Cork’s Callum Walsh joins Canelo–Crawford blockbuster in Vegas

Cobh native Walsh is backed by UFC CEO Dana White, who is promoting the Canelo-led event, along with Saudi Arabia’s boxing power broker Turki Alalshikh. His previous bouts have been broadcast on UFC Fight Pass.

BLOCKBUSTER: Cork boxer Callum Walsh is set for a significant outing in September as part of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez versus Terence Crawford showdown in Las Vegas. Pic: Al Bello/Getty Images

Cork boxer Callum Walsh is set for a significant outing in September as part of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez versus Terence Crawford showdown in Las Vegas.

The rising star will fight Fernando Vargas Jr (17-0, 15Kos) live on Netflix. Vargas is the son of former two-time world champion of the same name Fernando.