Professional boxing has introduced a new competitor with Zuffa Boxing making its entrance on Friday, featuring a match between rising star Callum Walsh and seasoned fighter Carlos Ocampo. This event will occur in Las Vegas, ahead of UFC 324, and will be streamed live exclusively on Paramount+.
Walsh, boasting an undefeated record of 15 wins (11 by knockout), is anticipated to be a cornerstone for Zuffa Boxing, an organization co-founded by Dana White, who is also the president of UFC. Just last September, Walsh achieved a crucial victory over Fernando Vargas on the undercard of the much-anticipated match between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. Currently ranked No. 4 and 5 by the IBF and WBC in junior middleweight, he will be fighting at middleweight for this event.
Ocampo, in contrast, presents a formidable challenge. With a record of 38 wins (26 knockouts) and only three losses to elite fighters, including Errol Spence Jr. and Tim Tszyu, he enters this match on a three-fight knockout streak.
A significant matchup on the main card pits Julian Rodriguez against Cain Sandoval, with Rodriguez returning from an exciting tenth-round stoppage victory against Avious Griffin. Sandoval, undefeated with 17 wins (15 by KO) is a rising prospect and has knocked out nearly all of his opponents.
Viewing Information
Date: January 23
Location: Meta APEX, Las Vegas
Prelims begin at: 6 p.m.
Main card starts at: 9 p.m. ET
Watch live on: Paramount+ (subscription starts at $8.99 per month)
Fight Card for Zuffa Boxing 01
- Callum Walsh -700 vs. Carlos Ocampo +450, middleweights
- Misael Rodriguez Olivas -700 vs. Austin Deanda +450, middleweights
- Cain Sandoval -200 vs. Julian Rodriguez +155, welterweights
- Omar Trinidad -265 vs. Max Ornelas +205, bantamweights
- Floyd Diaz -1400 vs. Guillermo Gutierrez +750, bantamweights
- Emiliano Cardenas -1100 vs. Marcus Cortez Harris +600, bantamweights
- Robert Meriwether III -3000 vs. Cesar Correa +1000, lightweights
- Troy Nash -2000 vs. Jacob Ramos +850, lightweights
