Callum Walsh’s long-awaited Irish homecoming ended rapidly – and violently – tonight in Dublin.
The Cork gentle middleweight prospect made gentle work of Pole Przemyslaw Runowski on the 3Arena, sending the customer down and out within the second spherical to retain his WBC Continental Americas title.
His third struggle of the yr, Walsh had floor down and stopped robust Kazakh Dauren Yeleussinov in March earlier than blasting out Mexican veteran Carlos Ortiz Cervantes through the Summer time.
Runowski was maybe greatest recognized for factors defeats in English to welterweights Michael McKinson and Josh Kelly however has since moved as much as light-middleweight the place he loved an away nook upset over Samuel Vargas in Canada.
“By no means been stopped till he obtained hit by me,” declared Walsh afterwards and it was laborious to argue following an electrical efficiency which performed out in entrance of a slightly electrical environment.
The Cobh southpaw, arms down, started aggressively and rocked Runowski with the primary strong left hand he landed and did related with a counter proper hook earlier than a clipping left hand on the bell of a pointy first spherical.
Runowski carried the ring moniker ‘Kosiarz’ – the Polish for ‘Haymaker’ – nevertheless it was Walsh who had all the ability and he introduced the present to an early finish within the second spherical. A pin-point straight left hand despatched Runowski down and the Słupsk slugger appeared in critical discomfort. Runowski did rise – albeit at 9-and-three-quarters – and protested the choice as referee David Irving waved off the competition and pints of beer showered the ring in Gen X appreciation.
The win sees the darling of Dana Walsh enhance his fledgling professional document to 12(10)-0 whereas 30-year-old Runowski falls to 22(6)-3(1)-1.
Nonetheless solely 23, Walsh acknowledged his want to return to Eire afterwards and burdened that he’s not only a prospect however a full-blown contender.
If this is the case, one thing very massive might be coming subsequent.
