Reigning European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin believes he can round out a sensational 2009 in style when he faces Uruguayan Champion Rafa Sosa Pintos on the Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, December 5.

The Birmingham based Irishman has had less than 10 minutes of competitive action this year but what an explosive ten minutes they’ve been. In March he ended Birmingham rival Wayne Elcock’s British title reign with a third round KO and then in September he followed that up with a sensational first round destruction of former European champ Amin Asikainen to claim the continental crown.

The impressive double has seen Macklin shoot up the World rankings and he is now rated fourth with the WBO, fifth with the IBF and eighth with the WBC. Clearly the future looks bright for the one time law student and underage Tipperary hurler.

With a World title shot on the horizon Macklin knows he simply can’t afford any slip ups when he takes on Sosa Pintos at the National Stadium next month.

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