James ‘Jazza’ Dickens will make the primary defence of his WBA super-featherweight title towards Belfast’s Anthony Cacace at Dublin’s 3 Area on Saturday, 14 March.

The Liverpool southpaw was upgraded to full champion in December as Lamont Roach was stripped of the belt, having fought in light-weight and light-welterweight bouts since his final title defence towards County Tyrone’s Feargal McCrory in 2024.

Dickens, who has a 36-5 file with 15 knockouts, received the interim title with a fourth-round stoppage of Albert Batyrgaziev in July and was scheduled to face Hayato Tsutsumi in Saudi Arabia on 27 December however withdrew by means of damage.

As an alternative, the 34-year-old will tackle former IBF champion Cacace – who has one defeat from 25 fights with 9 knockouts.

He relinquished the belt with a view to face Leigh Wooden in Might, a struggle the 36-year-old received by ninth-round stoppage at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Area.

Cacace has been out of the ring since then, with a again damage forcing him out of an August assembly with Raymond Ford in Saudi Arabia.

Nonetheless, he returns to tackle Dickens as he bids to develop into a two-time champion, having crushed Joe Cordina to win his first title in Saudi Arabia in 2024 earlier than defeating Josh Warrington at Wembley Stadium 4 months later.

Chief help on the night time will probably be a light-welterweight battle between two large punchers in Dublin’s Pierce O’Leary and Portsmouth’s Mark Chamberlain.