Video: Matthew Macklin Reflects on The Loss To Martinez
Bill Emes catches up with middleweight Matthew Macklin to discuss his technical knockout loss to middleweight king Sergio Martinez, what he plans to do next and more.
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Matthew Macklin: I Never, Ever Quit, I Wanted To Continue
Sergio Martinez beat Matthew Macklin by a technical knockout at Madison Square Garden in New York to remain the world middleweight champion.
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Macklin To Retain McGirt, Vows To Continue Title Journey
Birmingham’s Matthew Macklin fell just short when challenging consensus middleweight king Sergio Martinez at New York’s Madison Square Garden last night when the 29-year-old’s trainer, Buddy McGirt, withdrew the challenger from the fight after two knockdowns late in the eleventh round. Macklin rose to his feet both times only for McGirt, a former world champion, to pull the plug on the contest during the minute break between the eleventh and twelfth.
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CompuBox Stats: Martinez Came on Strong Down The Line
Sergio Martinez pulled away down the stretch, outlanding Matthew Macklin 56-30 in power shots over the last three rounds to secure a TKO victory at the end of the eleventh round.
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Martinez Avoids Disaster, Surges Late To Stop Macklin
By Jake Donovan - The real middleweight champion has spoken, this time in the ring. Sergio Martinez has been forced to go the soapbox route in having his voice heard in recent months. The Argentine southpaw has been in search of big fights befitting of his pound-for-pound status, but instead has been left with the type of defenses nobody else particularly pursues. The latest came on Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd at MSG’s The Theatre in New York City and once again live on HBO, as Martinez made the fourth successful defense of the lineal middleweight championship with an 11th round stoppage over Matthew Macklin. Martinez was his usual self in the early going, bouncing around with his hands by his waist looking to sharp shoot with his straight left hand. Macklin tried to maximize on the opportunities presented by Martinez walking straight into his right hand, but had next to no success in the first few rounds. A brief scare was endured by both fighters in the second round, though Macklin was worse for the war. Martinez scored with a straight left hand to knock Macklin backwards, but the Brit of Irish descent recovered well enough to score with a chin shot of his own. Martinez shook off the blow, but sheepishly grinned in acknowledgment of getting caught. Martinez began to pay the price for circling towards Macklin’s power hand, getting clipped with a straight right hand early in the fourth after a convincing boxing display in the third. The success to be found from the moment was delayed, as Macklin ate two more left hands midway through before closing the round strong.
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Sergio Martinez Digs Down To Batter, Stop Matt Macklin
Madison Square Garden, New York City - Middleweight king Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28KOs) stopped Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19KOs) after eleven rounds of action.
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Martinez vs. Macklin: The Trainers Prediction Roundtable
By David P. Greisman - Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (Martinez): “Sergio should outpoint him. Macklin’s a strong kid, but I just think Sergio has a lot of experience and he’s fought the better opposition. It’s going to be a rough fight. Sergio’s not going to walk through this guy. He’s going to give it all he’s got, but I just don’t see him beating Sergio.” Ronnie Shields (Martinez): “I like Martinez. I think he wins by decision, though. I’ve seen Macklin only a few times. Sergio didn’t look too good in me in his last fight, but still it’s hard to beat this guy, man, because he’s so confident in what he’s doing. He’s going to come on late again, but I just don’t see him knocking this guy out. I think a clear unanimous decision for Sergio Martinez.”
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CompuBox Historical Comparison: Martinez vs. Macklin
Matthew Macklin the busier fighter. Sergio Martinez more accurate and hits harder while facing the much tougher opposition. Martinez's last two opponents, Darren Barker and Sergei Dzinziruk, landed 45% of their power punches.
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Macklin: I'll Make Sergio Feel Every Day of His 37 Years
NEW YORK — Lou DiBella made it perfectly clear that he really likes Matthew Macklin.
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BScene Staff Predictions: Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin
The fight is being billed as “The Real Middleweight Championship of the World,” referencing the lineal championship status of Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, who defends against UK-based middleweight contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin this weekend at MSG’s The Theatre in New York City.
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