Callum Walsh used to work in Ireland as a fisherman seven days a week before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer.
Walsh, 22, was a six-time Irish national champion in his youth but his fighting career came to a standstill when Covid-19 closed down his local boxing gyms. The youngster jetted off to California to train at the Wildcard Boxing Gym and quickly struck up a relationship with world-renowned trainer Freddie Roach.
Taking a gamble on himself, Walsh decided to ditch his day job to turn professional and has since gone unbeaten in seven fights with six of those wins coming by knockout. The Irish prospect admitted to having no intentions of turning professional, but that changed when he was able to hold his own with top-level fighters in sparring.
