The 25-year-old Walsh (17-0, 11 KOs) was fighting in Ireland with considerable expectations attached to him. White has been high on the Cork southpaw, and Denny brought the experience and awkward style needed to test him.
That happened almost immediately.
Denny (21-5-3, 1 KO) dropped Walsh with a flash knockdown in the first round, putting the favorite in an early hole. Walsh responded well, sending the former European middleweight champion down in the second to quickly erase some of the damage.
From there, Walsh produced the cleaner work for much of the fight, but Denny never allowed him to settle into an ea
