Sergio Martínez vs. Matthew Macklin

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Get Your Irish Up
Martinez vs.Macklin.jpg
DateMarch 17, 2012
VenueUnited States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Title(s) on the lineThe Ring middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Argentina Sergio Martinez United Kingdom Matthew Macklin
Nickname Maravilla Mack The Knife
Hometown Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Pre-fight record 48-2-2 (27 KO) 28-3-0 (19 KO)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Recognition The Ring middleweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 European middleweight champion
Result
Middleweight Championship: Sergio Martinez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven

Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin, billed as Get Your Irish Up, is a Boxing Middleweight bout for The Ring world title and universally recognized middleweight championship of the world. The bout was held on March 17, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States.[1]

The fight was televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.[2]

Dilemma[]

During a press conference in his native Argentina on December 29, Martinez renounced his WBC "Diamond" belt and indicated he might pursue a relationship with Showtime over HBO, as he felt HBO mistreated him.

Martinez was forced to give up his WBC belt for fighting Sergei Dzinziruk in March on HBO, a bout Martinez won by an eighth-round KO. The WBC then elevated Sebastian Zbik to the status of full champion and mandated that Zbik face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who dethroned Zbik in June.

Background[]

Martinez[]

Martinez is rated No. 3 in THE RING's pound for pound list and is coming off an 11th-round knockout of Darren Barker in October.[3]

Macklin[]

In his last fight in June, Macklin lost a controversial split-decision to RING No. 2-rated middleweight and WBA belt holder Felix Sturm, of Germany.

Sturm recently held on to his crown, yet again, with a split-draw against rated middleweight Martin Murray on Dec. 2.[4]

Result[]

Middleweight Championship: Sergio Martinez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven

Main card[]

Preliminary card[]

International Broadcasting[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/tag/_/name/sergio-martinez[bare URL]
  2. ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/boxing/post/_/id/857/dibella-sergio-martinez-is-back-with-hbo[bare URL]
  3. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/170967-lems-latest-
  4. ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/matthew-macklin-on-sturm-murray-martinez-barker--44448

External links[]

Preceded by Matthew Macklin's bouts
March 17, 2012 		Succeeded by
KO1 Joachim Alcine
Preceded by
KO11 Darren Barker
 Sergio Martínez' bouts
March 17, 2012 		Succeeded by
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