Middleweight Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs) will fight WBA and IBO champion Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs) on June 29 at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The fight will be televised on HBO and the pair will slug it out in a contest scheduled for 12 rounds.

It looks like middleweight Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs) is about to fight one of the most avoided boxers in the world in the form of WBA champion Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs).  As the Irish Voice went to press on Tuesday nothing official had been announced, but it is likely that the pair will fight on June 29 on the East Coast.

Andy Lee’s points win over Anthony Fitzgerald at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night was swiftly followed by an ultimatum from fellow middleweight contender Matthew Macklin to fight him on May 11 at Madison Square Garden.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs) reinforced his reputation as one of the best fighters in the 160-pound division with a clinical first round stoppage of Joachim Alcine (33-3-1, 19 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas last Saturday night.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19 KOs) will fight Joachim Alcine (33-2-1, 19KOs) at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas this Saturday night in a contest scheduled for 10 rounds. The 30-year-old's fight will on the undercard of the Sergio Martinez/Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. showdown and will be televised on HBO pay per view.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin returns to the ring this month on the undercard of one of the most anticipated fights of the year.

Matthew Macklin’s title dream died in the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night – for now according to the Irishman.

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Tipperary hurling stars Lar Corbett and Eoin Kelly were at the Trinity Gym just off Wall Street in lower Manhattan last Wednesday as part of middleweight contender Matthew Macklin’s open media workout ahead of his March 17 fight against Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden.

DiBella Entertainment has announced a solid undercard supporting the Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin card, entitled “The Real Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up”, on March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) is convinced that Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) will not be able to handle him when the two meet on March 17 at Madison Square Garden.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) got his first glimpse of the big time in Madison Square Garden last Wednesday when he officially announced his Saturday, March 17 St. Patrick’s night fight with Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) at the famous venue.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) will fight Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) on St. Patrick’s Day at the WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden in a contest scheduled for 12 rounds. The fight will be televised on HBO at 10 p.m., EST.

The much-touted fight between middleweights Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) and Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) on St. Patrick’s Day in Madison Square Garden hit a potential stumbling block last week when the WBC ruled that regular champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. must fight diamond champion Martinez in his next assignment.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) has vowed not to resort to trash talking to try and entice WBC diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2, 27 KOs) into a fight with him.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) was in New York last week to meet with his new promoter, Lou DiBella, and plot a course that he hopes will lead him to a world title belt.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19kos) has signed a contract with New York based-promoter Lou DiBella. Macklin, who lost a very controversial decision to WBA world champion Felix Sturm in June, looks set to fight again soon in the U.S. after a couple of fights stateside early in his career. There are tentative plans for the 29-year-old to fight in November on this side of the pond.

Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBA middleweight title by winning a split decision over Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) in Cologne on Saturday night in a fight that many others had the Birmingham man of Irish descent a clear winner.

Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs) will try to fulfill a lifelong dream when he challenges Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs) for the WBA middleweight title in Cologne, Germany, this Saturday night.