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European champion out to force his way into world title contention
European champion Matthew Macklin is determined to use his fight against Rafael Sosa Pintos to move closer to a world title shot.
The Birmingham-born Irishman will take on the two-weight Uruguayan champion at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, with one eye on a potential showdown with Kelly Pavlik.
WBO and WBC middleweight kingpin Pavlik is due to fight Miguel Angel Espino on December 19 in Ohio.
And Macklin, who beat Amin Asikainen to lift the European title having previously held the British belt, is hoping victory on Saturday will set up a March showdown with the American.
"My dream would be to face Pavlik at Madison Square Garden on St Patrick's Day," Macklin told The Times.
"Pavlik probably doesn't know who I am, but I want to go there and make a bit of a noise."
European champion Matthew Macklin is determined to use his fight against Rafael Sosa Pintos to move closer to a world title shot.
The Birmingham-born Irishman will take on the two-weight Uruguayan champion at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, with one eye on a potential showdown with Kelly Pavlik.
WBO and WBC middleweight kingpin Pavlik is due to fight Miguel Angel Espino on December 19 in Ohio.
And Macklin, who beat Amin Asikainen to lift the European title having previously held the British belt, is hoping victory on Saturday will set up a March showdown with the American.
"My dream would be to face Pavlik at Madison Square Garden on St Patrick's Day," Macklin told The Times.
"Pavlik probably doesn't know who I am, but I want to go there and make a bit of a noise."
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