Anthony Cuper treated In Leigh wood A brutal defeat on Saturday, while Wood's Corner threw in the towel into the ninth round of his Challenge of the title of the hometown.
Breaking was always one step ahead from wood to Nottingham And, despite an impressive rally with which the wood has badly cut the Northern Irishman, Cocaces affirmed his superiority with an assault punishing in the nine of the Round.
Wood, 36, received a standing count in this context in the middle of a barrage of hooks and uppercuts, before his coach Ben Davison throws in the towel. As such, breaker, also 36 years old, has retained the IBO Super-Pteatherweight title.
With this result, Caccace extended a great race at the end of his career, which also saw the SouthPaw Stop Joe Cordina and Outpoint Josh Warrington.
For the wood, meanwhile, the fight marked an unsuccessful movement towards a superpum weight after 17 months outside the ring. Before Saturday's effort, Wood held the WBA featherweight twice the featherweight.
“It was difficult this evening, more difficult than usual – perhaps because of the layoff, I do not know,” said Wood, who refused to announce his retirement despite speculation in sport.
“If I will lose against someone, I want to lose against a gentleman like Anthony Cocace,” he continued. “I hope he will run well.
“I don't know (about retirement), I don't want to make a decision on site. We will see. “
