Dickens, Cordina, Jones: Who are the British super-featherweight world champions?

Jazza Dickens mounts the first defence of his WBA super-featherweight crown this weekend against Anthony Cacace in Dublin, live on DAZN.

The Liverpool fighter will cross the Irish Sea to tackle the Belfast man, three months on from being elevated to the title back in December.

Cacace, a former IBF champion in his own right, has taken the scalp of several rivals before, and enters as a narrow favourite to take the win.

But just how many other British fighters have ruled over the division before them? DAZN News takes a look back through history to find out.

Barry Jones (WBO, 1997-1998)

A familiar face to fight fans who tune into DAZN's coverage, the Welshman became the first super-featherweight title holder from Britain.

Jones outclassed Colombia's Wilson Palacio in 1997, earning the vacant WBO strap - but he would never make a defence of his crown.

A brain anomaly saw him stripped of the belt and he fell short in an attempt to regain it against Acelino Freitas in 2000 before retiring.

Alex Arthur (WBO, 2008)

A Commonwealth Games gold-medal winner and two-time Lonsdale Belt champion, the Edinburgh fighter was elevated to the title in 2008.

Having won interim bouts with Stephen Foster and Koba Gogoladze, Arthur benefitted from the call by title holder Joan Guzmán to move up.

It would prove to be a short-lived reign however, with Arthur losing his crown in his very first defence, against domestic rival Nicky Cook.

Nicky Cook (WBO, 2008-2009)

'Cookie' had already lost a bid for the WBO featherweight title a year prior against Steve Luevano, but made no mistakes in the division above.

The pair played out a bruising dozen-round contest which Cook edged, to the surprise of his rival - but his own reign would be short-lived.

In his first defence, the London fighter was floored twice in the fourth round by Román Martínez, to bring his tenure at the top to a close.

Ricky Burns (WBO, 2010-2011)

'The Rickster' had a couple of reverses on his record, but had more than earned his shot against Martinez when they finally met in 2010.

Burns swept the scorecards, and would subsequently defend his crown against Andreas Evensen, Joseph Laryea and Cook in style.

He ultimately vacated the title to move up, and would win straps in two other divisions to become a three-weight world champion.

Joe Cordina (IBF, 2022-2024)

The Welshman was a narrow favourite against champion Kenichi Ogawa in 2022, but few saw his brutal second-round stoppage coming.

It meant Cordina echoed the achievements of Jones as world champion, with wins over Shavkat Rakhimov and Edward Vazquez following.

His reign finally came to an end when Cacace stopped him in 2024 out in Riyadh, though the star has impressively rebuilt since then.

Anto Cacace (IBF, 2024-2025)

'The Apache' has built a reputation for seeing off several of his fellow domestic rivals, sealing his world title by toppling Cordina in style.

Strangely enough, it proved his only major title fight so far. Cacace was not sanctioned to defend the belt in his win over Josh Warrington.

He subsequently vacated it ahead of his clash with Leigh Wood, where he added the scalp of another former champion to his reputation.

Jazza Dickens (WBA, 2025-current)

One of British boxing's most feared journeymen, few thought Dickens would ultimately seal the world title that has eluded him for so long.

His win last year over Albert Batyrgaziev to take the WBA interim strap saw him beenfit from Lamont Roach Jr.'s departure last year.

A first defence was due to take place against Hayato Tsutsumi in December, only for the latter to pull out through injury beforehand.

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