Callum Walsh’s blockbuster Madison Square Garden show: 'This is what the boxing world should look like'

One of Walsh's aims is to secure a homecoming in Cork

Callum Walsh punches Dauren Yeleussinov during their junior middleweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

It is intolerable to be upstaged at your own show. Last September, Callum Walsh watched Thomas Carty walk out in front of a raucous Dublin crowd and deliver a dramatic second round finish. The Cork boxer knew he had to match it.

Walsh duly defended his WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title at the 3Arena with a second-round knockout. That occasion sparked the next one. The 24-year-old Cobh native (12-0, 10KOs) will headline once more at Madison Square Garden’s downstairs venue against Scotland’s Dean Sutherland (19-1, 7KOs) on March 16. Fellow Irish prospect Carty will fight on an Irish-stacked bill. His undercard fight helped motivate Walsh’s latest triumph.