Callum Walsh vs Ismael Villarreal (09-11-2023) Full Fight
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Transcript
00:00 [cheers and applause]
00:03 - Okay, gentlemen, you both have your instructions.
00:04 I've made a command to protect yourselves at all times.
00:06 Right now, we're gonna call under the letters here,
00:09 and we're gonna call under the letters here.
00:11 Tap it up. Let's go to work.
00:12 [cheers and applause]
00:14 - Well, here we go, and as our main event of the evening,
00:17 referee Steve Willis getting this assignment.
00:20 Scheduled 10 rounds of boxing
00:23 for the WBC Silver Super Welterweight Championship.
00:27 TJ DeSantis along with the gentleman Jerry Cooney,
00:30 the great Peter Welch,
00:32 live inside the theater at Madison Square Garden.
00:36 We are underway.
00:37 King Callum Walsh wearing the colors of Ireland,
00:40 taking on Ishmael Villarreal,
00:43 wearing the black with white trim.
00:45 - I feel the magic in the air tonight.
00:47 I think this is gonna be a very special fight
00:50 for Callum Walsh.
00:51 - It's a big night in the Big Apple,
00:54 and you get that big fight feel.
00:55 You're absolutely right, Jerry.
00:57 [crowd chanting]
01:00 Walsh going to the body with that left hand.
01:04 Now attacks with the right hand to the body.
01:08 - Villarreal's got a good knockout percentage.
01:10 He's got nine knockouts in his 13 wins,
01:13 so he's a big puncher too.
01:16 - And despite the support of the Irish here
01:19 inside the theater at MSG,
01:21 it's Villarreal that's fighting at home.
01:22 - Nice combination by Walsh.
01:24 - He's forcing a bang here.
01:26 'Cause Walsh getting busy early.
01:28 [crowd chanting]
01:31 - He established that tempo.
01:33 Coming right out, stepping across behind the jab.
01:37 Villarreal, I think he's trying to feel him out.
01:41 Move around a little bit.
01:42 He ain't meeting force on force.
01:45 - Well, you see Walsh coming out,
01:46 throwing four, five, six punches at a clip.
01:49 That's a great--
01:52 great experience he's learned in that gym.
01:58 - Never one to shy away from a fight.
01:59 Calum Walsh says he's got things to do,
02:02 so he likes to get guys out of there early.
02:05 He'd love a statement win here tonight.
02:07 - He sure would.
02:08 [crowd chanting]
02:11 [crowd chanting]
02:14 - Villarreal is putting a little something on that right hand.
02:30 He just ain't hitting the mark.
02:33 - Yeah, Calum's gonna use that--
02:34 that jab a little bit.
02:36 Nice--nice right hand there by Walsh.
02:41 [crowd chanting]
02:44 - Palm that jab is the Irishman.
02:49 [crowd chanting]
02:52 - Gotta look out for that right hand.
02:59 He's strong on that middle right hook.
03:01 [crowd chanting]
03:04 - I'd like to see Calum move into the right a little more.
03:10 [crowd chanting]
03:13 - Crowd coming alive here inside the theater
03:25 for Tim Calum Walsh.
03:27 Combination of punches there for Tim Calum.
03:37 Round one ends.
03:38 Round one, Calum.
03:40 - This guy's a very defensive guy.
03:44 He's gonna be hard.
03:45 He's gonna have to come--
03:46 have to put the pressure on him all night.
03:48 - He's--he's--
03:51 - Take a look at some of the action here.
03:54 - He's not typically like that.
03:55 He's feeling him out.
03:57 But I think he tasted Calum's power
03:59 when he was backing up a little bit.
04:01 Villarreal has got that sneaky little right hand
04:07 that he's getting in there.
04:08 - He does.
04:09 And so does Calum's swift landing
04:13 that thing right in every voice.
04:15 - I like how he finishes with that right hand religiously.
04:18 Calum finishes with the right hand.
04:21 It's nice, the right hook.
04:22 - And the combination.
04:23 - Yeah. - Walsh does.
04:24 - Yep.
04:25 - All right, we are headed to round number two.
04:31 - I'd be curious to see if Calum keeps coming forward,
04:33 steps and puts the pressure on.
04:37 - The atmosphere inside the theater at MSG is electric.
04:40 Round two of our main event underway, King Calum Walsh
04:43 taking on Ishmael Villarreal.
04:45 Hard left hand by the King.
04:46 - Quick with those shots.
04:52 - Villarreal throwing back in kind.
04:57 (crowd shouting)
04:59 Tom Lafler has said that Calum Walsh is on the fast track
05:18 and no doubt that is evident.
05:21 Just being where we are tonight,
05:23 fighting inside the theater at Madison Square Garden,
05:25 but growing up in that environment,
05:27 Walsh has done so well conducting himself.
05:29 I literally forget that he's just 22 years old.
05:32 - It's like a hotbed of talent out there.
05:35 You could see how tight his combos got.
05:38 Everything's in a smaller group.
05:40 It's like, you know, the punches are coming off
05:44 a lot cleaner, a lot tighter.
05:45 They're hitting their mark every time.
05:47 - Shot of the Hall of Fame coach
05:50 in the corner of Calum Walsh.
05:51 Freddie Roach looking on.
05:55 - Oh.
05:56 Right up with that staggering.
05:57 - Listen, this guy's not gonna be easy to hit.
05:59 Except those two.
06:06 Nice combination of three right there.
06:11 Look at him stand.
06:11 Heard him there, he heard him.
06:13 He heard him there.
06:14 - Walsh coming alive now, Villarreal.
06:16 In a world of trouble.
06:17 Able to get a hold of Walsh.
06:21 We'll see if he can recover though
06:23 as the King's going back to work.
06:25 - Walling Street.
06:27 - Still on shaky legs.
06:29 Villarreal tried to come forward
06:35 and put the pressure on Calum,
06:36 but it worked against him.
06:38 - Walsh picking his shots, going back up top.
06:52 Nice combination.
06:53 - The volume on display of Cork Island's Calum Walsh.
06:59 30 seconds left of the round.
07:06 Villarreal still game.
07:22 - Just kind of a quick pace.
07:23 He's sticking with it.
07:26 Nice combination again.
07:32 - There we go, two rounds in the books of our main event.
07:39 Again, scheduled for 10 as Calum Walsh defends
07:42 his WBC Silver Super Welterweight Championship.
07:47 Take a look at some of the action turned in, Jerry.
07:51 I think you're right.
07:52 The pace was definitely turned up a notch there.
07:55 - Well, I think it has to be.
07:56 Calum is throwing three, four, five punches a clip,
07:59 which is so great because the other guy
08:01 feels like he's got a fire back,
08:02 which is gonna make him be open.
08:04 And he got hurt a couple of, he's hurt right there.
08:06 - Right on the temple, that right hook.
08:08 - I think Calum's a little excited.
08:10 See that leg go?
08:15 Very exciting kid.
08:20 - I suspected he might be outclassed via Real,
08:23 but this is proof in the book.
08:25 We are headed to round number three.
08:33 He's still dangerous though.
08:39 He's got that right hand.
08:41 - He does.
08:42 - And his last chance, last ditch effort to keep Calum on.
08:45 - But he's tasted that power.
08:46 He's afraid.
08:48 He's gonna play it safe a little more.
08:50 You learn to get a shot like that,
08:51 you're gonna survive, you know?
08:53 - Calum's not taking his foot off the gas.
08:59 He keeps walking him down and closing him into the ropes.
09:02 - He's fighting, he's fighting.
09:05 Nice hook.
09:13 - Via Real, he's got a lot of power.
09:17 Via Real, 13 and one is one loss.
09:19 Came by way of split decision,
09:21 a contentious split decision at that.
09:24 - He's used to coming forward as well,
09:31 and Calum's just not letting him do it.
09:34 - Right.
09:35 - Nice uppercut there.
09:38 Just missed.
09:39 It's Mark.
09:40 Look at that butt, nice.
09:47 - Right uppercut to the body.
09:48 Nice, look at this.
09:54 Two nice uppercuts, both hands.
09:58 - Via Real coming forward.
10:02 Walsh still throwing as he backs up.
10:06 Oh, clinch up against the ropes here.
10:09 - Well, he's trying that right uppercut
10:13 and he's getting caught with Via Real's right hand,
10:16 and that's not really, gotta be careful for that.
10:18 You gotta be inside to throw that uppercut a little more.
10:21 So, Via Real feels like he hurt him,
10:26 and now he's building that strength.
10:28 And Calum's coming back now, nice uppercut there.
10:33 - You can see the confidence of Via Real
10:35 coming out a little bit more
10:36 as he's marching forward towards the king.
10:38 He's having some success with that right hand.
10:42 Ooh, nice right hand by Via Real.
10:46 Calum Walsh might be in hurt,
10:47 but now firing back is the Irishman.
10:49 A lot of action here in this third round.
10:59 Covering up, but throwing.
11:06 - What a fight.
11:09 I told you it was gonna be a fight.
11:10 - Excuse my language.
11:11 Maybe warrants it, Peter Welch.
11:14 Maybe warrants it.
11:15 Coming down the stretch here
11:17 in the final moments of round number three.
11:19 Calum Walsh says, "No one has been able to give me a fight."
11:24 Well, Ishmael Via Real is giving him a fight
11:27 here in New York City.
11:28 - You see that right uppercut
11:31 is getting him into a little bit of trouble.
11:33 Right there, see it?
11:36 - In some trouble to end the round.
11:38 Calum said he was tied up in the ropes.
11:40 He got a smile, shrugs it off, goes back to his corner.
11:44 What do you think, Terry?
11:46 - I think that he caught him with a couple of shots
11:48 and woke him up.
11:49 He fired back.
11:51 But it's okay, Calum's gonna come back out of that.
11:55 He's gotta get away from that right uppercut.
11:57 He's walking right into the right hand.
11:59 - Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fight on our hands
12:03 in our main event.
12:04 - Got his arm caught up in the ring.
12:06 - Inside the corner of Ishmael Via Real.
12:11 It started and then Rocky for him.
12:13 He rallied though in that third.
12:15 Confidence has gotta be pretty good for him
12:17 coming out of this fourth round.
12:18 - I think we had to give him that third round.
12:19 He lost the first two, but he came back strong enough
12:23 to win this round.
12:24 - Talk about putting it all on the line.
12:26 Young prospect.
12:27 - And Calum's gotta take it back.
12:30 - Absolutely. - He's gotta take it back.
12:31 - Come out and reestablish himself.
12:33 He does it with the jab.
12:36 He does it with the jab.
12:38 Get that jab going.
12:40 Round four underway.
12:42 The Southpaw Calum Walsh taking on
12:45 the New York native Ishmael Via Real.
12:47 - See Calum's looking for the openings.
12:58 - That's it, he's playing a little bit of a spot again now.
13:07 Tying him up.
13:11 - Talking about the evolution of Calum Walsh.
13:14 Obviously you wanna win every fight, but--
13:16 - You see that uppercut?
13:18 - On the come up, you wanna face some adversity as well.
13:20 And right now, Calum Walsh facing a bit of adversity.
13:25 - That's a push.
13:26 If he could keep him on the outside
13:28 with the straight shots,
13:29 he can control the tempo like that.
13:32 Just keep him out there.
13:34 - Loading up here is Villarreal.
13:35 - You gotta keep him out there with the straight shots.
13:38 Keep that jab going.
13:41 - Wall still throwing some volume.
13:42 - Keep that jab going.
13:43 Keep that jab going.
13:45 - Keeping his distance here from Ishmael Via Real.
13:48 - Stop! Stop!
13:53 I got you.
13:53 Step back.
13:54 - Did I just catch myself coaching from the corner?
13:59 - You did, but it's all right.
14:00 The coach is gonna coach.
14:01 - Stop! All right, come on.
14:02 - Halfway through the fourth round.
14:05 - You pull your head down a little bit.
14:06 - Fight's getting a little bit grimy.
14:08 - I feel like Calum should get back to the chair for a while.
14:10 Get the momentum going back in his right.
14:13 - Little adversity here, Fog.
14:21 Use the feints.
14:24 Set up the jab.
14:26 - He punched him.
14:28 - I think he's looking for Villarreal to come in
14:30 so we can catch him with that check hook.
14:32 - He's trying to up the count here.
14:36 One minute left here in the fourth.
14:38 Nice throw. - Oh!
14:40 - Re-alloc.
14:40 - Wow.
14:41 Wow.
14:42 - Calum Walsh with a little bit of a smile to his corner.
14:48 What a fight.
14:50 It is electric inside the theater here at Madison Square Garden.
15:04 Final 30 seconds of round number four.
15:09 - Just tuck him apart.
15:10 Just use that jab.
15:11 Get the straight shots when he comes in.
15:14 Up the cut to the hooks.
15:16 And keep the pressure on him, right?
15:21 You want to keep the pressure on him.
15:22 Keep stepping forward.
15:23 - Final 10 seconds.
15:29 Referee saying that was low.
15:35 - All right.
15:36 Okay?
15:39 All right.
15:40 - Calum Walsh says, "I'm fine. Let's go."
15:42 - I like that.
15:42 - All right!
15:47 Keep going, Calum.
15:48 - What a fight this one is turning out to be.
15:51 Wow.
15:52 - Nice comeback.
15:53 - And these are the fights that we're going to
15:57 need to see to learn about Calum Walsh.
16:00 And we're learning a lot here.
16:02 The Kid's got heart.
16:03 Villarreal started to get some offense going.
16:06 Peter Walsh, how do you see this going thus far?
16:08 - It was that power jab that got him going.
16:10 Legs are gone.
16:13 If he controls that distance,
16:15 he controls the fight.
16:17 Just like that, case in point.
16:23 He had him out.
16:27 He had him going.
16:28 - A look inside the corner of Calum Walsh.
16:31 Freddie Roach giving him instructions.
16:34 And as I mentioned, Jerry, you know, Calum Walsh,
16:39 a lot of people think he's going to go to the very
16:41 highest of highs in boxing.
16:43 You don't want to get there without facing tough guys
16:46 in the process.
16:47 And we're getting that right now.
16:48 - That's right.
16:49 You're getting the lessons.
16:49 He's learning about himself.
16:50 And he recovered very well.
16:52 And he came back and hurt Villarreal.
16:56 So he's got that confidence back.
16:58 And Villarreal's back where he wants him.
17:01 And he's back for it.
17:02 Nice punches there.
17:21 Calum, come on, Calum.
17:22 Keep it going, baby.
17:23 - Villarreal pawing that jab, or jab, whether.
17:30 - That's a good job with the jab.
17:31 - Thank you very much, Peter Walsh.
17:33 Bill, let me out now.
17:34 - You know, I was trying to come over, but it's right here.
17:38 - Left hand to the body by Walsh.
17:40 - I think Villarreal caught him in the eye
17:46 with that shot from Benito.
17:48 - Good tough fight.
17:58 (crowd cheering)
18:00 - And you knew Villarreal was gonna be game.
18:05 - Hands to the feet.
18:06 No, no, no, no, no fighting.
18:07 - Living and training and fighting out of the Bronx.
18:11 He didn't want to let Calum Walsh come into his hometown
18:13 and push him around.
18:14 Halfway point of this fifth round.
18:21 - You were talking about the pressure
18:24 of the kid coming into a fight like this
18:27 in somebody else's hometown,
18:28 but what about the momentum and the pride
18:32 that a kid like Villarreal has
18:34 representing New York and the Bronx,
18:36 and how much energy that gives him to keep coming forward
18:39 and go out on his shield?
18:40 - Nice jab.
18:41 Nice jab by Calum.
18:43 Keep it going.
18:44 - It's the makings for a great fight
18:47 and a great fight, Calum.
18:49 In a great place.
18:52 - 100%.
18:53 The best place, the Mecca, New York City.
18:56 Covering up here as Villarreal throws some punches,
19:03 Calum hanging him on.
19:05 You know, one thing I think we're seeing here
19:13 is even when Calum gets hit, he's at home.
19:15 He doesn't mind being in a fight.
19:17 He enjoys this process and Villarreal's giving him a fight.
19:21 - He's trying something different here.
19:23 Trying to find a way in.
19:24 The jab is working pretty good.
19:26 That's a nice little left hand,
19:28 straight left hand at Walsh.
19:29 - Light on his feet here.
19:32 He's a fighting pride of Cork, Ireland, Calum Walsh.
19:35 - Nice to see Calum after he throws those shots,
19:38 move his head a little bit
19:39 so he's not getting hit clean with that right hand.
19:41 (bell dings)
19:44 - Five down, five to go.
19:46 - Gonna tell you again. - Our main event.
19:48 Wow.
19:48 - He's got a lot of power.
19:49 - Again, it's very difficult fighting a guy so awkward.
19:53 'Cause he's not really proving himself.
19:56 When he does, he gets hurt.
19:58 - The total single shots and you leave your head out there,
20:01 you're asking to get knocked out.
20:03 So the guys, they gotta move their heads
20:04 and get their punches. - He was throwing the uppercut
20:05 and staying there.
20:07 But he's got, I missed his three or four,
20:09 five punches in a combination.
20:11 That's when you really take him out.
20:12 - That was three.
20:13 If he can get back to that,
20:16 the momentum of those four and five punch combos,
20:20 - Well, he's working it out in his head.
20:21 Freddy's talking to him.
20:22 - Yeah.
20:23 - And he hasn't had this level of competition.
20:28 - He's gotta keep it together.
20:32 And hopefully this round,
20:36 he has an opportunity to put those multiple
20:39 punch combinations. - And it's great fun
20:40 because his kicks so awkward.
20:43 - Our main event, (bell dings)
20:46 living up to the billing.
20:48 Round six underway.
20:49 King Callum Walsh taking on Ishmael Villarreal.
20:53 - You can hear again, Callum,
20:54 deal with that right hand.
20:56 - Villarreal is finding a home for that right hand.
20:58 - Watch your head.
20:59 Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
21:01 Watch your head.
21:02 Right, right.
21:04 - Already got caught in the eye.
21:07 Callum wincing.
21:09 Referee is telling him to go back to work.
21:15 (crowd cheering)
21:18 - Wait.
21:21 I got you.
21:22 Protect yourself.
21:23 Come on, guys.
21:24 Go for it.
21:25 (crowd cheering)
21:28 - Come on, Callum.
21:38 - Trying to get back to those straight shots.
21:40 - Right, let's go.
21:41 Wait.
21:42 - Inside the clinch here.
21:44 One minute down in round number six.
21:46 Hands down, marching forward is Villarreal.
21:52 - Home runs.
21:53 He's strong.
21:54 - Wait.
21:59 I got it.
22:00 - You can see the confidence of Villarreal growing a bit.
22:02 Now hunting Callum down.
22:05 - Callum's gonna find a shot.
22:09 Find those uppercuts he was trying.
22:13 - Right, watch your head.
22:14 - Maybe a check hook to catch him on the way in.
22:16 - Halfway point of the round.
22:19 - Nice combination, Callum.
22:22 There you go.
22:23 Nice punches right there.
22:25 Come on.
22:26 Stay inside.
22:27 Stay inside.
22:28 - For his offense.
22:29 Villarreal still firing back.
22:34 - Villarreal looking for that sucker punch.
22:36 - Combination of punches for the Bronx native.
22:43 - Nice.
22:44 - Inside the final minute of round number six.
22:52 - Nice combination again by Callum.
22:55 Villarreal fires back.
23:01 - Stay in.
23:02 - No, not.
23:11 - He's got a cut on Villarreal's left eye.
23:27 Still in the bleed.
23:29 - Good catch there, Jerry.
23:31 - No, no.
23:32 - He's gonna go to work on the line now.
23:37 - Final 10 seconds of the round.
23:43 - Nice punch there.
23:44 - Villarreal coming alive.
23:45 What a fight.
23:48 A lot of action there.
23:53 It looked like Callum had hurt his eye for a brief moment.
23:56 We're gonna take a look at some of the action.
23:58 Peter, walk us through.
24:00 - That's the restart.
24:01 - Single pot shots.
24:05 That's when he's at his best, when he's putting the punches together.
24:09 - Inside, he's gotta stay closer to his guy.
24:12 - Keeping it tight.
24:13 - Nice combinations right there.
24:15 - Villarreal, he's not even on the same page when Callum is putting it together like that.
24:19 - And somehow Villarreal come out with a cut on his left eye.
24:23 - I think there might have been a clash ahead,
24:27 and that might have been what bothered the eye of Callum Walsh.
24:30 I don't know if that would open the cut, but...
24:32 - But Callum's landed some good shots back at him.
24:37 - It's important for Callum to get back to that pace that he had going
24:41 in order to keep Villarreal in tact.
24:44 - But not staying outside so far.
24:46 He's staying outside a little too far,
24:48 and it's giving the other guy shots to over-tow.
24:51 - Yeah, it was that pressure in the beginning, Jerry, that made the difference.
24:55 - Round 7 underway. TJ DeSantis.
25:00 Along with Peter Welch, Jerry Cooney.
25:03 Ringside inside the theater at Madison Square Garden.
25:06 Appreciate you joining us tonight for Hollywood Fight Nights live on UFC Fight Pass.
25:10 - And you know this man Ishmael Villarreal, he wants this win so bad.
25:17 - Look at this guy. He's coming forward with his hands down.
25:26 He's here with his father and his great-father in the corner.
25:30 So he's gonna go out on his shield if he has to.
25:34 This is a family right of passage here for him.
25:37 He's putting up a fight for his life.
25:39 - He's landed a couple nice strikes here to the head of Callum Walsh.
25:43 - He's done that.
25:45 - It'd be nice if Callum could put a few combos like that together and be consistent.
25:53 - Callum going to the body.
25:56 - 4 or 5 points.
25:57 - Nice combination.
25:59 - That's it. That's what he has to do.
26:04 Start off with a two-piece, build it up to three.
26:07 - You mentioned it, Peter. Ishmael Villarreal, a third-generation boxer.
26:15 A lot of pride in his family when it comes to this sport.
26:19 - Well, not only does he have his family here, he's here in his hometown.
26:24 - Right.
26:25 - Madison Square Garden. How epic would that be if he gets a win in Madison Square Garden?
26:29 - I mean, it's the ending scene of a movie.
26:32 - Nice body shots by Callum.
26:34 - Callum's gonna stay busy like that.
26:36 - Come over the top.
26:38 - Be more frequent.
26:39 - No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
26:40 - Villarreal is playing a rougher game. He's playing a rougher game.
26:43 He's headbutting, single-part shots, elbows on the inside.
26:47 There's a lesson here for Callum.
26:51 - Nice step aside, away from the right hand.
26:55 - And while Walsh has taken some punishment, you can't tell in his output.
27:00 His demeanor is relatively the same, supremely confident.
27:04 Now, an elbow on the inside.
27:14 [crowd cheering]
27:16 - A little smirk in his spine by Callum Walsh.
27:27 - Egging Villarreal on.
27:29 - He's got so much flex this kid.
27:38 - Final 10 seconds of the round.
27:43 Right hand gets through by Walsh.
27:45 - He wobbled him with that. Did you see that?
27:47 - Yeah. Very nicely done there to end the round for Callum Walsh.
27:51 Man, the atmosphere and mood in this room right now is electric, and for good reason.
28:00 A phenomenal fight is unfolding, and here's some of the action Peter Walker shows.
28:05 - Yes, Villarreal with the lead left hook, setting things up,
28:09 putting the pressure on, landing that right hand, grazing him with the right hand.
28:14 If Callum could just get back to that two or three punch combination,
28:19 like he was doing earlier in the fight, he could take control back.
28:24 - He's in a fight tonight. I think he won that round pretty soundly.
28:34 - Closed it out properly well, man.
28:36 You mentioned, Peter, that Callum had him hurt.
28:39 Callum's had Villarreal hurt a few times throughout this fight,
28:42 but hasn't been able to capitalize and close it out.
28:46 We'll see if he can get things going here and try to get that stoppage in round number eight.
28:51 - Yeah, he's tough enough to test Callum.
28:56 I don't think that Callum hasn't fought a guy this tough to this point.
29:02 - Right hand by Villarreal, finds a home.
29:05 - But only he can answer that.
29:07 - And that was the thing Tom Loeffler said about getting Ishmael Villarreal for this fight,
29:13 talking about his loss.
29:14 It was a loss that was entertaining and one that many people didn't believe Villarreal truly lost.
29:19 They sought out a game opponent,
29:21 and that's exactly what they have in front of Callum Walsh now.
29:24 - They believe in him, and I think that's what's going to be the key to this fight.
29:30 They believe in him, and I think everybody believes in this kid.
29:33 He's a good gentleman.
29:34 He's just figuring it out.
29:36 - Now Callum Walsh giving you a preview of his wrestling skills that he might use in mixed martial arts one day.
29:43 A little elevation, but he lets it go.
29:46 Two minutes left here in round number eight.
29:48 - You've got to give him his-- Don't give him the overhand punch.
29:51 - I think when Villarreal gets into that posture,
29:54 that he's going to throw a looping sucker punch, it freezes up Callum.
29:58 Callum just got to work through that, back to the feints and get back to the jabs,
30:02 so he can nullify the bull's V.S.
30:05 It's almost like a fight in the Bronx on the streets.
30:13 - Halfway point of the round.
30:17 - I give him credit, though.
30:22 When the boxing ain't working for him, he's finding what works.
30:27 - I think he's found a way through this fight to get out of that--
30:30 those early rounds that he was hurt so bad.
30:33 - And credit to Callum Walsh, because I don't think those games or tactics are mentally really bothering him.
30:39 - Jab is working pretty good right now.
30:43 Keep that jab working.
30:45 Nice body shot by Callum.
30:49 [crowd chanting]
30:52 - Stop!
31:03 - Inside the final minute of round number eight.
31:11 - A lot of respect here from both these guys.
31:18 [crowd chanting]
31:20 - Yeah, I gotta believe everyone watching all around the world on UFC Fight Pass
31:23 respects both of these gentlemen for the war that they're putting on inside the ring.
31:28 [crowd chanting]
31:31 - Only ten seconds.
31:41 [crowd chanting]
31:46 [bell rings]
31:48 - What a fight, what a night it's been here inside the theater of Madison Square Garden.
31:59 Peter, good head movement by Deliverea, making a miss.
32:03 Callum come back, counter with a right hand.
32:13 - I think they have the respect of each other.
32:16 They're looking for openings.
32:18 They're looking for ways.
32:20 - There's the action from the end of the round.
32:27 - And he got away from those punches, those right hands.
32:36 He didn't get hit that time with those right hands.
32:41 - The Irish have come out tonight in Madison Square Garden's theater.
32:45 But so have the fans of the man from the Bronx, Ishmael Villarreal.
32:50 Definitely bringing the fight.
32:53 - Villarreal, very dangerous with those overhands.
32:58 - Yes, he is.
32:59 - Callum's gonna have to put a couple things together here these next couple of rounds.
33:08 [crowd shouting]
33:10 - That's left hand by Waddlesby-Real.
33:22 - Not getting too aggressive though, is the King.
33:31 - Very smart, very smart.
33:34 [crowd shouting]
33:36 - Just missing that right hand.
33:46 Left hand, excuse me.
33:48 You get the kind of momentum if you let him come forward.
33:51 - Villarreal marching forward, trying to put it on the Irishman.
33:57 - Hurry! No, no, no.
34:02 Come on, come on, real quick.
34:04 - Callum has to press.
34:06 - Hurry! Get back.
34:11 - Villarreal getting a bit unorthodox with his rushing tactics here, Peter.
34:16 - If he could dip the shoulder, Callum could dip the shoulder into his chest when he comes in like that,
34:22 he might stop him from coming forward.
34:24 - Well, Villarreal is confusing him a little bit because he's coming in wild, so...
34:28 - Yeah, yeah.
34:29 - Callum's confusing him.
34:30 It's not what he's used to seeing.
34:32 If he can dip that shoulder right there and just dig it into his chin and chest,
34:40 bump and push him off of it, he'll get back to coming forward.
34:47 - I think it's clear to see why Villarreal is doing that,
34:51 because if they're boxing at range, it's a fight that Callum Walsh is dictating to win.
34:56 - It doesn't look that Villarreal is feeling it.
34:59 - Wait.
35:00 - A nice combination there. Villarreal tries to shake it off.
35:08 - I think he's playing, uh, cut muscle a little bit.
35:15 - Good, Callum. Nice jab.
35:19 - That jab is working well.
35:21 - Hurry! Get back.
35:25 - Come on.
35:26 - What a beautiful combination that punches by Callum Walsh.
35:32 Oh, now he's playing speed bag with Villarreal's head.
35:37 And the Bronx native is welcoming it.
35:39 - Wait! Stop, stop. Come on, come on.
35:41 - He just took it away from Villarreal.
35:43 - Again, the Irishman goes back to the tag.
35:47 - He stole the round with that one, didn't he?
35:49 - Wow.
35:50 - He did do that.
35:53 - Nine down, one to go.
35:55 Our main event with the WBC Silver Super Welterweight Championship.
36:01 On the line, Callum Walsh defending.
36:03 - Watch his combinations. Watch his two sets of combinations here.
36:08 - He's just letting his hands go.
36:12 Not even thinking about what he's doing. Just letting him go.
36:14 - And then he held on.
36:20 - No answers. How do you answer that?
36:23 I think the answer is to try not to play that game again.
36:29 - Yeah.
36:30 - Fast hands by the King, Callum Walsh.
36:36 Putting an emphasis on that round.
36:39 And it's going to be hard for the judges not to reward him for doing so.
36:42 - I do, and I think he's got to take this round to be convincing.
36:45 You know what I mean? It's going to be a hard round.
36:47 - Close it out.
36:49 Here we go.
36:50 Tenth and final round underway.
36:52 King Callum Walsh, Ishmael Villarreal, TJ Desantis, Jerry Cooney, Peter Welch.
36:58 Ringside, here at the theater in the Mecca, Madison Square Garden.
37:04 - Callum's trying to work that jab in.
37:08 He has a nice right hand there.
37:10 Lifting, excuse me.
37:11 By Callum.
37:17 - No, no, no, no.
37:18 Keep going down. You got to keep it high here.
37:20 All right? Come on, now.
37:22 - King Callum was saying he's making tight up in the ropes.
37:24 He's got a hard right hand for Villarreal.
37:26 Recovering up is Walsh.
37:32 Wow.
37:37 Knockdown scored.
37:40 I think he pushed him. I think he did too.
37:43 - I think it was a push as well.
37:45 - Villarreal was celebrating. The referee had to say, "Calm down."
37:48 Put him in a neutral corner. Now back in the ring.
37:50 - There was no eight count. There was no eight count.
37:52 - There was no eight count.
37:53 - Push down.
37:54 - Interesting that there was that dramatic of a stoppage point.
37:58 - Let him go. Let him go.
38:00 - Coming down the stretch, a very important round, and a very close fight.
38:04 - Long list.
38:13 Touch over. 90 seconds remain.
38:16 - He knows all he can do is knock him out to win the fight.
38:29 - I do see a couple more combinations from Callum.
38:34 Inside.
38:37 Nice body shot by Gilbert Callum.
38:41 - No, no, no, no, no. Watch him. Come on.
38:43 - Give it back to him.
38:45 Now inside the final minute.
38:50 Fast hands by the Irishman Callum Walsh.
39:03 Villarreal trying to march forward.
39:11 Not throwing yet.
39:13 Here we go. 30 seconds left in our main event.
39:19 Everything's got to be left right here, right now.
39:25 Solid straight punches here by the King.
39:31 Callum Walsh egging him on.
39:38 - 10 seconds. - Right hand by the King.
39:40 It's a right hand by Villarreal.
39:42 They're going to throw to the bell. Callum Walsh going to laugh.
39:45 As Villarreal turned 180 degrees to him.
39:48 And we go the distance.
39:50 What a fight.
39:52 Dana White appreciative of what he saw from the King.
39:59 Judges going to tally their 10s and 9s.
40:07 Callum Walsh goes the distance just the second time in his career.
40:11 A lot to be learned for this one for both men.
40:20 I'm curious, Peter, how do you see this one?
40:25 I mean, unofficial scorecard. We weren't really going round by round.
40:28 But do you have a good sense? Can either of these guys feel confident?
40:32 - Yeah.
40:34 Like I suspected in the beginning, he was going to outclass him.
40:38 He did. There were spots where the kid came back with some roughhouse tactics.
40:42 That worked to his favor against Callum.
40:45 But I think Callum adjusted to it. Got back to boxing.
40:48 I think you're right. When you talk about it from a pure boxing standpoint.
40:52 Which is what it scored on. Callum Walsh was the superior fighter.
40:56 I don't think that he adjusted so well to that right hand all night long.
41:00 You can't come in with that uppercut and get caught with a right hand like that.
41:04 Someone's got to tell you, you don't do that.
41:06 Especially with a guy that can punch like that.
41:08 Take a look at some of the action here.
41:12 As we close this one out.
41:14 Callum's just letting his hands go at this point.
41:18 But he won the fight. Callum won the fight.
41:21 Callum egging on Villarreal here to close the fight.
41:27 See that right?
41:30 It's a scary proposition.
41:34 Because you're giving the guy a chance to knock you out in that case.
41:38 What a fight.
41:44 It lived up to the billing tonight here inside the theater at Madison Square Garden.
41:48 Judges are tallying their 10's and 9's.
41:51 I said it was going to be a super fight.
41:53 You were right. It was a great fight.
41:57 [crowd chanting]
42:00 Some love inside the theater being thrown the way of Ishmael Villarreal.
42:06 Judges have tallied their 10's and 9's.
42:10 Will it be the hometown kid, Ishmael Villarreal, getting his hand raised?
42:15 Or is it Callum Walsh defending his title, remaining undefeated?
42:20 We will find out now when we go to Joe Martinez.
42:23 [bell rings]
42:24 Well, ladies and gentlemen, after 10 exciting rounds of boxing,
42:27 we go to the scorecards one more time.
42:30 New York, for both of these warriors, show your appreciation out there.
42:34 [crowd cheering]
42:37 Max DeLuca scores it 97-92.
42:42 Glenn Feldman, 97-92.
42:45 Eric Marlinsky, 96-93.
42:48 All for your winner by unanimous decision.
42:51 And still undefeated, King Callum Walsh!
43:01 Now 9-0.
43:03 King Callum Walsh remains undefeated,
43:06 retains his WBC Silver Super Welterweight Championship.
43:11 It was a close fight, but Peter Welch, as you said,
43:14 when it comes down to the boxing basics and fundamentals,
43:17 it was Callum Walsh's fight.
43:19 He took it away, outclassed him.
43:22 Dangerous in spots, but Villarreal was looping those shots.
43:27 I was concerned a little bit, but Callum pulled through with flying colors.
43:31 Red, white, blue, orange, green, and white.
43:34 There you go.
43:37 King Callum getting it done in the mecca of boxing.