22 Facts About Matthew Macklin

Matthew Macklin was born on 14 May 1982 and is a British-Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016, and has since worked as a boxing manager and commentator.

Matthew Macklin challenged three times for middleweight world titles between 2011 and 2013, and held multiple regional championships at that weight: the Irish title from 2005 to 2006, the British title in 2009, and the European title from 2009 to 2011.

Matthew Macklin is a dual citizen and travels on an Irish passport.

Matthew Macklin became a talented player in his own right, and is a close friend of now retired hurler Eoin Kelly.

Matthew Macklin attends the Poc fada and other GAA events when Tipperary are playing.

Matthew Macklin left the amateur ranks and turned professional in September 2001, winning his first fight at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, in which Matthew Macklin beat previously undefeated Ram Singh from Wisbech in a first-round knockout on a card which included Scottish fighters Scott Harrison, Alex Arthur and Willie Limond.

In September 2006, Matthew Macklin was involved in his highest profile fight when he was defeated in a fight of the year contender bout against Manchester's Jamie Moore for the British light middleweight title which took place at the George Carnell Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, Manchester, England.

Matthew Macklin later confessed to having major problems trying to make the weight for the fight.

In December 2009, Matthew Macklin moved closer to a world title shot with a points victory over Rafa Sosa Pintos at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Matthew Macklin beat Finnish Super-fighter Amin Asikainen by brutal 1st-round KO at the Manchester Velodrome, England on 25 September 2009 for the vacant European middleweight title.

Matthew Macklin was later forced to vacate his European title.

Matthew Macklin was replaced with Georgian slugger Shalva Jomardashvili and won the fight via a technical knock out two seconds into the sixth round after shoma pulled out.

Matthew Macklin regained his EBU title and stated after the fight he wanted to go on to fight for a world title next.

Matthew Macklin met WBC Diamond Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Matthew Macklin would go on to lose that fight after his corner retired him on his stool after round 11, a round in which Matthew Macklin was dropped twice near the end by massive straight lefts from the southpaw Martinez after gaining a slight lead on the scorecards in the middle rounds.

Matthew Macklin fought former Light-Middleweight world champion Joachim Alcine of Canada and won with a knockout in the first round.

Past his best but in hopes of one final title shot, Matthew Macklin returned the following year and took part in a couple of easy warm up fights, before dropping down a weight division to defeat domestic level Jason Welborn.

Matthew Macklin won by close 10 round unanimous decision, on a packed card in his home town of Birmingham.

Matthew Macklin then defeated former world title challenger Brian Rose by a narrow 12 round majority decision on the Anthony Joshua-Charles Martin undercard.

Shortly after the Rose fight, Matthew Macklin announced his retirement on May 13,2016.

In 2017 Matthew Macklin announced that his partner Kinahan would be stepping back from boxing promotion due to bad publicity.

MTK was bought out by external investors, with Matthew Macklin remaining on the board in an advisory capacity.