Macklin-Barker

By Shaun Campbell: ‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker (22-0 14KO’s) and Matthew Macklin (28-2 19KO’s) are finally set to go at it after promoter Mick Hennessy secured the rights to the fight. The fight will be for Macklin’s European middleweight title, a belt in which both men have held, and loss (although neither man has lost the [...]

By Sean McDaniel: European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight champion Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) will possibly be defending his title against 28-year-old Darren Barker (22-0, 14 KO’s) in the near future, according to boxing news from frankwarren.tv. The bout has reportedly been put out for purse bids, so we could possibly be seeing something very [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Matthew Macklin will be challenging for Darren Barker’s European middleweight title without the help of his trainer Freddie Roach. Roach is due to join up with Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines where they will begin their training camp. However, Macklin has been in the Wild Card Gym working with Roach every day, [...]

Matthew Macklin has turned up the heat ahead of his showdown with big fight rival Darren Barker – and told him “you will always be in my shadow”. The pair clash at the LG Arena, Birmingham, on September 18 as part of Frank Warren’s action-packed Magnificent Seven show, live and exclusive on Sky Box Office.

Former European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin says working at Freddie Roach’s gym will help him in his fight against Darren Barker. Macklin will face his big London rival on September 18 at the LG Arena in Birmingham. But the Brummie will do much of his preparation thousands of miles away at the world famous Wild [...]

Kell Brook says fight fans will see a special performance when he takes on Michael Jennings – inspired by a fellow Sheffield fighter. Brook has fought just once this year because of injury, and has seen his clash with Jennings postponed three times.