1. 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.
21 Facts About Matthew Macklin
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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.
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Matthew Macklin is a dual citizen and travels on an Irish passport.
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Matthew Macklin became a talented player in his own right, and is a close friend of now retired hurler Eoin Kelly.
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Matthew Macklin attends the Poc fada and other GAA events when Tipperary are playing.
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Matthew Macklin left the amateur ranks and turned professional in September 2001, winning his first fight at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, against previously undefeated Ram Singh in a first-round knockout.
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In September 2006, Matthew Macklin defeated Jamie Moore for the British light middleweight title in a fight which took place at the George Carnell Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, Manchester, England.
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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.
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Matthew Macklin beat Finnish Super-fighter Amin Asikainen by first round knockout at the Manchester Velodrome, England on 25 September 2009 for the vacant European middleweight title.
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Matthew Macklin won the fight via a technical knock out in the sixth round.
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On 17 March 2012, otherwise known as St Patrick's Day, Matthew Macklin met WBC Diamond Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
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Matthew Macklin would go on to lose after his corner retired him on his stool after round 11, a round in which Matthew Macklin was dropped twice by straight lefts from the southpaw Martinez.
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Matthew Macklin came back on 15 September 2012, and fought on HBO World Championship Boxing PPV on the undercard of the WBC World Middleweight Title fight between Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
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Matthew Macklin fought former light-middleweight world champion Joachim Alcine of Canada and won with a technical knockout in the first round.
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Matthew Macklin set up the Macklin's Gym Marbella gym in Marbella, Spain, with Daniel Kinahan.
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Matthew Macklin returned the following year and took part in a couple of warm up fights, before dropping down a weight division to defeat Jason Welborn.
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Matthew Macklin won by unanimous decision over 10 rounds in his home town of Birmingham.
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Matthew Macklin then defeated former world title challenger Brian Rose by a 12 round majority decision on the Anthony Joshua-Charles Martin undercard.
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Shortly after the Rose fight, Matthew Macklin announced his retirement in May 2016.
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In 2017 Matthew Macklin announced that his partner Kinahan would be stepping back from boxing promotion due to bad publicity.
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MTK was bought out by external investors, with Matthew Macklin remaining on the board in an advisory capacity.