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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.[2] The bout was held on March 17, 2012, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States.[3]

Get Your Irish Up
DateMarch 17, 2012
VenueTheater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York US
Title(s) on the lineThe Ring middleweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Argentina Sergio Martínez Republic of Ireland/United Kingdom Matthew Macklin
Nickname "Maravilla" "Mack The Knife"
Hometown Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Purse $1,500,000[1]
Pre-fight record 48–2–2 (27 KO) 28–3 (19 KO)
Age 37 years 29 years, 10 months
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 157+1⁄2 lb (71 kg) 158 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition The Ring
Middleweight Champion
IBF
No. 4 Ranked Middleweight
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Middleweight
WBA
No. 7 Ranked Middleweight
WBO
No. 10 Ranked Middleweight
Result
Martínez defeated Macklin by 11th round RTD

The fight was televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.[4]

Background

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Martínez

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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.

Martínez was rated No. 3 in THE RING's pound for pound list and was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Darren Barker in October.[5]

Macklin

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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.[6]

The fight

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Martínez would struggle throughout the first half of the fight, with Macklin able which neutralized much of Sergio's offensive attack. Macklin would score a knockdown on Martínez in the seventh round. Martínez was able to turn the tide in the later rounds, finding his range with his left hand. After scoring two knockdowns in the 11th, Macklin's corner stopped the fight shortly before the 12th round.

Aftermath

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Martínez would sign to face WBC titleholder Julio César Chávez Jr., despite Chávez's godfather Jose Sulaiman attempting to block the bout.[7]

Main card

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Confirmed bouts:[8]

Preliminary card

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Broadcasting

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References

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  1. ^ "New York giant". irishpost.com. The Irish Post. March 16, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dan Rafael Blog- ESPN".
  4. ^ "DiBella: Sergio Martinez is back with HBO – New York Boxing Blog- ESPN". January 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Satterfield, Lem (January 5, 2012). "Lem's latest: Arum eyes Cotto-Chavez Jr., Martinez to meet with HBO". RingTV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Matthew Macklin on Sturm-Murray, Martinez-Barker".
  7. ^ Powell, Richard V. "Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: Blockbuster Deal Finalized?". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
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Preceded by Sergio Martínez's bouts
March 17, 2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Matthew Macklin's bouts
March 17, 2012 		Succeeded by
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