At long last Zuffa Boxing is set to kick off its debut event later TONIGHT (Fri., Jan. 23, 2026) as Zuffa Boxing 1 is set to go down inside Meta’s Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the event — which will streaming live on Paramount+ — will be a Middleweight showdown between Irish sensation, Callum Walsh, taking on Carlos Ocampo.
Walsh was Dana White’s first-ever signing to his upstart boxing promotion, so it makes sense to have him kickoff the debut event. “King” is undefeated (15-0) with 11 knockouts and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Fernando Vargas Jr. on the “Canelo vs. Crawford”-led undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada, back in Sept. 2025 (full results here). As for Ocampo, he is coming in with a record of 38-3 and is currently riding a three-fight win streak into a bout he hopes will give him the spotlight should he pull off the massive upset.
It’s an important night for White and Co. since the debut fight card to his boxing venture will either silence a lot of doubters (such as this one), or give them more fuel to spit verbal venom at him for trying to change things up to a combat sport that has marched to the beat of the same drum for decades.
We don’t expect it to be perfect, but all eyes will be on this event.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, as the card kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Paramount+. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
WALSH VS. OCAMPO QUICK RESULTS
160 lbs: Callum Walsh vs. Carlos Ocampo
160 lbs: Misael Rodriguez Olivas vs. Austin Deanda
147 lbs: Julian Rodriguez vs. Cain Sandoval
126 lbs: Omar Trinidad vs. Max Ornelas – Trinidad via TKO round 10
118 lbs: Floyd Diaz vs. Guillermo Gutierrez – Diaz via unanimous decision
118lbs: Emiliano Cardenas vs. Marcus Cortez Harris – Cardenas via unanimous decision
135 lbs: Robert Meriwether III vs. Cesar Correa – Merriwether III via unanimous decision
135 lbs: Troy Nash vs. Jacob Ramos – Nash via unanimous decision
CALLUM WALSH VS. CARLOS OCAMPO PLAY-BY-PLAY
