Aaron McKenna (born 6 July 1999) is an Irish professional boxer. He has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title since August 2026.
Early life McKenna is from Smithborough, Monaghan. His brother, Stephen, is also a professional boxer.
Amateur career An eight time national champion, he captained Ireland 5 times in international boxing and racked up 161 fights with only 9 losses. He won gold at the European schoolboy championships.
Professional career A potential Tokyo 2020 Olympian, McKenna opted to turn pro on his 18th birthday.
He became the WBC Youth middleweight champion with a unanimous decision win over Carlos Gallego Montijo at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 21 December 2021.
On 23 June 2023, he beat Uisma Lima by unanimous decision at York Hall in London to win the vacant WBC International middleweight title.
He defeated former world champion Liam Smith by unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 26 April 2025.
IBF middleweight champion McKenna signed with Zuffa Boxing and headlined the company's 10th show at the 3Arena in Dublin on 8 August 2026, where he fought Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight title, winning the contest by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21Win21–0Etinosa OlihaUD128 Aug 202620Win20–0Liam SmithUD1226 Apr 202519Win19–0Jeovanny EstelaTKO1015 Jul 202418Win18–0Mickey EllisonTKO6 (8), 20 Jan 202417Win17–0Uisma LimaUD1016 Jun 202316Win16–0Jordan GrantPTS625 Mar 202315Win15–0David BenitezTKO7 (8), 25 Jun 202214Win14–0Carlos Gallego MontijoUD810 Dec 202113Win13–0Gabor GorbicsPTS813 Nov 202112Win12–0Ivica Gogsevic610 Sep 202111Win11–0Jordan GrannumRTD2 (6), 11 Dec 202010Win10–0Victor Eddy GaytanKO2 (6), 5 Dec 20199Win9–0Sergio Lucio GonzalezUD624 Oct 20198Win8–0Daniel Perales OsorioKO2 (4), 21 Jun 20197Win7–0Loretto OlivasUD630 Mar 20196Win6–0Abel ReyesKO2 (6), 8 Nov 20185Win5–0Rolando MendivilUD411 Aug 20184Win4–0Darel Harris3 (4), 23 May 20183Win3–0Keasen FreemanKO1 (4), 12 Apr 20182Win2–0Jose Saul Palacios1 (4), 22 Mar 20181Win1–0Travis Conley49 Dec 2017
See also List of male boxers Notable boxing families List of world middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
Aaron McKenna - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live