Anthony Cacace (23-1, 8 KO) and former super feather champion in IBO and former two-time WBA champion 126-LB Leigh Wood (28-3, 17 KO) brought a importance today during Friday weighing for their Heliner on Saturday, May 10. Cacace vs. Wood will be shown live on Dazn from Nottingham Arena in Nottingham.
(Loan: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry)
It is surprising little noise About the fight against cocoa wood from fans, perhaps because of the disappointing promotion of the event. Compared to other fights, there was not much pressure to try to sell this scrap at the national level.
Weighing the results
Anthony Cacace 129.8 vs. Leigh Wood 129.8
This is the only partial fight on the card that will interest fans from outside Great Britain. Some other weights on the card are as follows:
Liam Davies 125.2 vs. Kurt Walker 125.4 Owen Cooper 145.7 vs. Chris Congo 146.7 Sam noakes 141lbs 7 vs. Patrik Balaz 141
Complex Cacace opportunity
Part of the problem is that the 36-year-old Cacace lost a great opportunity to find out on the world stage when he left his title IBF Super Feather Wweight after grasping him with Joe Cordina in May in May in a nervous technical knockout in Riyadh.
Instead of defending your IBF belt against his mandatory contender Eduardo “Sugar” NúñezCacace left the belt to shine a better paid fight against the faded Josh Warrington. Cacace won, but he looked mediocre.
Even if Cacace lost this fight with Nunez, he would still be wanted for the Lucrative national clashes with Warrington and Leigh Wood. It was a mistake from Cacace because he returned to an undetectable warrior, who he once was before nervous of Cordina.
The way he acted against Warrington is perhaps good that he did not pass the fight against “Sugar” Nunez (27-1, 27 KO), because he would probably pristine his clock through a tough Mexican. Despite this, it looked bad that Cacace gave up IBF instead of defending him against Nunez to face over-the-Hill Warrington.
Title implications
If Cacace wins on Saturday, he should lend a hand him get closer to the title of World Champion in 130, if this is a high goal. However, wood is seen as washed by fans. So Cacace will not get too much from victory over him. If Anthony wants a quick shot from the world, he has to face the pretender Raymond Ford.
If Cacace defeated Ford, he would have a quick chance for another title. Unfortunately, I don’t think he even dared to take this fight. If Cacace does not fight Nunez, he certainly will not want to get tangled with Ford.
Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.
Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.
UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.
Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!
Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.
Coverage upcoming
FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
Sebastian Fundora
VS
Ermal Hadribaj
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts
8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks
11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class
super welterweight
Scheduled distance
12 rounds
Live results will appear here on fight night.
Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj WBC super welterweight title.
Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.
Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier Super middleweight, 10 rounds.
Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira Super middleweight, eight rounds.
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Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Wardley on DAZN PPV at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, October 17.
Fabio Wardley gets another crack at Daniel Dubois five months after dropping him twice but losing their first fight. Dubois recovered to stop Wardley in the 11th round in Manchester.
UPCOMING
Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley
2026-10-17 · 14:00 ET / 7:00 PM UK · O2 Arena, London · Live on DAZN
Daniel Dubois0
AFTER0ROUNDS
Fabio Wardley0
ROUNDDaniel DuboisFabio Wardley
Wardley returns as the challenger. Dubois makes his first defence against the heavyweight he dethroned in May, with DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate Tier carrying the rematch.
Start Time and Ring Walks
Coverage starts at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.
Dubois and Wardley are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT. All times fall on Saturday, October 17.
DAZN PPV Price
The standalone PPV costs £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the USincluding the undercard and main event.
DAZN Ultimate Tier subscribers receive the event without a separate PPV purchase.
Full Fight Card, Weigh-In Results and Expected Times
Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
WBO heavyweight title
Dubois: 253.9 lbs (115.17 kg) | Wardley: 248.3 lbs (112.63 kg)
Expected ring walks: 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT
Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.
British and Commonwealth lightweight titles
O’Doherty: 134.12 lbs (60.84 kg) | Gomez Jr.: 134.3 lbs (60.92 kg)
Approximate start: 7:10 pm BST / 2:10 pm ET / 11:10 am PT
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