A new world champion is set to be crowned this evening as Aaron McKenna and Etinosa Oliha meet for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
McKenna has risen up the ranks over the past few years, and claimed the biggest win of his career so far when he defeated Liam Smith by unanimous decision at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
It has seen him put together an unbeaten record of 20-0, with 10 of those wins by knockout, and he will look to add to that tally when he collides with Oliha tonight.
Oliha is also unbeaten, holding a record of 22-0 with 10 knockouts, but has never competed outside of Germany or Italy ahead of tonight’s battle at the 3Arena in Dublin.
The IBF belt became vacant after former champion Janibek Alimkhanuly was stripped of the title, with McKenna and Oliha bidding to join the other champions in the division, as Denzel Bentley holds the WBO crown, Carlos Adamas is the WBC titleholder, and Erislandy Lara is in possession of the WBA strap.
Stay with Boxing News for a live scorecard and final fight result.
Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha live scorecard
This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenna | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 118 |
| Oliha | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 110 |
McKenna vs Oliha fight result
McKenna UD. Scorecards (118-110, 117-111, 116-112)
It wasn’t the most exciting of fights but it resulted in a one-sided winner. After a cagey opening few minutes, McKenna took over and dominated the action without having to go through all of his gears. Oliha found himself on the backfoot and struggled to impose himself on the contest, not throwing enough shots to warrant winning any rounds after the initial stages. As the fight entered the closing stages, McKenna went in search for a stoppage but in the end had to settle for the dominant points victory, as he claimed the vacant IBF middleweight title and became Ireland’s newest world champion.
