St. Patrick's Day Weekend

JamesDickens

"jazza"

James, obviously better known as Jazza, Dickens is enjoying a late-career flourish and one that he always strongly predicted would happen.

The Scouse southpaw is now the WBA super featherweight champion of the world and he makes what should be a thrilling first defence of his status in Dublin on March 14 against the IBO world champion Anthony Cacace on what is St Patrick’s weekend.

Jazza, now 34, won the WBA Interim world title with an upset victory in Istanbul over the previously unbeaten Albert Batyrgraziev in July and he was upgraded to full champion in December following Lamont Roach Jr being stripped of the title. Dickens is no stranger to the top table in the sport because in July 2016 he took on the great Cuban Guillermo Rigoneaux for the WBA Super world championship at super bantamweight. Unfortunately, a shattered jaw forced him out of the fight after the second round. He fought Kid Galahad in 2021 for the IBF world featherweight title - being retired at the end of the 11th - before winning the IBO world title in 2022 with a stoppage victory over Lerato Diamini in his native Liverpool. More recently, Dickens scored a comprehensive victory over Zelfa Barrett in Manchester at the beginning of 2025.