Zuffa Boxing introduced that its first card in Eire, billed as Zuffa Boxing 10, will happen on Saturday, August 8 on the 3Arena in Dublin. The promotion fronted by Dana White mentioned particulars on the primary occasion, co-feature, and ticketing will observe.
DUBLIN, ARE YOU READY?? 🇮🇪 #ZuffaBoxing10 is coming to you LIVE from @3ArenaDublin! | AUG 8
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The cardboard can be broadcast on Sky Sports activities in the UK and Eire and stream on Paramount+ in america and Canada, in keeping with the promotion. Its UK and Eire broadcasts fall underneath a multi-year settlement with Sky Sports activities introduced in March.
Cork middleweight Callum Walsh (16-0, 11 KOs) is the anticipated headliner, in keeping with The 42 and Irish Boxing, although Zuffa has not confirmed the cardboard. Walsh topped Zuffa Boxing’s debut occasion on January 23 in Las Vegas, taking a large unanimous determination over Carlos Ocampo, and has not fought since. The Cobh native, educated by Freddie Roach, has campaigned largely in america however has boxed as soon as in Dublin, headlining a 3Arena invoice with a win over Przemyslaw Runowski.
The 42 stories that Monaghan’s Aaron McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) is slated for the chief-support bout, an IBF middleweight world title struggle towards Italy’s Etinosa Oliha (22-0, 10 KOs). The pair are resulting from contest the vacant belt, which grew to become accessible after Janibek Alimkhanuly was stripped following a failed drug check. McKenna is ranked third by the IBF and Oliha second.
Dublin can be Zuffa Boxing’s second card outdoors america. The primary, Zuffa Boxing 07, takes place this Saturday on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre in England, the place former cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith meets Ryan Rozicki in a 10-round cruiserweight primary occasion.
The August 8 date locations the Dublin card one week after a Queensberry Promotions present on the similar venue, headlined by Pierce O’Leary towards Mark Chamberlain, on which Tyson Fury is predicted to seem.
