Callum Walsh takes on a former foe of a future opponent as he returns to the west coach.
‘The Quickest Rising Star in Boxing’ returns to Southern California on Saturday, June 21, when he fights over 10 rounds on the Chumash On line casino Resort broadcast stay globally on UFC Battle Cross.
The Cork gentle middleweight tackle Elias ‘The Latin Child’ Espadas of Yucatan, Mexico, on Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions newest Hollywood Battle Night time instalment.
Walsh, who’s at the moment ranked #4 by the WBC and #5 by the IBF, might be making the fourth protection of his WBC Continental Americas Title.
Conveniently, Espadas is a former foe of Xander Zayas, a fellow fast-rising star Walsh appears on a collision course with.
Certainly, if the Cobh boxer manages to raised Zayas’ win over the Manny Robles-trained fighter, it’s going to assist gasoline discuss of an Irish-Puerto Rican showdown.
“Following his show-stopping knockouts in entrance of giant crowds in Dublin, Eire and New York Metropolis, we’re excited to convey boxing’s hottest younger worldwide star, Callum Walsh again to Southern California,” mentioned Tom Loeffler. “Elias Espadas simply fought to a attract a sensational junior middleweight conflict towards undefeated Sadriddin Akhmedov on April 19 and jumped on the alternative to face one other world class fighter.”
“That is our seventh occasion at Chumash On line casino and I strongly encourage followers to buy tickets upfront to ensure entry on struggle night time as each earlier present has bought out.”
Walsh kicked off his 2025 marketing campaign with a show-stopping first spherical knockout of Scotland’s Dean Sutherland (19-1) on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard. This was his third time headlining the famed venue in entrance an enormous crowd of Irish boxing followers. The Freddie Roach educated southpaw fought in Eire for the primary time as an expert on September 20, 2024, stopping Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski, (22-2-1), within the second spherical on the 3Arena in Dublin, thrilling the packed homecoming crowd.
Educated by Manny Robles, Elias Espadas battled over ten hotly contested rounds towards undefeated Kazakh contender Sadriddin Akhmedov on April 19 on the Commerce On line casino Occasions Middle. The fierce conflict was judged a draw with Espadas proving his mettle on the prime of the junior middleweight division. Espadas has additionally battled undefeated younger stars, Xander Zayas, Yamaguchi Falcao, D’Mitrius Ballard and Fiodor Czerkaszyn.
Extra fights for this action-packed occasion might be introduced shortly.
The Hollywood Battle Nights occasion is a part of a UFC Battle Cross Again-to-Again Weekend on the Chumash On line casino Resort with Uriah Faber’s A-1 MMA internet hosting an occasion on Friday, June 20.
