Cacace's eyes on Ball despite Lomachenko interest

WBA super-featherweight champion Anthony Cacace is not prepared to allow suggestions of a showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko distract him as he prepares to take on Nick Ball.

Anthony Cacace defends his WBA super-featherweight title against Nick Ball in Belfast on 19 December

The 37-year-old makes his maiden defence of the title against Liverpool's former WBA featherweight champion Ball at the recently renamed O2 Belfast on Saturday, 19 December.

The WBA has already indicated the winner must face Russia's Elnur Samedov next, but the returning Lomachenko is reported to be keen too, according to ESPN's Brian Custer., external

Should that come to pass, it would represent the realisation of a dream for Cacace, but his immediate gaze remains firmly fixed on Ball.

"I'm not really thinking about that just now, I just kind of want to focus fully on Nick Ball and this fight coming up," he insisted.

Source: BBC Sport