Barker vs. Macklin

By Joe Mitchell: The clash between British and European middleweight champion Darren Barker and challenger Matthew Macklin is off after Barker suffered a hip injury in training. Barker was set to fight Matthew Macklin at Birmingham’s LG Arena on 18 September on Sky Box Office. It is a sickening blow for Macklin who hasn’t fought [...]

Darren Barker will prepare for his big clash with Matt Macklin with a training camp in Tenerife. The European middleweight champion puts his title on the line against his Brummie rival on September 18.

Matthew Macklin and Darren Barker promised a thrilling fight to live up to the big stage they have been given by promoter Frank Warren The pair meet in a European middleweight title clash on September 18 at the LG Arena, Birmingham It’s all part of the Magnificent Seven event – which actually features nine championship [...]

Purse bids are looming for new European Middleweight Champion Darren Barker’s mandatory defence against former champ Matthew Macklin and the Birmingham based Irishman wants it made very clear that he’s ready, willing and able to claim back his old title against Barker.

By Nate Anderson: Lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) could become a future target for former World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KOs) if Khan should get by his next fight against WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik on June 27th at the O2 Arena, in London. Witter told Steve Bunce [...]