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The 42
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Callum Walsh apologises to fans for nature of technical decision victory
CALLUM WALSH BEAT Elias Espadas by unanimous technical decision to take his record to 14-0 but the Cork native apologised to fans for the nature of the victory. A bad cut to his right eye during the second round forced the bout to be stopped in the fifth. An accidental headbutt was the cause of Walsh's impaired vision and, after failed attempts at easing the problem at the start of the third and fourth rounds, all three judges scored the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title defence 50-46 in his favour. The 24-year-old is set to feature on the undercard of the Las Vegas showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford this September but, speaking afterwards, he said: 'First of all, I want to apologise to everybody that paid to come and see me fight. There were some good fights tonight, so at least you still got to see some action. I'm very disappointed to win a fight like this. Advertisement 'I think it was growing into a very good fight. Both of us were enjoying it. We were enjoying putting on a show for the fans. And yeah, just apologies to everybody. I don't know, it's not the best way to win, but I'm sorry. I'll put on a show again for you, definitely.'
Extra.ie
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Cork's Callum 'King' Walsh moves to 14-0 but 'didn't want to win like this'
Cork professional boxer Callum Walsh has moved to 14-0 following a fifth round victory over Elisa Espadas in America on Saturday night. The contest was stopped on doctor's orders in the fifth round due to a cut which Callum had sustained following an accidental headbutt. The clash of heads happened in the second round with the doctor checking Callum before the start of the third and fourth rounds before calling it on the third check. Cork professional boxer Callum Walsh has moved to 14-0 following a fifth round victory over Elisa Espadas in America on Saturday night. Pic:The stoppage resulted in 'King' Walsh winning by a technical decision after all three judges had scores of 50-46 in his favour. The win resulted in the Freddie Roach-trained boxer defending his WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title. Following the fight, Callum apologised to the fans who had paid to watch him box. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UFC Fight Pass (@ufcfightpass) 'There was some good fights tonight, so at least you still got to see some action,' he said, 'I'm very disappointed to win a fight like this. 'I think it was growing into a very good fight. Both of us were enjoying it. We were enjoying putting on a show for the fans.' The up and coming boxer is now setting his sights on boxing on the card for Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford which takes place in Las Vegas this September. The event is being promoted by UFC box Dana White, who is also Walsh' promoter. Pic: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The event is being promoted by UFC boss Dana White, who is also Walsh's promoter. Speaking on Saturday night, Walsh called out fellow undefeated southpaw, Fernando Vargas Jr (17-0). Callum said: 'Fernando Vagras, if you want this belt, come get it, kid. Dana White's promoting Canelo vs Crawford. 'Let's do it. You keep calling my name. If you want this, come get it.'
Irish Daily Mirror
15 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Callum Walsh fight stopped by doctor as Irishman suffers bad cut
Callum Walsh has moved to 14-0 as a professional after his bout with Elias Espadas was stopped by the doctor due to a bad cut suffered by the Irishman following an accidental headbutt. The head collision came less than a minute into the second round of the super-welterweight contest and caused blood to pour into the 24-year-old's eye. The doctor checked the cut at the start of both the third and fourth rounds and allowed the bout to continue. However, he stopped the contest in the fifth, with Walsh winning by technical decision after all three judges scored the bout 50-46 in his favour as he successfully defended his WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title. The Cork southpaw dominated the contest against the Mexican (now 23-7-1), showing his slick skills throughout as he targeted the head and body, landing powerful lefts at times, as well as displaying his good movement, particularly before suffering the cut. Walsh believed it was 'growing into a very good fight' when the contest was stopped as he revealed his disappointment in the bout ending in such a way. He said: "First of all, I want to apologise to everybody that paid to come and see me fight. There were some good fights tonight, so at least you still got to see some action. I'm very disappointed to win a fight like this. "I think it was growing into a very good fight. Both of us were enjoying it. We were enjoying putting on a show for the fans. "And yeah, just apologies to everybody. I don't know, it's not the best way to win, but I'm sorry. I'll put on a show again for you, definitely." He added: "I felt like the fight was very one-sided. I think it was going my way. I think it was going to continue going my way. "He's a very good opponent, but it's unfortunate. It impacted my vision. I couldn't really see so it kind of was impacting my fight. "But I still think I did enough and I want to continue to do enough. But it is what it is." Walsh will hope that the cut doesn't keep him sidelined for too long as he targets a fight on the huge Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford card in Las Vegas this September. The event is being promoted by UFC CEO Dana White, who financially backs Walsh, with the Freddie Roach-trained fighter's bouts being shown on UFC Fight Pass. Walsh called out fellow undefeated star Fernando Vargas Jr (17-0) following his latest win. "Fernando Vargas, if you want this belt, come get it, kid," he said. "Dana White's promoting Canelo vs Crawford. Let's do it. You keep calling my name. If you want this, come get it."
