IBF 130 belt to facilitate major fight and it pays off as he looks sharp beating a two-time world titlist for the third straight bout
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Former junior lightweight titlist Anthony Cacace turned in a marvelous performance in a dominant ninth-round knockout of former two-time featherweight titleholder Leigh Wood in an all-action fight that headlined a Queensberry Promotions card Saturday on DAZN at the raucous Motorpoint Arena in Wood’s hometown of Nottingham, England.
Northern Ireland’s Cacace had his share of supporters as well as the crowd chanted and sang throughout the outstanding but largely one-sided battle that ended with Wood trainer Ben Davison throwing in the towel to save his man from continued damage.
The win was the third big one in a row in the past year for Cacace, who took down his third two-time world titleholder in a row.
His fairytale year began in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last May, where he scored a massive upset in an eighth-round knockout of Joe Cordina to win the IBF 130-pound title.