McKenna targets Eubank Jr after Dublin IBF title shot
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- Aaron McKenna fights Etinosa Oliha for the IBF middleweight world championship at Dublin's 3Arena on Saturday, August 8, live on Sky Sports — a bout McKenna called "extra special" because it takes place in Ireland
- McKenna said "20 years I've been boxing and it's all going to come down to this night," noting he began boxing at age six and that the world title has always been his main goal
- McKenna confirmed he would welcome a fight with Chris Eubank Jr — who last boxed at middleweight and is expected to return at 168lbs — saying "100 per cent" and urging him to "recreate history" after the Eubank Sr vs Steve Collins fight in Cork on Sky Sports
- McKenna outlined ambitions to become undisputed middleweight champion, then a multiple-weight world champion, saying his 6ft 2 frame could take him "all the way to heavyweight"
- McKenna acknowledged Oliha as "a very good fighter, strong, he'll be game," while insisting "I know what I have to do" and "I'm more than ready for it"
Why it matters: A world title win would mark McKenna as the latest Irish boxing headline act and immediately position him for a high-profile domestic-UK rivalry fight against Eubank Jr — a bout that would mirror the Eubank Sr–Collins era and give Sky Sports a marquee Ireland-vs-UK middleweight storyline, per McKenna's own framing.
