McKenna to Defend IBF Middleweight Title Against Aleksejevs on Zuffa 14

Update, Nov. 14: Zuffa Boxing has now posted the undercard. Jack Massey meets Andrew Tabiti, and Zak Chelli meets Jesse Hart, the promotion said. The Ring announced the same two bouts.

Turki Alalshikh announced Saturday that IBF middleweight champion Aaron McKenna will defend his title against Jevgenijs Aleksejevs on Dec. 4, headlining Zuffa Boxing 14 at The Venue in Riyadh as part of Riyadh Season.

T TURKI ALALSHIKH@Turki_alalshikh

Zuffa Boxing Z14 returns to Riyadh Season, headlined by Aaron McKenna vs. Jevgenijs Aleksejevs for the IBF middleweight world title 🥊🔥 📍 The Venue, Riyadh 🗓️ December 4#ZuffaBoxing14 Book Nowhttps://t.co/ah4unOYCNR

The date and venue come from Alalshikh's announcement. At the time of our first report, Zuffa Boxing and UFC.com had not posted a separate release. Zuffa has now named the two undercard fights above.

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McKenna has held the IBF's 160-pound title since Aug. 8, 2026, the sanctioning body's champions page shows. He won the vacant belt that night at Zuffa Boxing 10 in Dublin, outpointing Etinosa Oliha, UFC.com reported. The official ticket listing Alalshikh linked describes this as McKenna's first defense, against unbeaten Aleksejevs, with three additional 10-round bouts on the card. Zuffa has so far named two of those undercard fights. The event art lists a 12-round championship and a 12 p.m. ET start.

Aleksejevs was No. 13 in the IBF middleweight ratings in a Global Boxing News table dated Oct. 8. That table has not been updated since.

Tickets are listed on Webook, the link in Alalshikh's post.

Zuffa Boxing 13 was earlier Saturday at the same venue; we covered the fight week, the weigh-in, and the results. When McKenna vs. Aleksejevs is up, you can log a pick in Fight Picker.