The first Zuffa Boxing event is in the books. Callum Walsh took home a comfortable decision on Friday night in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 01 over Carlos Ocampo at the Meta Apex.

Zuffa Boxing 1, headlined by Callum Walsh vs Carlos Ocampo, is the promotion’s official first event, and kicks off a ground-breaking broadcast deal with Paramount+. The streamer aired the show in the US and UK, but international fans were able to watch on a free YouTube stream.

Instead of calling out boxers, Asofa-Solomona used the chance to call out NRL players. When asked who he wants next, he said, “Any NRL player can get it”. And fans blasted the farce of a boxing fight. “That was embarrassing,” one fan wrote following the short fight.

Professional boxing has a new player. Zuffa Boxing launches its new fight series on Friday, headlined by rising contender Callum Walsh vs. Carlos Ocampo. Zuffa Boxing 01 takes place in Las Vegas the night before UFC 324 and streams exclusively on Paramount+.

NELSON Asofa-Solomona is the latest rugby star to make a transformation into boxing. The 6ft 7in prop – nicknamed Big Nasty – had a ten year career playing rugby league for

The UFC is shaking things up as the promotion gears up for its first event on Paramount+. Now, with just hours to go before their opening card of 2026, final face-offs for UFC 324 are done and dusted.

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