UPDATE: The date of two IBF purse bid has been changed to November 14th. The IBF stated, "the Anthony Cacace vs. Eduardo Nunez [an IBF junior lightweight mandatory title defense] and the Agit Kabayal vs. Martin Bakole [an IBF heavyweight final eliminator] purse bids have been rescheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12:00PM Eastern Time."

On October 10th, the IBF ordered heavyweights Kabayel and Bakole to begin negotiations for an IBF final eliminator (and the IBF #1 ranking). Negotiations were to be concluded on or before October 23rd. An agreement could not be made within the time frame allowed, so the IBF initially ordered a purse bid for Tuesday, November 5th at 12 noon. That date was later changed to November 7th. Bakole is coming off a big win over Jared Anderson, while Kabayel's last fight was a win over Frank Sanchez. Both Anderson and Sanchez were previously undefeated.

On September 25, 2024 the IBF ordered Cacace of Ireland, to make a mandatory title defense against Nunez. Cacace (23-1) won the IBF title against Joe Cordina in May and subsequently defeated Josh Warrington in September. He also holds the IBO title. Nunez, from Mexico, is 27-1 with 27 KOs. His only fight this year was a stoppage win over faded contender Miguel Marriaga. The IBF wanted negotiations for Cacace-Nunez to be concluded by October 24th but an agreement was not made within the time frame allowed.