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Aaron McKenna and Etinosa Oliha on weight for middleweight world-title bout at 3Arena
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AARON MCKENNA AND Etinosa Oliha have made weight for their Saturday-night headline bout in Dublin, meaning the vacant IBF World middleweight title will be up for grabs for both men at the 3Arena.
McKenna [20-0, 10KOS] and Oliha [22-0, 10KOs] will square off in a world-title bout on a show promoted by Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in Ireland (coverage begins at 7pm on Saturday).
AdvertisementThe 27-year-old McKenna will seek to join Andy Lee, Steve Collins and the first-ever world champion in the division, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, on the short list of Irish-born middleweights to claim global honours.
Oliha, meanwhile, a year McKenna’s senior, would become Italy’s first world champion at any weight for 10 years should he stun the home crowd in Dublin.
Ward [12-1, 8KOs], who recently signed with Zuffa Boxing, will return from a two-year lay-off in a dangerous fight with the Cheshire-based Dutch puncher [14-0, 12KOs].