August 8: Light Heavyweight Contender Joe Ward & Undefeated Middleweight Connor Coyle Added to ZUFFA BOXING 10 at Dublin’s 3Arena

July 17, 2026 – Popular Irish light heavyweight contender “Mighty” Joe Ward, a 2016 Olympian from Athlone, will take on unbeaten Artjom Kasparian in a 10-rounder as part of the main card for ZUFFA BOXING 10: MCKENNA vs. OLIHA on Saturday, August 8, at Dublin’s 3Arena.

Ward (12-1, 8 KOs) has won 12 consecutive fights since suffering a dislocated left knee against Marco Delgado in his 2019 professional debut. Ward avenged the loss to Delgado in 2021 and has won four straight by stoppage. Kasparian (14-0, 12 KOs), who was born in Russia, raised in the Netherlands, and now fights out of Altrincham, England, has knocked out his last seven foes. 

In other main card action, rising Irish-American cruiserweight Patrick O’Connor (3-0, 3 KOs) meets fellow unbeaten Ibrahim Mercan (6-0-1) in a six-rounder. O’Connor was a 2024 U.S. National Champion as an amateur before turning pro in June 2025. 

As previously announced on the main card, the top of the bill will be a 12-round middleweight world title showdown between Ireland’s Aaron McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) and Italy’s Etinosa Oliha (22-0, 10 KOs). In the 10-round middleweight co-feature, Irish fan-favorite “King” Callum Walsh (16-0, 11 KOs) returns to 3Arena to face Tyler Denny (21-4-3, 1 KO). Scotland’s rising middleweight star Sam Hickey (5-0, 2 KOs), fresh off a Performance of the Night KO win on ZUFFA BOXING 07 in Bournemouth, battles Brad Axe (5-1) in an eight-rounder.

The preliminary card features a trio of middleweight bouts. 

Stevie McKenna (16-1, 15 KOs), Aaron’s older brother, takes on Owen O’Neill (14-2, 1 KO) in an all-Irish eight-rounder. 

Connor Coyle (22-0, 10 KOs), making his first appearance in Dublin since 2017, fights upset-minded American Mark Beuke (13-3, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder. Beuke earned a split-decision victory over Antonio Woods in February on ZUFFA BOXING 03. 

Former Commonwealth super welterweight champion Louis Greene (18-4, 12 KOs) makes his 2026 debut in a six-rounder against an opponent to be named.

Sky Sports will broadcast the event in the UK and Ireland.

The entire card will stream live on Paramount+ at no additional cost in the U.S., Latin America, Brazil, and Canada. 

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