Macklin vs. Sturm

By Scott Gilfoid: Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) is eying a March 2012 against former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) after Macklin received a low rematch offer from World Boxing Association (WBA) Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm. Supposedly Sturm asked for options on Macklin’s future fights, as much as [...]

NEW YORK, NY (August 3, 2011) – 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 World [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) is blowing his chance for a rematch against World Boxing Association (WBA) Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KO’s) by reportedly missing two contract deadlines during the recent negotiations with Sturm’s management according to fightnews.

By Scott Gilfoid: I can’t remember the last time I heard so much bellyaching about a fighter getting beaten like I’m seeing this weekend after Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) ran out of gas and got whipped by WBA World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KO’s) by a 12 round split decision at the [...]

By Simon Hirst: Some very good boxing was on offer last night to warm the tastebuds of next week’s fight of the year. Three interesting matches with different expectations for all of them. Brook’s test against N’dou was to see how good Brook was. Macklin had his first world title shot to see if he [...]

By Peter Wells: Well first of all I’d like to start on a bright note, as Matthew Macklin and Felix Sturm gave us a great 12 rounds of boxing which was truly an honour to watch. It was a champions performance from Macklin and when the final bell went it looked certain that he’d done [...]

By Dallan O’ Donnell: After last nights brilliant fight between Mathew Macklin and Felix Sturm ended in controversy over the decision (which was somehow awarded to Sturm) it shows what David Haye will have to do if he is to win next Saturday in Hamburg against crowd favourite Wladimir Klitschko. Haye will have to knock [...]

By Dallan O’ Donnell: In the worst display of judging I have ever seen, Mathew Macklin has been robbed of a certain world title by controversial and plain awful judging. One judge gave the bout rightfully to Macklin in an extremely close contest scoring it 115-113.

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 [...]

By Eric Thomas: Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) has reportedly been looking very good in training camp for his June 25th fight against WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KO’s) for their title clash at the Lanxess- Arena in Cologne, Germany. If there was ever a time for the 29-year-old Macklin to [...]

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 [...]

Macklin determined to end Sturm’s World title reign After a month of misery for Irish fighters in World title bouts Matthew Macklin believes he can deliver the goods for the Fighting Irish when he travels to Germany in June in a bid to end Felix Sturm’s reign as World Boxing Association (WBA) World Middleweight Champion.