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Callum Walsh Now Facing Juan Jose Velasco
In Main Event Aug. 26 At The Commerce Casino
The Fastest Rising Star in Boxing, ‘King’ Callum Walsh,
(7-0, 6 KOs), of Cork, Ireland will now make the first
defense of his WBC US Silver Super Welterweight Title
against ‘El Pitbull’ Juan Jose Velasco, (24-4-0, 15 KOs), of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the scheduled ten-round main
event on Saturday, August 26 at the Commerce Casino in Los
Angeles, CA and broadcast globally on UFC FIGHT PASS.
Presented by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions as part of their
acclaimed Hollywood Fight Nights events, remaining tickets
priced at $200, $150, $100, $80 and $60 can be purchased
online through the 360 Promotions website. The Commerce
Casino, ‘The World’s Largest Card Room and Site of the LA
Poker Classic’, is located at 6131 Telegraph Road, Commerce,
CA 90040. For more information and directions visit their
website.
The original opponent for Walsh, Livan Navarro, suffered a
training injury and had to withdraw from the title fight.
The more experienced Velasco has battled numerous world
champions and top contenders including Regis Prograis,
Zachary Ochoa, Elvis Rodriguez and Mario Berrios. The upset
minded Argentinian looks to return to the win column against
the heralded Walsh following a hotly contested split
decision loss against Flavius Blea on May 5, 2023 in Mioveni,
Romania.
“While it was unfortunate that Livan Navarro was injured,
Juan Jose Velasco presents another very tough challenge for
Callum Walsh,” said Tom Loeffler. “We’ve got more exciting
fights to announce this week for this outstanding card on
August 26 at the Commerce Casino and broadcast on UFC FIGHT
PASS. Tickets for this event are moving very fast and I
strongly encourage fans to purchase well in advance to
ensure entry on fight night.”
Trained by Hall of Famer Freddie Roach at the famed Wild
Card Boxing Gym in Hollywood, CA, the 22-year-old southpaw
Walsh earned the WBC US Silver Super Welterweight Title with
a dominant performance and fourth round stoppage of world
title challenger Carson Jones in front of a sold-out
Commerce Casino crowd on June 9, 2023.
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