Callum Walsh will come residence in a really attention-grabbing conflict with Craig O’Brien this September.
Irish-boxing.com understands the UFC’s favorite boxer will struggle the favored inside Metropolis Dub on prime of a stacked area card within the second half of September.
The LA-based Crok fighter has hinted at a homecoming since late final yr and revealed it was all methods go almost about a struggle in Eire after defeating Carlos Ortiz Cervantes in America within the Spring.
Initially, there was a suggestion Cork would host the Cobh native’s return and Kildare’s Dennis Hogan was a reputation talked about as potential opposition.
Nevertheless, the UFC Combat Cross broadcast invoice will happen in Dublin with each the 3Arena and the RDS being talked about – and reasonably than ‘The Hurricane’, ‘The Quickest Rising Star’ in boxing will face ‘The Iron’ O’Brien.
Contemplating he’s the youthful fighter with actual momentum courtesy of his exercise, the 360 Promotions man can be favorite, though Celtic Warrior Gymnasium operator O’Brien is revered as one of many extra naturally gifted boxers on the Irish home scene.
The 34-year-old, current faculty graduate, who ended two years out of the ring in March, can be the final man to win the Irish gentle middleweight title, and regardless of the actual fact he has by no means defended it, nonetheless sees himself because the champion. It’s fairly doable the inexperienced strap might be on the road on a struggle evening Dana White has pushed for.
The hearsay mill suggests home titles may even be on the road on the undercard and a few Dubs with crossover potential will struggle in entrance of the cameras once more.
Talking just lately UFC boss man White mentioned: “Callum Walsh is coming residence in his subsequent struggle.”
Whereas the Tom Loeffler mentored Freddie Roach educated fighter mentioned: “Effectively, they advised me a date, however I’m not going to say something till it’s confirmed. Hopefully, my subsequent struggle can be again residence. That date is quickly sufficient.”
