{"id":414679,"date":"2026-01-17T05:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/414679\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T05:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:39:07","slug":"zuffa-boxing-announces-undercard-for-paramount-debut-jan-23-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/414679\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuffa Boxing Announces Undercard For Paramount+ Debut Jan. 23 In Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zuffa Boxing finally announced Friday night the two fights the fledgling company will stream on Paramount+ as part of the <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/callum-walsh-4620\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Callum Walsh<\/a>-Carlos Ocampo undercard January 23 from the newly renamed Meta Apex in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican middleweight Misael Rodriguez (15-0, 7 KOs) is set to square off against Austin Deanda (17-0, 11 KOs), of Amherst, Virginia, in the 10-round co-feature. Julian Rodriguez (24-1, 15 KOs), a welterweight from Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, will take on Cain Sandoval (17-0, 15 KOs), of Sacramento, California, in the 10-round opener of Zuffa Boxing\u2019s inaugural show.<\/p>\n<p>Coverage on Paramount+ is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p>Misael Rodriguez, 31, will end a one-year layoff when he meets an unbeaten, but untested 22-year-old foe in Deanda.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/julian-rodriguez-4035269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Rodriguez<\/a>, 31, knocked out previously undefeated <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/avious-griffin-3464174\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avious Griffin<\/a> (17-1, 15 KOs) in the 10th round of his most recent bout. Rodriguez rejuvenated his career when he overcame an eighth-round knockdown to stop Griffin, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, with only five seconds to go in a competitive fight on the <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/news\/paul-chavez-result\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Paul-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.<\/a> undercard June 28 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White, UFC\u2019s president\/CEO and Zuffa Boxing\u2019s front man, announced the 10-round main event between Walsh (15-0, 11 KOs), a junior middleweight contender from Ireland, and Mexico\u2019s Ocampo (38-3, 26 KOs) last week.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. 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