Zuffa Boxing was built to begin backing the future faces of the sport.

Callum Walsh, one of the fighters long billed for the opportunity to be a fresh face and contender for the company, made the most of his showcase slot by comfortably beating Carlos Ocampo by unanimous decision on Friday in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 1 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Walsh (16-0, 11 KOs), a 24-year-old backed by UFC and Zuffa Boxing frontman Dana White since the beginning of his career, landed at will from the opening bell and whitewashed Ocampo (38-4, 26 KOs) throughout 10 rounds.

The judges scored the middleweight matchup 98-90, 98-90, 97-91 for Walsh, who outlanded Ocampo 123 to 88, according to CompuBox.

“I’m never happy with the performance unless I knock them out, but getting to 10 rounds again is good,” said Walsh. “The opponents are getting tougher and tougher. It was a good experience and a good night, and all around I am happy to get the win.”

The Irishman Walsh tried his luck at a first-round knockout of Ocampo, just like Errol Spence Jr. and Tim Tszyu previously had against the Mexican, by connecting with several chin-checking left hands.

Although Walsh couldn't deliver the quick stoppage, the comprehensive beatdown and offensive onslaught continued in the second and third rounds while Walsh waltzed through Ocampo and cracked him with blistering hand speed and big shots.

Ocampo, however, proved that he wouldn’t fold as Walsh piled his punches at will in the fourth and fifth rounds. The speedy and more skillful Walsh loaded up on wide-swinging shots and rarely relied on the jab as he left his hands down.

Walsh suffered a flash knockdown in the sixth round due to a sloppy sequence that started with Ocampo connecting with a jab and a shot to the back of the southpaw Walsh’s right shoulder. As their legs got tangled, Walsh slowly tilted forward and his gloves scraped the canvas.

Walsh got back in the driver’s seat in the seventh and eight rounds and got back a point on the cards too when Ocampo was docked for a low blow.

Although the fight fizzled in the final rounds, Walsh was still coasting and closing the show against the bloodied Ocampo as he remained in complete control, all while proving he was a class above.

Walsh was making his 160-pound debut in the fight with new coach Marvin Somodio and coming off a unanimous decision win against Fernando Vargas Jr. in September.

“I feel a lot better and feel like I have improved since my last fight,” said Walsh. “I was really happy with my conditioning and wasn’t breathing heavily in between rounds. We worked very hard for this camp.”

Ocampo saw his winning streak end at three. In addition to the first-round knockout losses against Spence in 2018 and Tszyu in 2023, the 30-year-old was outpointed by Sebastian Fundora in 2022.

“The better the opponent, the better I’ll be,” said Walsh.