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- All three of his losses have come in title fights against Tim Tszyu, Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence Jr. First Zuffa boxing main event announced by Dana WhitePhoto by Chris Unger/TKO Worldwide LLC via Getty ImagesDana White has announced that Irish prospect Callum Walsh will face Carlos Ocampo in the main event of the first ever Zuffa Boxing show, just two weeks before fight night. White was speaking to Stephen A Smith on Sirius XM when he made the announcement and hyped up his headline match: “We have this kid named Ocampo who is a seasoned veteran, his only losses are in title fights, three title fight losses.
- He has more knockouts than Callum [Walsh] has fights, Callum is undefeated 15-0.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“That’s the main event, it should be a bad a– boxing event,” he said. Dana White’s ambitious plan to reshape boxingDana White and Turki Alalshikh have made no secret of their intention to shake up the boxing world.
- They’re aiming to move away from the traditional sanctioning bodies — like the WBA, WBO, IBF, and WBC — and bring in a structure more in line with what we see in MMA.“I’ve been talking smack about boxing for a long time and now it’s time to put my money where my mouth is,” he joked.
- “I’m going to get rid of the sanctioning organizations, the best will fight the best, we’re going to sign all the up-and-coming guys. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“If you break into the top ten and you’re still undefeated, your undefeated record means something, you know what I mean?
- Everybody is undefeated in boxing because nobody fights anybody.