Zuffa Boxing: Callum Walsh wins comfortably on the opening night of the promotion

Ocampo wore Zofa gloves, but Walsh opted for his usual gloves and shoes.

The fight card moved at a fast pace with the majority of the matches competitive, and the round was clocked in less than a minute as the boxers made the short distance from backstage to the ring.

Fight bonuses of £37,000 were handed out, and three of the eight fights involved undefeated fighters matched together, which Loeffler says will be a hallmark of Zuffa Boxing.

“The great thing about Zuffa Boxing is that if you have a loss on your CV but you’re an exciting fighter who put on a good show for the fans, you’ll come back two or three months later just like in the UFC structure,” he told BBC Sport.

“Fighters won’t be afraid to fight competitively because they know they won’t be left out.”

In many ways, the Meta Apex — home to the UFC and its Performance Institute — is a fitting starting point for Zuffa Boxing as White aims to build it from the same framework as the MMA promotion.

But there are no plans to make Meta Apex the permanent home of Zuffa Boxing.

“The first few shows will be here and then we’ll go on the road,” Loeffler said.

Once the Muhammad Ali Revival of American Boxing Act passes through Congress into law, Zuffa will be able to do as she pleases, crowning world champions of her own.

The prospect seems to have made every major player in boxing take notice – including the pessimistic Eddie Hearn – and prompted some such as the WBC sanctioning body to publicly label White and Zuffa Boxing as “bullies” and “aggressive”.

But Loeffler, who helped fill Zuffa’s first event with fighters signed to his 360 Promotions, envisions the promotion having a transformative impact on boxing.

“What’s different about Zuffa Boxing is the energy that Dana White brings, and all of his experience and success in building the UFC,” he said.

“You combine that with Nick Khan and all the success he had with WWE. You combined those two forces together [and ] “It will really revitalize and rejuvenate the sport.”