Both Stephen McKenna's bouts in 2024 were fight of the year contenders and the 28-year-old is ready for bigger challenges ahead
Stephen McKenna will 'rebuild' as a middleweight after suffering the first defeat of his career late last year.
The bout came four months after McKenna scored a third-round knockout win over Joe Laws in one of the most action-packed fights you will ever see at Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium. "I think with weight issues and things like that I didn't perform to my best capabilities so moving up to 160, you're going to see the old Stephen - knockouts and explosiveness.
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