Aaron McKenna will defend his middleweight world title on Friday December 4, reside on Sky Sports activities.
IBF champion McKenna will battle unbeaten Latvian Jevgenijs Aleksejevs at The Venue in Riyadh in the principle occasion of Riyadh Season Zuffa Boxing 14.
It will likely be McKenna’s first defence of the world title belt he received by beating Etinosa Oliha on a memorable evening in Dublin.
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Highlights of Aaron McKenna’s IBF middleweight world title battle in opposition to Etinosa Oliha.
McKenna, 21-0 (10), who hails from Monaghan, Eire, is a nine-year professional who vaulted into title competition together with his April 2025 choice over former world champion Liam Smith.
Whereas McKenna fought many instances in Eire as a prime novice, he returned dwelling for the primary time as a professional in August, capturing the world title with a one-sided victory over Oliha at Dublin’s 3Arena.
Aleksejevs, a world-ranked contender who has had 10 stoppage victories in his 20 skilled wins, shall be difficult for a world title for the primary time.
A former kickboxing standout, Aleksejevs has been good in gloved fight, securing a regional title final October with a unanimous choice over Przemyslaw Zysk. In February, he outlasted Italy’s Damiano Falcinelli over 10 tense rounds.
Former European champion and world title challenger Jack Massey returns to motion in opposition to Andrew Tabiti.
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Chev Clarke bounced again from being put down twice within the fourth spherical as he went on to cease Jack Massey within the seventh spherical of their cruiserweight basic.
Massey, 23-4 (13), is seeking to rebound from a surprising defeat to Chev Clarke on June’s Zuffa Boxing 07 invoice. He had Clarke on the deck twice in spherical 4 earlier than being stopped within the seventh.
America’s Tabiti, who fought Yuniel Dorticos for the world title, has been working at heavyweight and now returns to the cruiserweight division.
New light-heavyweight signing Zak Chelli has his first bout for Zuffa Boxing on the invoice. He takes on Jesse Hart.
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Relive the heart-warming second that noticed Stevie McKenna watch his brother Aaron win the IBF world middleweight title.
London’s Chelli is coming off a surprising upset knockout victory over David Morrell.
The son of famend Philadelphia contender Eugene “Cyclone” Hart, Jesse Hart has twice challenged Gilberto Ramirez for the WBO super-middleweight world title. He’s coming off a controversial choice loss to touted prospect Khalil Coe.
After his thrilling battle with Chris Billam-Smith, large punching cruiserweight Ryan Rozicki will battle France’s 12-2 Gaetan Ntambwe, a two-division French champion who has but to be stopped within the paid ranks.
Rising welterweight prospect Alex “The Villain” MacMillan, 5-0 (4), returns in opposition to an opponent to be named in a six-rounder.
In a preliminary bout, former heavyweight titlist and Anthony Joshua opponent, “Prince” Charles Martin will battle Vladyslav Sirenko, the damaging Ukrainian with a 23-1 (20) report, who’s contemporary off his knockout win over Otto Wallin in July.
Rising cruiserweight Jamar Talley, 7-0 (6), will battle Britain’s Sherif Musah, whereas 18-year-old Nigerian phenom Raheem Animashaun, 20-0 (12), competes in a six-round welterweight bout.
Watch McKenna vs Aleksejevs on Friday December 4 reside on Sky Sports activities.