{"id":717579,"date":"2026-06-05T20:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717579\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:07:21","slug":"zuffa-boxing-announces-callum-walsh-return-aaron-mckenna-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717579\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuffa Boxing Announces Callum Walsh Return, Aaron McKenna Title Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Walsh (16-0, 11 KOs) has become one of the most recognizable fighters associated with Zuffa Boxing and UFC CEO Dana White. The 25-year-old Irishman has received a significant push in recent years, including appearances on major cards and high-profile events tied to Zuffa\u2019s boxing expansion plans.<\/p>\n<p>Standing across from him will be England\u2019s Denny (21-4-3, 1 KO), a veteran contender who is coming off a unanimous decision loss to George Liddard in March. Denny previously challenged Hamzah Sheeraz in 2024, suffering a second-round stoppage defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The other featured bout could carry major implications at middleweight.<\/p>\n<p>McKenna will put his undefeated record on the line against fellow unbeaten contender Oliha in a 12-round championship clash. The fight gives the Irish prospect an opportunity to capture a significant title as he continues his rise through the division.<\/p>\n<p>Both McKenna and Walsh have built strong followings among Irish boxing fans, making their inclusion a natural fit for a major event in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>Zuffa Boxing posted the fight announcements on social media Friday, confirming the two middleweight matchups for the August 8 card. Additional bouts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks as the promotion continues to build what is shaping up to be one of the biggest boxing events of the summer in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Walsh (16-0, 11 KOs) has become one of the most recognizable fighters associated with Zuffa Boxing and UFC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-717579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}