Marco McCullough: record, next fight and profile →
Ryan Walsh has the Lonsdale belt for keeps after stopping Marco McCullough. The Cromer featherweight retained his crown in style, exclusively live on BT Sport and BoxNation, at the Copper Box Arena.
Our return visit to the fight city of Belfast on Friday night was a bit of a slow burner to begin with and took a little while to spark into life, but when it did the entertainment value at the Waterfront Hall cranked up and, once again, Jamie Conlan more than played his part.
Ryan Walsh has had his next fight pushed back. The Cromer featherweight, who is the British champion, had been set to defend his crown on May 6, exclusively live on BT Sport and BoxNation. But Walsh (21-2-1, 10 KOs), who lost in a challenge for the vacant European belt last October, will now face opponent Marco McCullough (17-3, 10 KOs) on May 20.
Jamie Conlan edged closer to a world title fight in his home city. But the Ulsterman, who won the vacant WBC Silver International super-flyweight title at the Waterfront Hall, exclusively live on BoxNation, certainly didn’t have it all his own way.
Ryan Walsh will defend his British title in the coming months. The featherweight champion learned of his return via social media last month but has now had his opponent confirmed. Walsh, who fell short in a challenge for the vacant European crown against Dennis Ceylan of Denmark last October, is scheduled to be showcased exclusively live on BT Sport & BoxNation.
Josh Warrington will not fight Marco McCullough on his ring return. The WBC International featherweight champion, who is a former British, Commonwealth and European titlist at the weight
Marco McCullough had to fight through a sticky patch to continue his recovery mission. The Belfast featherweight, who had lost two of his previous five, has now picked up a fringe belt having lost out in a challenge for the Commonwealth crown earlier this year.