The IBF middleweight championship will be on the line at Zuffa Boxing 10. Aaron McKenna will clash with Etinosa Oliha for the vacant title in Dublin on Saturday.<\/p>\n
McKenna (20-0, 10 KO) will be fighting in front of what is sure to be a wild crowd of his Irish countrymen as he looks to capture a world championship for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n
Over the past few years, McKenna has stepped up his level of competition in preparation for an opportunity like he will have against Oliha. In 2023, he picked up a solid win over Uisma Lima, handing Lima the first loss of his career. Three fights later, McKenna scored the biggest win of his career, picking up a unanimous decision win over former world champion Liam Smith.<\/p>\n
The win over Smith wasn’t only good for Smith’s resume; it was a win on a big stage as it took place on the undercard of the first fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n
Sign up for Paramount+ and watch Zuffa Boxing 10<\/a>\u00a0for no additional fee — every UFC numbered event and UFC Fight Night is included with your subscription! Plans start as low as $8.99\/month or $89.99\/year!<\/p>\n In Oliha (22-0, 10 KO), McKenna faces a fellow undefeated fighter who has been steadily plying his trade in search of a big fight.<\/p>\n Oliha fought the first 16 fights of his career in Italy before his six most recent fights were all held in Germany. None of his opposition have been of the world-class or household name variety, but Oliha has managed to consistently find ways to win and now has a chance to become a world champion.<\/p>\n The co-featured bout will see another big name middleweight return to his home country, with Zuffa Boxing centerpiece Callum Walsh (16-0, 11 KO) taking on Tyler Denny (21-4-3, 1 KO).<\/p>\n Walsh’s career has been on a steady upward trajectory and has been, in large part, backed by Zuffa’s Dana White. Walsh was Zuffa Boxing’s first big signing and he headlined Zuffa Boxing 01, taking a clear decision over Carlos Ocampo.<\/p>\n “I was the first ever Zuffa main event and then back here now, six months later, seven months later, whatever it is,” Walsh said<\/a>. “For me, ideally, I would have been back a bit sooner, but we’re back in Ireland and that’s the main thing. The last time was unbelievable. The crowd, everything was unbelievable last time, so I can only imagine how this is going to be.”<\/p>\n Denny is a clear step down from the likes of Ocampo and Fernando Vargas for Walsh. Denny has only scored one knockout in his 28 career fights.<\/p>\n Denny has also lost bouts to Hamzah Sheeraz and George Liddard, with the loss to Liddard coming in his most recent trip to the ring.<\/p>\n Zuffa Boxing 10 fight card, oddsAaron McKenna -410 vs. Etinosa Oliha +320, vacant IBF middleweight titleCallum Walsh -650 vs. Tyler Denny +460, middleweightsJoseph Ward vs. Artjom Kasparian, light heavyweightsConnor Coyle vs. Mark Beuke, middleweightsSam Hickey vs. Brad Axe, middleweightsStephen McKenna vs. Owen O’Neill, middleweightsLouis Greene vs. Daniel Buciuc, middleweightsPatrick O’Connor vs. Juan Manuel Moriel, cruiserweightsWhere to watch Zuffa Boxing 10<\/p>\n