UFC strawweight Tabatha Ricci and rising boxing star Callum Walsh have quickly become one of the most iconic couples in combat sports and are consistently supporting each other's careers. On Sept. 20, it was Ricci's turn to be the cheerleader for Walsh.
With Walsh headlining the UFC Fight Pass boxing event on Sept. 20, Ricci was one of the first viewers in the 3Arena in Dublin. The 'Baby Shark' was featured on the UFC Instagram page, predicting a knockout win for her significant other.
Ricci, 29, is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 96. In the fight, Ricci landed 101 significant strikes — the most of her career — and attributed some of her improved striking to the help of Walsh in her post-fight interview.
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After the win, Ricci was congratulated by Walsh, who was sitting cage-side in the UFC APEX supporting his girlfriend. Although Walsh was born and raised in Ireland, the boxer moved to the United States shortly after beginning his professional career. The 23-year-old now trains and fights out of Hollywood, California.
Callum Walsh made light work of Przemyslaw Runowski
In arguably the biggest boxing event on UFC Fight Pass to date, 'King' Callum Walsh defended the WBC Continental Americas super welterweight title against Przemyslaw Runowski in Dublin.
Walsh, won the belt in his last fight against Carlos OritzCervantes with a second-round knockout. His first title defense against the 22-2-1 Runowski was undeniably the toughest challenge of his career with the Pole previously holding the IBO international welterweight belt.
However, the Irishman made light work of Runowski, winning by knockout in only the second round, to take his record to 12-0.