Matthew Macklin’s dream of winning the WBA and IBO Middleweight Titles on Saturday night came to an end when the Birmingham man suffered a third round knockdown at the hands of champion – Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin of Kazakhstan. Golovkin came out of his corner looking like he ‘meant business’ – forcing Macklin on the back-foot…
Twenty six professional fighters have laced up the gloves against middleweight Gennady Golovkin since the 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist joined the paid ranks and not one of them has defeated the Kazakh phenomenon; tonight at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT, British hardman Matthew Macklin will take the Golovkin test. Matthew Macklin will not be the…
Tomorrow (Saturday), defending WBA/IBO champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) meets Ireland’s top-rated former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20KO’s) in their much-anticipated middleweight championship showdown at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods ® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
This Saturday, June 29, defending WBA/IBO champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) meets Ireland’s top-rated former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20KO’s) in their much-anticipated middleweight championship showdown at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The championship matchup will be the main event on the HBO…
DiBella Entertainment has added Irish middleweight contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin to its ever-growing stable of fighters. Macklin, 29, is an intelligent boxer-puncher, who has shown that he is not afraid to engage or press the action when necessary. He is currently ranked #4 by the WBA, #7 by the WBO, and #12 by…
Matthew Macklin hopes that the uproar surrounding his controversial points defeat to WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm in Germany at the weekend will decrease the chances of David Haye suffering a similar fate against Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg this Saturday. Macklin appeared to have done more than enough to rip Sturm’s title away in front…
For 12 rounds tonight at Cologne, Germany’s Lanxess Arena, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and challenger Matthew Macklin waged a slugfest that could have been fought in a coat closet. The early rounds belonged to Macklin, who stayed on Sturm’s chest, whipping in torrid hook, uppercut and body shot combinations that the champion struggled to…
Three-time middleweight champion Feliz Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs), of Germany, makes his 10th defense of his WBA middleweight title against top-rated contender Matthew “Mack the Knife†Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs), of the UK, this Saturday June 25. It will be televised Live to the U.S., from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, exclusively on Epix,…
Matthew Macklin’s trainer Joe Gallagher wants his charge to go from double M to triple M over the remainder of this week as Saturday nights World title showdown with Felix Sturm in Germany’s draws ever closer. Gallagher want’s Macklin to adopt Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s mantra of “Mean, Moody, Magnificent” as he bids to upset long…
Martin Murry achieved his lifelong ambition to win the British middleweight title on Saturday night and roared: “Bring on the bestâ€. The St Helens captured the vacant crown when brave challenger Nick Blackwell was pulled by his corner out after five rounds. Murray, now unbeaten in 23 fights was dominant throughout the battle and is…
Matthew Macklin raised eyebrows amongst the German media yesterday when he came face to face with Felix Sturm at their press conference in Cologne ahead of their World title fight in the city on June 25th. Two time European Middleweight Champ Macklin made a big impression by addressing the assembled media in perfect German but…
MARTIN MURRAY insists he will be cheering on Matthew Macklin in his world title bid next month. The pair have been locked in a verbal brawl for a few months and came close to boxing in April, only for the scrap to fall through. Macklin challenges Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight crown in Cologne…