“And now it’s all worked out in the end and I’ve become world champion,” McKenna smiles. Aaron McKenna is crowned IBF middleweight world champion. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHOIn California between 2017 and his eventual move back to Monaghan during the Covid-19 pandemic, McKenna was exposed to the best in class. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHOWhat endears McKenna to his peers is his dedication to the sport, which is Katie Taylor-like in that the vast majority would consider it unobtainable. Which is about the most trash-talk you’ll ever hear from Ireland’s newest world champion.