Another fight, another knockout win for Callum Walsh.
The unbeaten junior middleweight prospect dominated Carson Jones, dropping him once en route to a knockout win Friday night at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California.
Walsh, who is originally from Cork, Ireland and now lives and trains in Hollywood, California, improved to 7-0, 6 knockouts.
Jones was a far step up in competition from the opposition Walsh has faced thus far. It did not matter as Walsh utilized his aggression and accurate combinations to put Jones on the defensive.
The southpaw Walsh had to deal with a cut from an accidental clash of heads in the third round. Both initiated a punch, inadvertently colliding heads in the process. That did not slow down the southpaw Walsh as a barrage of punches later in the round dropped Jones in a corner. Jones beat the count, but looked like he was in survival mode.
Walsh continued to batter Jones during the fourth round. Walsh walked him down throughout the round until referee Eddie Hernandez stopped the bout at 2:59.
With the win, Walsh won a regional title belt.
“I’m throwing every punch with bad intentions,” said Walsh, who is trained by Freddie Roach. “I knew I had him ready to go and took care of business. A good win against a very experienced fighter, I’m happy with my performance. I’m very happy winning this title, but there’s much more to come.”
In his previous fight on March 16, Walsh stopped Wesley Tucker in the second round.
The 36-year-old Jones, who resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, falls to 43-16-3, 31 KOs.
In the co-feature, light heavyweight Umar Dzambekov battered late-sub Crispulo Javier Andino before ending matters in the third round.
Dzambekov, an amateur standout in Austria and now resides in Los Angeles, improved to 5-0, 4 KOs.
The southpaw Dzambekov dropped Andino once to the body, and knocked him down again with another body punch in the third round, this time a right hook to the beltline. Referee Jack Reiss counted Andino out at 1:57.
The 25-year-old Dzambekov is managed by Steven Feder.
Andino, who resides in Posadas, Argentina, falls to 24-15-1, 12 KOs.
Welterweight prospect Gor Yeritsyan returned from a 30-month hiatus from the ring to knock out Argentina’s Gustavo Vittori (28-15-1, 12 KOs) at 2:15 of the second round.
Yeritsyan (15-0, 13 KOs), who is originally from Yerevan, Armenia and now resides in Los Angeles, dropped Vittori three times during the second round.
In junior welterweight action, Israel Mercado (9-1-1, 7 KOs) of nearby Pomona and Mexico’s Jesus Silveyra Carrillo (11-7-3, 4 KOs) fought to a split-decision draw.
One judge scored the bout 59-55 for Mercado, another judge scored the bout 58-56 for Silveyra, while the third judge scored the bout 57-57.
Both fighters went down to the canvas in the second round.
Junior middleweight Kalyl Silva, the son of UFC legend Anderson Silva, dropped Peter Gonzalez (0-1) twice en route to a one-sided decision. All three judges scored the bout 40-34 for Silva, who goes to 2-0, 1 KO.
Junior lightweight Michael Biramontes of nearby Santa Ana improved to 7-1, 4 KOs, defeating Los Angeles’ Pablo Melgar by (6-3-1, 4 KOs) by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 60-54 for Biramontes.
Flyweight Stefanie Cohen of Miami, Florida defeated Mexico’s Esli Cervantes (1-4) by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 39-37 for Cohen, who improved to 4-1-1, 1 KO.
Tom Loeffler promoted the card.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for BoxingScene since September 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing