Jazza Dickens is expected to fly to Dublin on Saturday ahead of next week’s Queensberry Promotions show at 3Arena.
The event on March 14 will be topped by Dickens’ maiden defense of his WBA junior lightweight title against Northern Ireland’s Anthony Cacace. Dickens won the interim version of the title back in July with a fourth-round finish of Albert Batyrgaziev in Istanbul, Turkey. Dickens was later promoted to full titleholder by the WBA following Lamont Roach Jnr’s decision to contest Isaac Cruz for the WBC 140lbs interim strap.
Dickens has been training in Dubai, United Arab Emirates – where he also resides – for the first defense of his title. Dickens was in the final stages of his preparations for the March 14 date when tragedy struck the Middle East late last week. Iranian missile and drone strikes in Dubai meant that many residents attempted to flee the country. Matters were made worse when the strikes caused huge closures to airspaces in the UAE. Jono Carroll, who will take on Colm Murphy for the IBO 130lb belt on the same bill, also lives in Dubai and was in the same situation as Dickens. Earlier this week, Queensberry’s Lee Eaton told BoxingScene that the promoter was monitoring the situation but had no worries about Dickens and Carroll arriving in time for their scheduled bout.
The missile strikes have continued this week, but Eaton confirmed to BoxingScene that the plan is for both Dickens and Carroll to fly to Ireland from nearby Oman on Saturday, March 7.
Tom Ivers is a lifelong fight fan and former amateur boxer who has a master’s degree in sports journalism. Tom joined BoxingScene in 2024 and is now a key part of the UK and social media teams.
