Ireland’s unbeaten Callum Walsh (13-0, 11 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental Americas junior middleweight title on Saturday, June 21, facing Mexico’s battle-hardened Elias Espadas (23-6-1, 16 KOs) at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. The 10-round main event will be broadcast live worldwide on UFC Fight Pass.
Walsh, ranked #4 by the WBC and #5 by the IBF, returns to California after high-profile knockouts in Dublin and New York. Promoter Tom Loeffler said, “We’re thrilled to bring Callum back. After huge shows in Ireland and MSG, he’s ready to deliver again. Espadas just fought to a draw with an undefeated Kazakh and jumped at this challenge.”
Walsh last fought in March, crushing Scotland’s Dean Sutherland in one round at MSG. He also thrilled Irish fans in 2024 with a second-round KO of Przemyslaw Runowski in Dublin.
Espadas, trained by Manny Robles, has tangled with rising stars like Xander Zayas and Yamaguchi Falcao, and recently went 10 rounds with Sadriddin Akhmedov in a draw.
Tickets ($55–$105) are on sale now via ChumashCasino.com. This is the seventh Hollywood Fight Nights card at Chumash, and every event has sold out.
Event Details:
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Date: Saturday, June 21
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Venue: Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California
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Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass (global)
Tickets:
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$105, $85, $75, $65, $55
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Available at: www.ChumashCasino.com
‘WOW 🥊🔥 this boy WALSH is the real deal!!! MSG KO??? DUBLIN KO?? this man eat steel for breakfast lol if Espadas survives rnd3 ill eat my socks’
*eat your socks*?? 😂 come on Ryan stop hypin him like hes iron mike reborn.
“The WBC Continental Americas title is often seen as a stepping stone toward world championship contention,” boxing historian John Vance noted in a recent article, “but competition level varies widely depending on matchmaking.” 📚
“Callum Walsh undefeated” they say it like its a garantee of greatness…but its who you fought not just that you won. Stats lie! Hes fightin guys wit padded records too 🤨
its like every year theres this ‘next big thing’ and then puff 💨 they lose when it count… Espadas got grit, gone full rounds w killers, walsh better not sleep on em or he be sleepin 😴
wel i tink this kid walsh maybe gud but jus cos he KOd some scot in ny dont mean he gonna be champ. we seen dis bfore, 2 many hyped irish boxers fall fast. 🤷♂️
U missin da point, Mike. He’s not only KOing guys, but is sellin out events all over. Theres sumthin special here an u blind if u cant see 👀🇮🇪
Espadas has way mo experience and fought better fighters… Walsh mite be good but lets see him go 10 rounds first b4 crownin him a king.