
Macklin is Not Against an Andy Lee All-Irish Battle
Former European middleweight champion Matthew Macklin would consider a fight with fellow-Irishman Andy Lee in the future if a clash made sense to both fighters.

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Former European middleweight champion Matthew Macklin would consider a fight with fellow-Irishman Andy Lee in the future if a clash made sense to both fighters.

Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin is hoping to gain a crack at Sergio Martinez on St Patricks Day 2012 after an ‘introduction’ fight in November with his new promoter Lou DiBella.

According to the word going around, Nathan Cleverly’s second defense of the WBO light heavyweight title is to be formally announced on Tuesday in London with British and Commonwealth titleholder Tony Bellew to be confirmed as his opponent in a huge domestic world title bout.

Martin Rogan turning up unannounced seemed to go down like a lead balloon with British and Commonwealth champion Tyson Fury as the double belt-holder got a few things off his chest to ‘Big Rogie’ when the future challenger took to the microphone at the media announcement of his next fight.

Undefeated WBA super-middleweight champion Andre Ward is ready to put everything on the line to show the boxing world that he is the real deal and that he will walk away from Atlantic City as the unified 168lb champion and first ever Super-Six tournament winner.

British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion George Groves is rumoured to be ready to accept an invitation to box on the undercard of Kell Brook’s WBA welterweight title eliminator against Rafal Jackiewicz at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, ahead of him accepting an offer to join Matchroom Sport and break away from the Hayemaker banner.

Pawel Wolak has fired back at Cornelius Bundrage after the IBF light-middleweight champion branded the US-based Pole ‘a good stay-busy fight’ to keep him ticking over.

WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion Amir Khan believes 2010 ‘Fight of the year’ opponent Marcos Maidana is fortunate that Robert Guerrero is unable to move forward with their August 27th fight date.

Light-welterweight contender Paul ‘Dudey’ McCloskey is focusing his attention on dismantling Breidis Prescott in their WBA eliminator on September 10th in Belfast, before turning his attention toward a world title shot towards the end of 2011.

Former European light-welterweight champion Paul McCloskey (22-1) plans on frustrating Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KO’s) when the two fighters meet at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on September 10th in a WBA eliminator.