Callum Walsh next fight confirmed as Irishman to appear on huge September card
Corkman Walsh will take on Fernando Vargas Jr in a Super-Lightweight clash at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 13th.
'King' Callum holds a perfect record of 14-0, with 11 wins coming by knockout. He had his first fight of the year in March, knocking out Dean Sutherland in quick fashion. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Terence Crawford
His second fight of 2025 took place in June against Elias Espadas. Walsh suffered a nasty cut and was deemed unable to continue, however, as the fight had reached the fifth round, the judges scorecards were used to determine the winner, with Walsh being awarded the victory via technical decision.
In Vargas Jr (17-0), he takes on by far the toughest test of his career as he steps into the ring with the undefeated Mexican, whose father, Fernando Vargas Sr, was a two-time World champion and fought fighters of the calibre of Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya.
It's a major achievement for the Dana White backed Walsh to secure the undercard for Canelo v Crawford, which will be broadcast around the world live on Netflix. Katie Taylor (Image:for Netflix)
Crawford is moving up two weight classes to take on Canelo for the Mexican icon's Undisputed super-middleweight crown. Should the American win, he will become the first boxer to become a three-weight undisputed champion in the four belt (WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF) era of the sport.
Only 11 men have been undisputed champion and none have been outright champion of more than two weight classes. Claressa Shields has achieved this feat in the female game (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO), while Ireland's Katie Taylor has held all four titles in the lightweight division, and currently is undisputed at super-lightweight (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and IBO.)
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