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All you need to know ahead of Saturday's middleweight showdown between Aaron McKenna and Etinosa Oliha in Dublin, <em>live on Sky Sports</em>. <p>McKenna is bidding to become Ireland's newest world champion when he takes on Italian Oliha for the vacant IBF title.</p><p>The contest headlines a stacked Zuffa Boxing 10 card where Irish and British middleweights could stake their claim to rival the winner of the main event.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing">Latest boxing headlines, reports, highlights and interviews</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13491463/boxing-2026-fight-schedule-and-latest-results-tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-katie-taylor-and-more">Boxing in 2026: Key dates, results and upcoming schedule</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream boxing and more with no contract</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="7"></widget><h3>When is McKenna vs Oliha?</h3><p>McKenna and Oliha will collide on Saturday August 8, <em>live on Sky Sports.</em></p><p><strong>Live coverage of the action-packed bill in Dublin starts at 7pm on Sky Sports Action, with coverage also available on Sky Sports Main Event from 8pm.</strong></p> <widget id="8"></widget><h3>Where is the McKenna vs Oliha fight?</h3><p>Dublin is a city steeped in boxing history and the Irish capital is expected to turn out in force to roar one of their own to world title glory.</p><p>The fight takes place at the 3Arena, famed for staging Katie Taylor's two epic fights against Chantelle Cameron in 2023.</p><p>Saturday will be something of a homecoming for McKenna, who will have his long-awaited first professional fight in Ireland where he was a standout amateur with more than 150 wins and eight national championships.</p><h3>When are the ring walks?</h3><p>The ring walks for McKenna and Oliha will take place between 9pm and 10.20pm, depending on the outcomes of the other fights taking place on the undercard.</p><h3>Who else is on the McKenna vs Oliha bill?</h3><p>In the chief support bout, fellow Irish middleweight <strong>Callum Walsh</strong> resumes his pursuit of major titles against England's <strong>Tyler Denny</strong> in a 10-round contest.</p><p>Unbeaten Scottish middleweight <strong>Sam Hickey</strong> faces the toughest challenge of his young professional career when he meets <strong>Brad Axe</strong> in an eight-round middleweight contest.</p><p>Ireland's <strong>Joe Ward</strong> faces Dutchman <strong>Artjom Kasparian</strong> in a 10-round light-heavyweight bout, while<strong> Louis Greene </strong>of Kent does battle with Romanian <strong>Daniel Buciuc </strong>at middleweight.</p><p><strong>Main card - live on Sky Sports from 7pm</strong></p><ul><li>Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha</li><li>Callum Walsh vs Tyler Denny</li><li>Joe Ward vs Artjom Kasparian</li><li>Sam Hickey vs Brad Axe</li><li>Louis Greene vs Daniel Buciuc</li></ul><h3>How do I watch the rest of the undercard?</h3><p>Irish representation at middleweight continues with <strong>Stevie McKenna</strong> and <strong>Owen O'Neill</strong> fighting each other and <strong>Connor Coyle</strong> facing American <strong>Mark Beuke</strong>, while <strong>Patrick O'Connor </strong>of the United States has yet to have his opponent confirmed.</p><p><strong>Prelims</strong></p><ul><li>Stevie McKenna vs Owen O'Neill</li><li>Connor Coyle vs Mark Beuke</li><li>Patrick O'Connor vs TBD</li></ul><h3>McKenna vs Oliha - fighter records and stats</h3> <widget id="4"></widget><p>McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) holds a record of 20 victories, featuring 10 knockouts and zero defeats.</p><p>He delivered a career-best performance in his last fight, flooring former world champion Liam Smith twice in a dominant points win on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr's first fight against Conor Benn last April.</p><p>His opponent, Italy's Oliha (22-0, 10 KOs), is a fellow unbeaten contender who has racked up 22 wins with 10 stoppages ahead of his first fight at world title level.</p><h3><strong>Who else holds the world middleweight titles?</strong></h3> <widget id="6"></widget><p>Victory for McKenna or Oliha could open to door to unification fights in the middleweight division.</p><p>Britain's Denzel Bentley has been confirmed as the new WBO world champion after<strong> </strong>Janibek Alimkhanuly relinquished the belt and the Londoner could be targeted by McKenna to unify the belts if the Irishman emerges victorious.</p><p>Carlos Adames retained the WBC middleweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Austin Williams in March, while WBA champion Erislandy Lara has not fought since he defended his title with a points win over Johan Gonzalez last December.</p><p><strong>Watch Zuffa Boxing 10 this Saturday live on Sky Sports Action from 7pm and Sky Sports Main Event from 8pm. <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream boxing with no contract</a></strong></p>
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