‘It’s Sickening’ – Angry Eddie Hearn Calls Anthony Cacace a ‘Time Waster’
Eddie Hearn has accused Anthony Cacace of ‘ducking’ the granny’ out of Sugar Nunez, as he came out strong in his criticism of the Belfast boxer.
The Matchroom CEO hasn’t reacted kindly to the Belfast boxer’s decision to vacate the IBF world super featherweight title and choosing to fight Leigh Wood instead of his now former mandatory challenger Nunez.
The Essex fight maker says ‘The Apache’ made the move because he feared the Mexican and also claims it’s a decision that goes against the spirit of the sport.
āIām so pissed off that theyāve messed āSugarā Nunez around. I like Anthony Cacace. I think heās a great fighter, but the reality is, heās completely ducked the granny out of āSugarā Nunez. He beat Joe Cordina, and heās never defended his world title.
āWhen you become a world champion, which is a lifelong dream, youāve got to try and defend it, unify it, and try and become one of the best fighters in the division. Heās basically won it and never defended it, and now heās vacating it because heās afraid to fight āSugarā Nunez in Belfast.ā
Cacace has been vocal and honest about the rationale surrounding his choice. Having fulfilled his world title dream, the 36-year-old now wants to secure his family’s future. With that in mind he was always going to take the most lucrative option available and that proved to be a clash with the Nottingham native.
It’s an approach Hearn seems to understand but one he remains unhappy about.
“It’s very disappointing,ā said Hearn. āItās not what boxing is about, and I get, āOh, Iāve got to look for the best opportunities for me.ā Heās fighting Leigh Wood, and the money is not all that different from what he was offered for the Nunez fight. āI know that, and Iām really pissed off that they took so long because they f**** around āSugarā Nunezās career. Weāll go win a world title now, but it didnāt have to be like that,ā said Hearn.
