Aaron McKenna v Liam Smith live updates from the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
Aaron McKenna faces Liam Smith in the biggest fight of his career this evening.
The bout comes on the the massive Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn card at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.
Monaghan native McKenna is undefeated, having won all 19 of his fights to date, with ten of those victories coming by knockout.
Smith is the toughest test the 25-year-old has faced to date, but McKenna is confident that he can get the better of the Liverpool man and has promised an explosive performance.
The middleweight contest is the third fight on the card and promoter Eddie Hearn believes it has the potential to steal the show.
Here's a full list of this evening's bouts, with the cruiserweight bout between Chris Billam-Smith and Brandon Glanton set to get the action under way.
Good evening and welcome to our live blog for this massive evening of boxing at this fantastic stadium in North London.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosts an historic fight card as the first ever Ring Magazine event takes place, with a number of other huge shows to follow in the coming months.
The main event is the biggest all-British bout for a number of years and around 65,000 people will be in attendance by the time Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn step in the ring.
However, Irish eyes will be firmly fixed on Aaron McKenna before then as the Monaghan man aims to make a massive statement against Liam Smith in a 12-round middleweight contest.
It is the third fight on this historic card and is expected to start at some time after 7pm.
We'll keep you up to all the action right here.
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