Liam Smith will bid to bounce back to winning ways in his first fight since 2023 when he takes on Aaron McKenna in London this weekend live on DAZN PPV.
The Briton will be part of the undercard for Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn's blockbuster grudge match bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Saturday, April 26.
Since losing to the former the better part of two years ago, former WBO light-middleweight champion Smith has not fought - but he will end his exodus from the ring here.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna.
When is Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna?
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Date : Saturday, April 26
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Time : 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT / 5:00 pm BST
Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna takes place this Saturday, April 26 at The Ring Magazine's Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
What has been said?
Liam Smith:
“It's been a long time for me to still be performing at the level I'm performing at and besides the last performance, beside the back injury, I'm a fit kid. I'm a fit person,” he said
“I don't feel 36. Take the grey hair out of it, I'm a naturally fit person.
“I still play Saturday and Sunday league football- I’ve got a match tomorrow - I've always lived a good life. I've lived a clean life. I drink occasionally after a fight, I’ll have a beer, but I've never taken drugs, I’ve never took social drugs.
“I feel like it speaks for itself that I'm still professional, 16 years in, in a brutal sport.”
Aaron McKenna:
I'm coming to get the knockout," McKenna says, stoney-faced. "You have to be exciting in this game. "Like if you're going out there just to try and snipe a points winner or whatever, it's not exciting for the fans. People have paid their hard-earned money to come watch us fight
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