Matthew Macklin

Gennady Golovkin Getting on With Life and New Role, Says Promoter

Despite harboring hopes that Gennady Golovkin might have one more fight before riding off into the sunset, his promoter Tom Loeffler now believes we have probably seen the last of the Kazakh middleweight in the ring.

Bob Yalen Resigns As CEO Of MTK Global

A key figure in the rebranding of a global managerial outfit has decided to part ways with the company.  International Boxing Hall of Fame-elected Bob Yalen announced his resignation as CEO of MTK Global. The announcement comes in the wake of a gr...

Macklin: If Whyte Loses Again - It's a Serious Rebuilding Job

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte would suffer some serious damage to his standing in the weight class - if he loses his rematch with Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night in Gibraltor.

Froch: The Only Way Joshua Beats Fury is By Stoppage, He Can't Outbox Him

The year is coming to a close and the biggest fight being discussed for 2021 is a full division unification between heavyweight world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The respective camps of both boxers are in active discussions to finalize a...

Ricky Hatton Backs Tyson Fury To Beat Joshua, Explains Why

Former two division champion Ricky Hatton has backed Tyson Fury to defeat Anthony Joshua in a potential unification in 2021. Fury and Joshua are looking to collide in a two-fight series next year, with the IBF, IBO, WBC, WBO, WBA world titles at stak...

Froch, Macklin Back Fury as Top Man at Heavyweight, Explain Why

Retired boxers turned pundits Carl Froch & Matthew Macklin back WBC champion Tyson Fury as the best heavyweight in the world - ahead of unified IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua.

Macklin Does Not See Wilder Making Adjustments Like Joshua Did

Matthew Macklin does not see Deontay Wilder making the necessary adjustments to topple WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in their trilogy fight - which is expected to land in July.

Macklin: Golovkin Looked Old, Canelo Will Now Jump at Trilogy

Matthew Macklin, who several years ago was stopped by Gennady Golovkin, believes his former foe looked old on Saturday night. Golovkin barely survived a challenge from Sergiy Derevyanchenko at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. GGG won a very c...

Macklin Compares The Danger of Wilder To a Young Mike Tyson

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder set his sights on Anthony Joshua after defending his world title with a brutal first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale in New York. (photo by Ryan Hafey)

Golovkin Opponents Split on Canelo Rematch Outcome

Matthew Macklin and Martin Murray are both very familiar with the punching power of former middleweight king Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs). In June of 2013, Golovkin landed a brutal hook to the body to score a third round knockout over Macklin at...

Macklin Expects Michael Conlan To Step Things Up in 2018

Michael Conlan will make a step up in opposition in 2018, according to MTK Global co-founder Matthew Macklin, following the Belfast featherweight’s latest victory in New York last Saturday night. Former world amateur champion Conlan moved to 5-0 (4KO...

Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux: 14 UK Experts Give Predictions

On Saturday at a sold out Theater at Madison Square Garden, dual Olympic champions Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux go mano a mano for the formers WBO Super Feather strap. BoxNation screen live. They’re certainly the best two technicians pre...

Macklin Gives His Take on Frampton's Win, Conlan's TKO Loss

Matthew Macklin is keen to see Carl Frampton back in the ring next spring, while the MTK Global fight manager believes Jamie Conlan will bounce back from his world-title disappointment. Two-weight world champion Frampton returned to winning ways at B...

British News: Leather vs. Foot, MTK Global, Antony Woolery

MTK Global are delighted to announce that Paul Gibson has joined the company as Director of International Operations. The appointment forms part of the recent Management Buy-In and Paul will play a key role in MTK Global’s future as it looks to conso...

Conlan May Get Step-Up Foe on Pacquiao-Horn, Says Macklin

Michael Conlan stars in his second professional outing on Friday, in what is quite unusual for a novice of the professional game the Irishman has already headlined his own card and is set to do so again. His opponent Alfredo Chanez has never been sto...