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Those in the know are talking about Anthony Cacace.
The wiry, heavy-handed Belfast super-featherweight was named Irish Prospect of the year and journeyman Kristian Laight rates him among the top talents he’s faced in his 160 -fight career. Cacace was a top amateur – he won 150 of his 162 bouts, won Irish honours, boxed in European championships – and has yet to lose a round in the paid ring.
He aims to make it nine wins out of nine in County Mayo on Saturday, June 8. Assassin Promotion
May 24, 2013
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Emerald Promotions are disappointed to announce that the 6th April promotion at Devenish Complex has been postponed. Kris Hughes has had to pull out of the fight between him and Anthony Cacace due to breaking his finger in training on Thursday. At this stage we have been unable to find creditable opponents to deliver a competitive and entertaining evening of boxing that Emerald Promotions are associated with and the paying fans deserve.
The amount of tickets sold just for Cacace v Hughes
April 3, 2013
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Emerald Promotions are back at the Devenish Complex in Belfast on the 6th April for the first show of the year.
The main event will be Anthony Cacace v Kris Hughes who took on Carl Frampton for the Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Title last January.
The card will also include Ray Ginley, Joe Hillerby, Gerard Healy and Dee Walsh. Rest of the card to be confirmed shortly.
Get your tickets early as this event is sure to sell out as it did last time we visited the Devenish Complex. Boxing w
March 12, 2013
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DEE ‘Wlado’ Walsh is back in boxing and has become the latest Emerald Promotions jewel.
The boxing barber threatened retirement at the tender age of 23 and after just five pro fights when his fight on Hennessy Sports last Belfast show was pulled last minute.
A frustrated Walsh(5-0) said he would never fight again having become disillusioned with the political and financial wrangling’s of the fight game.
Speaking before the turn of the year the talented prospect said
“I a
January 22, 2013
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GLEANN BC father-and-son team in charge of the Emerald Boxing stable, including Willie Casey, Anthony Cacace, Joe Hillerby, the Ginley brothers and Gerard Healy, have won Coaches of the Year in the Irish Sun's Sport Section. All of their fighters are showing steady improvement — which is all you can ask of a coach. Emerald Promotions are pleased to have these 2 talented coaches as part of their team and we know that with their skills and training all of our boxers will go very far in the world
January 4, 2013
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Emerald Promotions are proud announce that 2 of our fighters, Anthony Cacace and Joe Hillerby, gained honours and mentions in the 2012 Boxing Ireland Irish Boxing Awards.
Anthony Cacace one of Emeralds jewels won Prospect of the Year for 2012. The progression this young Belfast boxer has made in 12 short months is little short of astonishing and we look forward to more in the next year as Cacace surely searches for a British title and mainstream recognition. Cacace was also a contender for
January 4, 2013
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Boxing came back to Dublin for the first time in over a year and a half over the weekend, but not surprisingly it was a fighter from the current capital of Irish boxing, Belfast who caught the eye.
Emerald Promotions crown jewel Anthony Cacace once again sparkled the brightest and not only trumped a number of British names by stopping the pint sized hard man within a round he also became super featherweight champion on Ireland in just his fifth paid outing.
Cacace, whose only loss in Dubli
November 8, 2012
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The weigh-in for the “Rumble in Dublin” Fight Night at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday November 3rd will take place at 1pm this Friday at the Plaza Hotel, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
*****The weigh-in is open to the public*****
November 1, 2012
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October 12, 2012
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Big time boxing returns to Dublin ‘Demolition Derby’ style on November 3rd and even the last minute withdrawal of ‘Big Bang’ Willie Casey shouldn’t prevent Halloween fireworks in the Basketball Arena.
The KO and Emerald Promotions joint venture- Dublin’s first pro fight card in over 18 months- boasts no fewer than five intriguing domestic dust up’s as the Capital City tries to catch up on the success of boxing in the current capital of Irish boxing, Belfast.
Topping the bill in
October 12, 2012
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