(Matthew Macklin seen here having a bad day at the office against Jorge Sebastian Heiland) By Scott Gilfoid: Three time world title challenger loser Matthew Macklin (33-6, 22 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday at junior middleweight champion Jason Welborn (17-3, 6 KOs) in a scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant WBC International super welterweight title at the Barclaycard Arena, in Birmingham, UK.
Macklin, 33, is dropping down in weight to the 154lb division because he feels that the move will help rejuvenate his sagging career. Macklin’s star has kind of faded with his recent 10th round knockout loss to Jorge Sebastian Heiland last year in November 2014.