The Dana White era of boxing officially kicks off with Zuffa Boxing: Waslsh vs. Ocampo on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
After years of rumors and speculation, White’s long-awaited foray into the sweet science debuts with a can’t-miss headliner: a 10-round middleweight clash between undefeated Irish boxing sensation Callum Walsh and one-time IBF title challenger Carlos Ocampo.
Walsh (15-0, 11 KOs) kept his ‘O’ intact with a unanimous decision victory over Fernando Vargas as part of the Canelo vs. Crawford undercard.
Ocampo (38-3, 26 KOs) rides into the main event on a three-fight win streak, all coming inside the distance. Thus far, the only defeats in his career have come in title fights against Errol Spence Jr., Sebastian Fundora, and Tim Tszyu.
Walsh is heavily favored to come out on top, with sportsbooks listing him as a sizeable -800 favorite.
Zuffa Boxing 1 Main Card (9 p.m. ET, Paramount+)
- Middleweight: Callum Walsh def. Carlos Ocampo via unanimous decision (98-90, 98-90, 97-91)
- Middleweight: Misael Rodriguez def. Austin Deanda via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 3:00 of Round 4.
- Welterweight: Julian Rodriguez def. Cain Sandoval via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 98-92)
Zuffa Boxing 1 Prelims (6 p.m. ET, Paramount+)
- Featherweight: Omar Trinidad def. Max Ornelas via TKO (shoulder injury) at 0:30 of Round 10.
- Bantamweight: Floyd Diaz def. Guillermo Gutierrez via unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 79-73)
- Bantamweight: Emiliano Cardenas def. Marcus Harris via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56)
- Lightweight: Robert Meriwether III def. Cesar Correa via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
- Lightweight: Troy Nash def. Jaycob Ramos via unanimous decision (59-55, 59-55, 58-56)
