Cacace and Samedov were originally ordered to meet after the Belfast fighter defeated Jazza Dickens for the WBA belt in March. Queensberry Promotions planned to stage that mandatory defense in Northern Ireland, but the British Boxing Board of Control declined to license Samedov because of issues involving his Russian citizenship and residency documentation.
The ruling handles the immediate licensing problem without resolving the championship dispute. Instead of stripping Cacace or sending him abroad, the WBA has created two champions in the same division.
Cacace benefits most. He keeps a Belfast date that off
