Callum Walsh (10 wins, 0 losses, 8 KOs) Stopped Dauren Eleusinov He won the WBC Continental Americas super welterweight title with a nine-round victory (11-4-1, 10 KOs) in a headline bout Friday at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. .
After the match, Walsh, 23, was told that he was currently ranked No. 14 in the 154-pound weight class and asked how it felt to be in the top 10. Walsh's answer perfectly reflected his growing fascination.
“I don't cheat,” he said. “Give me more fights. Give me more fights, give me more opponents. I'm going to come in here and put on a show for the Irish people like I always do. Now, who's next?”
Born in Cork, Ireland and now training in Hollywood, Walsh is well on his way to becoming a bona fide star.trained person freddie roach and by promoters tom loefflerWalsh is a nimble combination puncher who has yet to reach his ceiling, and perhaps even a glimpse of it.
Dana Whitethe CEO of the UFC has also expressed interest in Walsh, so much so that the UFC Fight Pass platform has become the exclusive home for Walsh's fights.
Walsh took control of Friday's bout from the opening bell, landing quick combinations in the early rounds, including one that sent Eleusinov backing into the ropes in the second round. Eleusinov, 37, a Kazakh from Brooklyn, New York, came forward in the first act of the fight, but rarely threw more than one punch at a time and was stiff and slow compared to Walsh, who is nearly 15 years his junior. It seemed so. .
Walsh landed a powerful left hook seconds into the fourth round that staggered Eleusinov, allowing the bell to give him a break in the action.
During the broadcast, ring magazine editor-in-chief doug fisher Eleusinov said he had lost 20 pounds since Tuesday in an effort to gain weight.
In the middle rounds, Walsh occasionally threw heavy single shots at the expense of combinations – shades of his recent matchups with opponents. Ismael Villarreal (13-2, 9 KOs) In this fight, Walsh spent several rounds on the back foot, boxing effectively on his way to a unanimous decision victory. However, unlike Villarreal, Eleusinov proved unable to muster enough pressure or output to keep Walsh back.
Meanwhile, Walsh stabbed Eleusinov with a hard hook. By the 7th, Eleusinov's punishment was shockingly clear. His face was marked, but so were his neck, back, and shoulders.
Walsh began throwing combinations again in the eighth inning, and his quick hands flashed into his opponent's face. Eleusinov was examined by a ringside doctor after the round, but was cleared to continue.referee eric dali It was clear that he was trying to stop the fight to stop the one-sided assault, and he warned Eleusinov multiple times, including after he landed another clean punch midway through the ninth.
This is the second time Walsh has fought more than eight rounds, the first being against Villarreal. In that fight, after the first few rounds, Walsh's combination punches weakened even more noticeably. The official knockdown he got in the 10th was a real push, but Walsh suffered a tremendous overhand during the round that briefly staggered him.
On Friday, Walsh was up against a lesser opponent, but he showed better movement and a more consistent and threatening attack. With a strong figure in his corner, an exciting style and fresh stoppage wins that break his record, Walsh's audience and fan base are growing.
