‘King’ Callum Walsh, (13-0, 11 KOs), of Cork, Ireland makes his return to Southern California on Saturday, June 21 against contender Elias ‘The Latin Kid’ Espadas, (23-6-1, 16 KOs), of Yucatan, Mexico at the Chumash Casino Resort and broadcast live globally on UFC Fight Pass.
The ten-round junior middleweight main event is presented by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions. Walsh will be making the fourth defense of his WBC Continental Americas Title, he is currently ranked #4 by the WBC and #5 by the IBF.
Walsh kicked off his 2025 campaign with a first round knockout of Scotland’s Dean Sutherland (19-1) on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The Freddie Roach trained southpaw fought in Ireland for the first time as a professional on September 20, 2024, stopping Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski, (22-2-1), in the second round at the 3Arena in Dublin.
Trained by Manny Robles, Espadas battled over ten rounds against undefeated Kazakh contender Sadriddin Akhmedov on April 19 at the Commerce Casino Events Center. The clash was judged a draw with Espadas. He also battled undefeated young stars, Xander Zayas, Yamaguchi Falcao, D’Mitrius Ballard and Fiodor Czerkaszyn.
Additional fights for this event will be announced shortly.
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