"Callum Walsh knows what it means to earn a living with his hands. Before throwing hooks and jabs in the ring, he spent his days lifting cargo on fishing boats in the port of Cobh, under the cold Atlantic wind in his native Ireland. He was only 16, but he already understood hard work. Today, at 24, he continues to work just as hard, although his stage has changed - now he does it under the bright lights of a boxing ring."
"On Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Walsh (14-0, 11 KOs) will have the night he always dreamed of. He will fight on the co-main event of a card headlined by Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Terence Crawford, a huge platform for his young career, and it will be broadcast on Netflix, where he will risk his undefeated record in a 10-round super welterweight bout against another hungry youngster, Fernando Vargas Jr. (17-0, 15 KOs), heir to the surname of a former world champion."
"Far from trying to forget his days on the docks, Walsh is grateful for them. "Training is tough, yes, but I enjoy it. It's much better than getting up at dawn to go to the port," Walsh said with a smile. The work ethic he displayed as a loader on fishing boats also helped establish Walsh as one of the most promising prospects in world boxing."
Callum Walsh worked as a loader on fishing boats in the port of Cobh at age 16, developing a strong work ethic that he still applies to training. The 24-year-old Irish southpaw is 14-0 with 11 knockouts and has fought three times at Madison Square Garden and filled Dublin's 3Arena. Walsh fights Fernando Vargas Jr. (17-0, 15 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight bout at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on the co-main card headlined by Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Terence Crawford. The fight will be broadcast on Netflix, where Walsh hopes to showcase aggressive, high-volume, "real boxing" after a disappointing exhibition.
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