Callum Walsh Scores 1st Round KO

Super welterweight ‘King’ Callum Walsh, (13-0, 11 KOs), of Cork, Ireland was victorious St Patrick’s Day weekend with a first round knockout (2:45) of Scotland’s Dean Sutherland, (19-2, 7 KOs) Sunday night at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, in headlining the UFC Fight Pass.

Super lightweight division, former world title challenger Feargal McCrory, (17-1, 9 KOs), overcame knockdown as he stopped veteran Keenan Carbajal, (25-5-1, 17 KOs), of Phoenix, AZ in the eighth. In an exciting back and forth battle, the southpaw McCrory dropped Carbajal in the seventh round from a flurry of punches. Following up in the eighth, Carbajal hit the canvas again as referee Arthur Mercante Jr. called a halt to the onslaught at :23 seconds.

Emmet Brennan, (6-0, 1 KOs), of Dublin, Ireland won a sweeping unanimous decision to Kevin Cronin, (8-3-1, 4 KOs), of County Kerry, Ireland.

Opening the main card, heavyweight Thomas Carty, (9-1, 8 KOs), of Dublin, Ireland sustained a bad left leg injury in the second round against Dajuan Calloway, (12-3, 9 KOs), of Cleveland, OH. The bout was called to a stoppage after the second round as the ringside physician ruled Carty could not continue. Calloway was awarded a technical knockout victory.

Longtime local favorite, Cletus ‘The Hebrew Hammer’ Seldin, (29-1, 23 KOs) won an eight-round majority decision over game Yeis Gabriel Solano, (15-5, 10KOs), in the super lightweight division. Scores were 76-76, 77-75 and 78-74. “I have a lot of respect for my opponent, he was super durable. But I stuck to my game plan and deserved to win.” Seldin and his wife Jessica announced her pregnancy in the ring following the victory.

Pro debuters Sean O’Bradaigh of New York, NY and Jefferson Almeida of Campo Grande, Brazil fought to an entertaining four round majority draw. Scores were 39-37 (O’Bradaigh) and 38-38, twice.

Opening the show featherweight Donagh Kerry, (1-0), of Ireland, swept all four rounds in his professional debut against Geral Alicea-Romero, (0-2), of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. Scores were 40-36 on all three scorecards.