Aaron McKenna

Aaron McKenna, born 6 July 1999 and from Smithborough in Monaghan, is an Irish professional boxer who has held the IBF middleweight title since August 2026. An eight time national champion as an amateur, he captained Ireland five times and compiled 161 fights with only nine losses, and although he was a potential Tokyo 2020 Olympian he turned professional on his eighteenth birthday. He became the WBC Youth middleweight champion in December 2021, won the vacant WBC International middleweight title in June 2023 and beat the former world champion Liam Smith in April 2025. On 8 August 2026 in Dublin he won the vacant IBF title by unanimous decision over Etinosa Oliha. His brother Stephen is also a professional boxer.