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Matthew Macklin
British-Irish boxer

Matthew Macklin

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British-Irish boxer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Birmingham
Age
42 years
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Biography

Matthew Macklin (born 14 May 1982) is a British-Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016. He challenged three times for middleweight world titles between 2011 and 2013, and has held multiple regional championships: the Irish middleweight title from 2005 to 2006; the British middleweight title in 2009; and the European middleweight title from 2009 to 2011.

Background

Macklin was born in Birmingham, England to Irish parents, his father being from County Roscommon and his mother from County Tipperary. He is a dual citizen and travels on an Irish passport.

Macklin and his brother Seamus, also a boxer, spent entire summers and much of their youth in their mother's native county. It was there that he learned how to play one of Ireland's national sport's, hurling, in which he is still an avid supporter of Tipperary today. He became a talented player in his own right, and is a close friend of now retired hurler Eoin Kelly. Macklin attends the Poc fada and other GAA events when Tipperary are playing.

Following his education at the independent Solihull School, at the age of 18 and whilst studying law at Coventry University as an amateur boxer, Macklin won the 2001 national senior ABA welterweight title for the Small Heath Boxing Club by beating Justin Turley in the final.

Professional career

Macklin vs. Francis Cheka, 2008

Debut fight

Macklin left the amateur ranks and turned professional in September 2001, winning his first fight at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, in which Macklin beat previously undefeated Ram Singh from Wisbech in a first round knockout on a card which included Scottish fighters Scott Harrison, Alex Arthur and Willie Limond.

The Jamie Moore barnstormer

In September 2006, Macklin was involved in his highest profile fight when he was defeated in a fight of the year contender bout against Manchester's Jamie Moore for the British light middleweight title which took place at the George Carnell Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, Manchester, England. Macklin later confessed to having major problems trying to make the weight for the fight. It was one of the best action fights ever held in a British boxing ring and nearly won 2006 Fight of The Year.

Potential Duddy fight

There was speculation of a potential Irish title fight against New York based Derry native John Duddy. In the summer of 2006 Macklin made a guest appearance in Dublin to hand over the Irish middleweight title to fellow stablemate Dubliner Jim Rock.

At post fight press conference John Duddy's then matchmaker Jim Borzell stated that if Macklin won "the European title then maybe you'll have something John wants." Macklin replied, "maybe I have something for him he doesn't want!".

In December 2009, Macklin moved closer to a world title shot with a points victory over Rafa Sosa Pintos at the National Stadium in Dublin. The fight never happened and Duddy retired in 2011.

European middleweight title

Macklin beat Finnish Super-fighter Amin Asikainen by brutal 1st round KO at the Manchester Velodrome, England on 25 September 2009 for the vacant European middleweight title.

Relinquishing and retaining the European middleweight title

Matthew Macklin was later forced to vacate his European title. However he would get in first for the fight for the vacant title. A fight against Englishman Darren Barker was arranged for 18 September 2010 on Frank Warren's Magnificent Seven bill on Sky Box Office. The fight would be a big step closer to a world title fight for both men however Barker was forced to pull out of the contest through injury only weeks before the fight. He was replaced with Georgian slugger Shalva Jomardashvili and won the fight via a technical knock out two seconds into the sixth round after shoma pulled out. Macklin regained his EBU title and stated after the fight he wanted to go on to fight for a world title next.

World title shots

Mathew fought WBA Middleweight champion Felix Sturm on 25 June 2011. The fight ended in a controversial split decision win for Sturm.

On 17 March 2012 otherwise known as St. Patrick's Day. Matthew Macklin met WBC Diamond Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in Madison Square Garden, New York City. Macklin would go on to lose that fight after his corner retired him on his stool after round 11, a round in which Macklin was dropped twice near the end by massive straight lefts from the southpaw Martinez after gaining a slight lead on the scorecards in the middle rounds. See Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin

Rebuilding

Coming off two consecutive losses in title fights, Macklin came back on 15 September 2012, he fought on HBO World Championship Boxing PPV on the undercard of the WBC World Middleweight Title fight between Mexico's then defending WBC Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. and Argentina's Lineal Middleweight Champion Sergio Martínez in the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. Macklin fought former Light-Middleweight world champion Joachim Alcine (33–2, 19 KO's) of Canada and won with a knockout in the first round. On 30 June 2013, he suffered another setback with a loss to Gennady Golovkin by KO in the 3rd round when Golovkin landed a brutal left hook to the liver.

Retirement

Follow a devastating knockout loss to Argentine contender Jorge Sebastian Heiland, Macklin took some time off from the sport, being undecided on whether he would retire or not. In the meantime, he set up the Macklin's Gym Marbella gym in Marbella, Spain. Past his best but in hopes of one final title shot, Macklin returned the following year and took part in a couple of easy warm up fights, before dropping down a weight division to defeat domestic level Jason Welborn. He won by close 10 round unanimous decision, on a packed card in his home town of Birmingham. Macklin then defeated former world title challenger Brian Rose by a narrow 12 round majority decision on the Anthony Joshua-Charles Martin undercard. Shortly after the Rose fight, Macklin announced his retirement on May 13, 2016. Having struggled with fighters who he feels he would have beaten comprehensively a few years earlier, Macklin saw it was time to finally hang up the gloves.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
41 fights35 wins6 losses
By knockout224
By decision132
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Win35–6United Kingdom Brian RoseMD129 Apr 2016United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
40Win34–6United Kingdom Jason WelbornUD1017 Oct 2015United Kingdom Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon vacant WBC International light-middleweight title
39Win33–6Germany Chris HerrmannKO1 (8), 1:4428 Aug 2015Spain H10 Andalucía Plaza, Marbella, Spain
38Win32–6Hungary Sandor MicskoKO2 (8), 1:289 May 2015United Kingdom Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
37Loss31–6Argentina Jorge Sebastian HeilandKO10 (12), 0:4215 Nov 2014Republic of Ireland 3Arena, Dublin, IrelandFor WBC International middleweight title
36Win31–5Spain Jose YebesMD827 Sep 2014Germany Kiel, Germany
35Win30–5United States Lamar RussUD107 Dec 2013United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
34Loss29–5Kazakhstan Gennady GolovkinKO3 (12), 1:2229 Jun 2013United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, USFor WBA and IBO middleweight titles
33Win29–4Canada Joachim AlcineKO1 (10), 2:3615 Sep 2012United States Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
32Loss28–4Argentina Sergio MartínezRTD11 (12), 3:0017 Mar 2012United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USFor The Ring and lineal middleweight titles
31Loss28–3Germany Felix SturmSD122 Jul 2011Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GermanyFor WBA middleweight title
30Win28–2Spain Ruben VaronUD1211 Dec 2010United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandRetained European middleweight title
29Win27–2Georgia (country) Shalva JomardashviliRTD6 (12), 0:0218 Sep 2010United Kingdom LG Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon vacant European middleweight title
28Win26–2Uruguay Rafael Sosa PintosPTS105 Dec 2009Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
27Win25–2Finland Amin AsikainenTKO1 (12), 2:3425 Sep 2009United Kingdom Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant European middleweight title
26Win24–2United Kingdom Wayne ElcockTKO3 (12), 0:5914 Mar 2009United Kingdom Aston Villa Events Centre, Birmingham, EnglandWon British middleweight title
25Win23–2Serbia Geard AjetovićPTS1031 Oct 2008United Kingdom Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
24Win22–2Tanzania Francis ChekaPTS106 Sep 2008United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
23Win21–2Mexico Yori Boy CampasPTS1022 Mar 2008Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
22Win20–2Italy Alessio FurlanTKO8 (10), 1:2820 Oct 2007Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
21Win19–2United Kingdom Darren RhodesKO4 (8), 2:2525 Aug 2007Republic of Ireland Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
20Win18–2Ukraine Anatoliy UdalovKO1 (8), 2:2420 Jul 2007United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
19Loss17–2United Kingdom Jamie MooreKO10 (12), 1:2929 Sep 2006United Kingdom George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Manchester, EnglandFor British light-middleweight title
18Win17–1Poland Marcin PiatkowskiTKO4 (8), 2:171 Jun 2006United Kingdom Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
17Win16–1Russia Alexey ChirkovKO1 (10), 2:4426 Nov 2005United Kingdom Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
16Win15–1Australia Anthony LittleTKO2 (8), 2:2028 Oct 2005United States Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
15Win14–1United States Leo LadautTKO3 (8), 1:554 Aug 2005United States Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
14Win13–1United Kingdom Michael MonaghanKO5 (10), 1:2814 May 2005Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, IrelandWon vacant Irish middleweight title
13Win12–1United Kingdom Ojay AbrahamsPTS412 Jun 2004United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
12Win11–1United Kingdom Scott DixonRTD5 (8), 3:0024 Apr 2004United Kingdom Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England
11Win10–1United Kingdom Dean WalkerKO1 (6), 1:2521 Feb 2004United Kingdom National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
10Loss9–1United Kingdom Andrew FaceyPTS106 Nov 2003United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Center, London, EnglandFor vacant English light-middleweight title
9Win9–0United Kingdom Paul DentonPTS624 May 2003United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Russia Ruslan YakupovPTS615 Feb 2003United Kingdom Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
7Win7–0Estonia Leonti VorontsukTKO5 (6), 1:1128 Sep 2002United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
6Win6–0France Guy AltonTKO3 (4), 1:201 Jun 2002United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
5Win5–0Bulgaria Ilia SpasovKO3 (4), 2:3520 Apr 2002United Kingdom International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
4Win4–0United Kingdom David KirkPTS411 Mar 2002United Kingdom Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
3Win3–0Estonia Dmitri ProtkunasRTD2 (4), 3:009 Feb 2002United Kingdom MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2Win2–0Romania Cristian HodorogeaKO1 (4), 1:3615 Dec 2001United Kingdom Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
1Win1–0United Kingdom Ram SinghTKO1 (4), 1:5217 Nov 2001United Kingdom Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, ScotlandProfessional debut

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