New world champion Aaron McKenna is simply getting began.
He secured the IBF middleweight title with a victory over Etinosa Oliha on memorable evening on the 3Arena in Dublin.
Now he needs to tackle the mantle of Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin by dominating the middleweight division.
He’s focusing on different champions. Denzel Bentley holds the WBO title, Carlos Adames the WBC and Erislandy Lara the WBA. McKenna is asking for all the highest 160-pounders to battle each other.
“It would not matter [who’s next], whoever needs it. I am straightforward to search out now, I’ve a belt. There isn’t any hiding any extra. I wish to acquire each single belt in boxing. I am one of the best middleweight and super-middleweight on this planet. I do not thoughts leaping up,” he informed Sky Sports activities.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Relive the heart-warming second that noticed Stevie McKenna watch his brother Aaron win the IBF world middleweight title
“I have been desirous about this second since I used to be six years outdated. It simply goes to point out, do not surrender, all the time keep true to your self. You are able to do something.”
His ambitions prolong far. “The middleweight division’s there to be took over. It has been dying for years since GGG (Golovkin) and Canelo left it. I mentioned it once more, a 12 months in the past, I believe I’ll be the person to take it over,” McKenna declared at his post-fight press convention.
“Nobody actually believed me. Till you place in performances like that after which they begin listening. In life you have to show your self typically. Tonight I’ve finished that. I simply hope one of many different world champions will tackle the battle so we will clear up this mess of a division.”
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Highlights of Aaron McKenna’s IBF middleweight world title battle towards Etinosa Oliha
He guarantees he is not going to shrink back from any problem.
“Anybody. I’ve mentioned it earlier than and I am going to say it once more I’ll actually battle anybody on the market. I simply wish to unify, no matter it takes, show I am one of the best on this planet. That is the game of boxing. You look again within the day, the 80s and 90s, all of them fought one another,” McKenna mentioned.
“And that is precisely why Zuffa Boxing’s going to be the long run. It is already taking up. Everyone’s preventing one another, there is no extra hiding.”
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Aaron McKenna had an unimaginable entrance forward of his battle with Oliha, first coming into Sinead O’Connor’s The Foggy Dew after which Faithless’ Insomnia!
In the meanwhile, he can get pleasure from his accomplishment.
“Twenty-one years within the making,” he concluded. “I do not know the way lengthy that is going to take for this to seep in that this has lastly occurred that I’ve grow to be world champion. I have been dreaming of this.
“For it to occur now, actually it is actually unbelievable. I can not describe it.”