Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha: Chris Billam-Smith reveals his pick

On August 8, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha headlines the Zuffa Boxing 10 show, with the vacant IBF middleweight title on the line. The entire Zuffa promotion will be streamed live on Paramount+ and on Sky Sports in the UK. Ahead of this world title clash, former cruiserweight world champion and current Zuffa fighter Chris Billam-Smith has made his pick for the bout.

Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha: August 8 Zuffa Boxing 10 main event

McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) is an impressive all-round fighter. He has enough power to keep fighters at bay and second-guess their next move. He hasn’t fought since his comprehensive, unanimous decision win over Liam Smith in 2025. A fighter of his ability needs to be more active, and with a world title that would seemingly happen. 

Oliha (20-0, 10 KOs) turned professional in 2018, and this will be his first fight outside of Germany and Italy. He is a bit more of an unknown quantity and will look to use his good footwork and defensive savviness to frustrate and create openings to counter the Irishman. This will be a clear step up in class for the Italian fighter, but he’s worked his way into this title shot with wins over Faton Vukshinaj, Ismael Seck, and Alexander Pavlov.

Chris Billam-Smith makes his pick for Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha

When asked for his thoughts on Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha, Billam-Smith said: 

“McKenna’s got so much to his game I think. He’s shown he can box a bit but he’s got an intensity and a workrate. He punches hard enough to get people’s respect. We saw a lot from him in the Liam Smith fight, of what he can do. I will pick him to win, probably on points, but he could overwhelm him as well.”

Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha full fight card

• Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF middleweight title
• Callum Walsh vs Tyler Denny, 10 rounds, middleweights
• Joe Ward vs Artjom Kasparian, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
• Sam Hickey vs Brad Axe, 8 rounds, middleweights
• Louis Greene vs Daniel Buciuc, 6 rounds, middleweights
• Stevie McKenna vs Owen O’Neill, 8 rounds, middleweights
• Connor Coyle vs Mark Beuke, 10 rounds, middleweights
• Patrick O’Connor vs Juan Manuel Moriel, 6 rounds, cruiserweights

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