New York, NY - Top-rated middleweight contender Matthew Macklin is getting a bit tired and frustrated, to say the least, on waiting to hear what direction IBF middleweight champion Felix Sturm is heading for his next bout. Macklin and Sturm's well d...
On Saturday evening Matthew Macklin (30-5) bounced back from his June knockout loss to Gennady Golovkin by defeating Lamar Russ (14-1) via unanimous decision in a bout televised by HBO. After the fight Macklin said he was happy to get back in the win...
According to middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19KOs), WBA champion Felix Sturm tried to force him into a rematch agreement that would guarantee Sturm a 40% take of Macklin's future earnings. Macklin lost a controversial split decision vi...
By Jake Donovan - There have been fights that have produced results that prompted threats of an investigation and boxing reform. Often is the case that some sort of protest takes place by the offended party, but rarely if ever does anything ever come...
Martin Murray told Sky Sports' Ringside he's ready to grab his WBA Middleweight title shot even if it has come earlier than expected. Murray, 29, will fight Germany's Felix Sturm in his own backyard on December 3 having put together a run of 23 wins,...
Felix Sturm has announced that he has set a provisional date of Saturday the 26 of November aside for a rematch with Matthew Macklin, who was widely adjudge to have earned the nod over the WBA middleweight boss during their FOTY candiate on June 25....
BERLIN: Germany’s world middleweight champion Felix Sturm has already promised Ireland’s Matthew Macklin a rematch after defending his WBA title in controversial fashion with a split decision. After a gruelling 12 rounds, the champion was left with a...
Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin is ready for a second opportunity to face WBA champion Felix Sturm. On Saturday in Cologne, Germany, Macklin lost a controversial twelve round split decision to the champion. There were two scores of 116-112 for...
Birmingham’s Mathew Macklin walks to the ring to the strains of the Frank Sinatra classic Mack The Knife yet the 29-year-old’s professional career could have been played out to the Ol’ Blue Eyes standard My Way as the Brummie has freely switched prom...
Joe Gallagher has a twin target when taking Matthew Macklin into his WBA middleweight title challenge against Felix Sturm at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena on Saturday night. Gallagher is riding a 49-0 winning streak, 50-0 along with a world title would be...
The weights are in for Saturday's big middleweight fight at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15KOs) defends his title against tough contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19KOs). Sturm weighed in at 158....