Sergio Martínez vs. Matthew Macklin

Sergio Martínez 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 the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States.[1]

Get Your Irish Up
DateMarch 17, 2012
VenueUnited States Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Title(s) on the lineThe Ring middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Argentina Sergio Martínez Republic of Ireland 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 Martínez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven

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

Dilemma

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

Martínez was forced to give up his WBC belt for fighting Sergei Dzinziruk in March on HBO, a bout Martínez 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

Martínez

Martínez 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 Martínez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven

Main card

Preliminary card

International broadcasting

References
  1. "Dan Rafael Blog- ESPN".
  2. "DiBella: Sergio Martinez is back with HBO – New York Boxing Blog- ESPN". January 11, 2012.
  3. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/170967-lems-latest-
  4. "Matthew Macklin on Sturm-Murray, Martinez-Barker".
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