When is Callum Walsh vs. Elias Espadas?

Callum Walsh vs. Elias Espadas is on Saturday, June 21. The main broadcast will begin at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (3 a.m. BST). A preliminary undercard will stream on the UFC Fight Pass YouTube page at 9 p.m. ET (2 a.m. BST).

Callum Walsh vs. Elias Espadas will stream on UFC Fight Pass.

Where is Callum Walsh vs. Elias Espadas?

The fight is taking place at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Who is Callum Walsh?

Callum Walsh has defeated everyone who’s stood across the ring for him. But his next opponent, Elias Espadas, recently ended another prospect’s winning streak.

Walsh, 13-0 (11 KOs), is a 24-year-old junior middleweight prospect originally from Cork, Ireland. He lives these days in Hollywood, California, where he is trained by Freddie Roach. 

Walsh has won his last four fights via knockout. The last three were particularly early nights: two-round victories over the 14-5 Carlos Ortiz Cervantes in June 2024 and the 22-2-1 Przemyslaw Runowski in September, and a one-rounder against the 19-1 Dean Sutherland in March.

Walsh is rated No. 6 at 154lbs by the IBF and WBC.

“I’ve heard a lot of talk about future fights, but right now I’m solely focused on Espadas,” Walsh said earlier this month. “I need to beat him to take the next steps in my career.”

Who is Elias Espadas?

Espadas, 23-6-1 (16 KOs), is a 34-year-old from Mexico. On paper, he may have seemed like fodder going into his April fight with the 15-0 Sadriddin Akhmedov. Espadas had lost to a few recognizable names, going the distance in defeat to the 15-0 Yamaguchi Falcao in 2018, stopped in five rounds by Xander Zayas in 2022, and put away in nine by the 21-0 Fiodor Czerkaszyn in 2023.

But against Akhmedov, Espadas showed that he is a cagey – and capable – veteran, holding the A-side fighter to a majority draw. He’s also got a good trainer in his corner, working with Manny Robles.

“I feel that I beat Akhmedov and should have gotten the decision,” Espadas said. “On June 21, I’m going to beat another undefeated fighter, Callum Walsh. I’m building on the momentum of my last fight. Coach Manny and I are putting together a great game plan for victory.”

What other fights are on the undercard of Callum Walsh vs. Elias Espadas?

On the undercard, three unbeaten prospects will be featured in separate bouts. 

Junior welterweight Cain Sandoval, 15-0 (13 KOs), will face late replacement Jonathan Jose Eniz, 36-22-1 (17 KOs). Light heavyweight Umar Dzambekov, 11-0 (8 KOs), will meet gatekeeper Roamer Alexis Angulo, 28-3 (23 KOs), whose losses came against Gilberto Ramirez, David Benavidez and Edgar Berlanga. And featherweight Iyana "Roxy" Verduzco, 4-0 (1 KO), will face Celene Roman, 6-3-1 (0 KOs). 

Plus welterweight Gor Yeritsyan, 20-1 (16 KOs), will fight for the third time since his split decision loss last July to the 15-0-1 Aram Amirkhanyan. Yeritsyan’s opponent is Vernon Brown, 13-2-1 (9 KOs), last seen more than three years ago in a unanimous decision loss to Ardreal Holmes Jnr. 

The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.

David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.