On 31 October, local professional boxer Callum ‘El Cannon’ Walton took to the ring for his 10th professional contest, for his first professional title over 10 rounds, writes Brandon Boxing Club Head Coach, Alex Oliver MBE.
Before the fight many people had Callum as the underdog, with his opponent; Jack Scott of Wallsend having almost 3 times much experience in a professional ring as well as having as many stoppages as ‘El Cannon’ has had fights. The contest was scheduled for 10 rounds for the Northern area Super Middleweight title, putting the winner in to the top 15 in the UK.
The first round was quite cagey, with both men trying to find their range and get their timing. The second round however, was a very different round. Once Callum found his range he landed a long right uppercut to the body which had Scott back peddling and not wanting to engage in many exchanges. Callum kept the pressure on and was forcing the action, giving Scott little option but to engage in exchanges. Callum read a lot of Scott’s attacks and was able to avoid and block a lot of the incoming shots.
By round 3 Callum was really piling the pressure on and looking to force the stoppage. Callum mixed his shots up really well to head and body and appeared to have Scott hurt on several occasions. Without being sloppy or rushing his work Callum again applied lots of pressure and was throwing a high volume of shots. Landing clean with many, in particular the right uppercut.
Mid way through the 4th round Callum pushed Jack back on to the ropes, looking tired and like he wasn’t enjoying the shots that were coming his way, Scott threw a few wild, desperate shots which Callum blocked and fired back from. A right uppercut knocked Jack’s head back followed by a straight right onto his un guarded chin, which sent Scott to the canvas and the referee waved the contest off. Callum won via 4th round TKO and was crowned Northern Area Super Middleweight Champion in a very impressive and dominant display. This was the biggest fight of Callum’s professional career and his best performance.
Callum became only the second person from the area to hold the prestigious title after Ferryhill’s Billy Snaith won the Welterweight version of the Northern Area title back in 2017.
This win will hopefully lead to some big opportunities and good fight for Callum in 2027. Callum thanks all of his sponsors and everyone who supports him from the area. Mainsforth ABC based in Ferryhill station have played a big part in Callum getting to where he is and always support him big thanks to Richard and everyone from the gym. Hopefully big things are on the horizon.
Alex Oliver MBE
Ferryhill & Chilton's local community newspaper.
