On August 8, on the 3Arena in Dublin, Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha headlines the Zuffa Boxing 10 present, with the vacant IBF middleweight title on the road. The whole Zuffa promotion will likely be streamed dwell on Paramount+ and on Sky Sports activities within the UK. Forward of this world title conflict, former cruiserweight world champion and present Zuffa fighter Chris Billam-Smith has made his choose for the bout.
Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha: August 8 Zuffa Boxing 10 predominant occasion
McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) is a formidable all-round fighter. He has sufficient energy to maintain fighters at bay and second-guess their subsequent transfer. He hasn’t fought since his complete, unanimous choice win over Liam Smith in 2025. A fighter of his means must be extra lively, and with a world title that may seemingly occur.
Oliha (20-0, 10 KOs) turned skilled in 2018, and this will likely be his first combat exterior of Germany and Italy. He is a little more of an unknown amount and can look to make use of his good footwork and defensive savviness to frustrate and create openings to counter the Irishman. This will likely be a transparent step up at school for the Italian fighter, however he’s labored his means into this title shot with wins over Faton Vukshinaj, Ismael Seck, and Alexander Pavlov.
Chris Billam-Smith makes his choose for Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha
When requested for his ideas on Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha, Billam-Smith stated:
“McKenna’s bought a lot to his sport I feel. He’s proven he can field a bit however he’s bought an depth and a workrate. He punches exhausting sufficient to get folks’s respect. We noticed lots from him within the Liam Smith combat, of what he can do. I’ll choose him to win, in all probability on factors, however he may overwhelm him as effectively.”
Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha full combat card
Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF middleweight title
Callum Walsh vs Tyler Denny, 10 rounds, middleweights
Joe Ward vs Artjom Kasparian, 10 rounds, mild heavyweights
Sam Hickey vs Brad Axe, 8 rounds, middleweights
Louis Greene vs Daniel Buciuc, 6 rounds, middleweights
Stevie McKenna vs Owen O’Neill, 8 rounds, middleweights
Connor Coyle vs Mark Beuke, 10 rounds, middleweights
Patrick O’Connor vs Juan Manuel Moriel, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
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