Aaron McKenna known as out Chris Eubank Jr after registering the primary Irish win of the 2024 in Liverpool final night time.
‘The Silencer’ silenced vocal late substitute Mickey Ellison on the undercard of Nathasa Jonas and Mikaela Mayer’s thrilling welterweight world title bout, stopping the Brit inside six on the Echo Enviornment.
Talking after, McKenna had no hesitation in calling out Chris Eubank Jr. The 24-year-old prompt as each fighters are ‘averted’ it is smart they combat.
The Monaghan center is assured he would defeat the skilled British title, who holds a win over Spike O’Sullivan and JJ McDonagh, and add his title to Steve Collins to the checklist of Irish fighters with wins over Eubanks.
McKenna instructed Sky Sports activities: “It’s very laborious for me to get matched so I believe I have to get the highest fights now. I believe I’m probably the most averted middleweight on this planet, and a fighter who’s averted as he says, Chris Eubank Jnr, if he’s struggling to get a combat I’ll step up.
“I’ll skip straight to the world stage and repeat historical past. His father went over to Eire and bought crushed by an Irishman. Let’s recreate historical past.”
McKenna was talking after stopping Ellison, who was a greater than respectable late substitute for Linus Udofia. The youthful of the 2 boxing McKenna’s broke down the English fighter and compelled the referee to step in, within the sixth.
McKenna’s brother Stevie, has beforehand known as out the son of one other Steve Collins sufferer. The welterweight has sought a combat with Nigel Benn’s son Conor Benn.