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]
Macklinedit
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 fightedit
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.
sergio, martínez, matthew, macklin, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, . This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sergio Martinez 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 UpDateMarch 17 2012VenueTheater at Madison Square Garden New York City New York USTitle s on the lineThe Ring middleweight championshipTale of the tapeBoxerSergio Martinez Matthew MacklinNickname Maravilla Mack The Knife HometownQuilmes Buenos Aires ArgentinaBirmingham West Midlands UKPurse 1 500 000 1 Pre fight record48 2 2 27 KO 28 3 19 KO Age37 years29 years 10 monthsHeight5 ft 10 in 178 cm 5 ft 10 in 178 cm Weight157 1 2 lb 71 kg 158 lb 72 kg StyleOrthodoxOrthodoxRecognitionThe RingMiddleweight ChampionIBFNo 4 Ranked MiddleweightThe Ring No 3 ranked pound for pound fighter2 division world championWBCNo 1 Ranked MiddleweightWBANo 7 Ranked MiddleweightWBONo 10 Ranked MiddleweightResultMartinez defeated Macklin by 11th round RTDThe fight was televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing 4 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Martinez 1 2 Macklin 2 The fight 3 Aftermath 4 Main card 4 1 Preliminary card 5 Broadcasting 6 References 7 External linksBackground editMartinez edit During a press conference in his native Argentina on December 29 Martinez renounced his WBC Diamond belt and indicated he might pursue a relationship with Showtime over HBO as he felt HBO mistreated him Martinez was forced to give up his WBC belt for fighting Sergei Dzinziruk in March on HBO a bout Martinez 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 Martinez 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 edit 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 editMartinez 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 Martinez in the seventh round Martinez 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 editMartinez would sign to face WBC titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr despite Chavez s godfather Jose Sulaiman attempting to block the bout 7 Main card editConfirmed bouts 8 Middleweight Championship nbsp Sergio Martinez vs nbsp Matthew Macklin Super Middleweight bout nbsp Edwin Rodriguez vs nbsp Don GeorgePreliminary card edit Heavyweight Bout nbsp Magomed Abdusalamov vs nbsp Raphael Zumbano LoveBroadcasting editCountry Region Broadcaster nbsp Argentina TyC Sports nbsp Australia Main Event nbsp Canada Canal Indigo nbsp Hungary Sport 1 nbsp Philippines AKTV nbsp Romania Sport ro nbsp United Kingdom Sky Sports nbsp United States HBOReferences edit New York giant irishpost com The Irish Post March 16 2012 Retrieved April 3 2024 Sergio Martinez vs Matthew Macklin boxrec com BoxRec Retrieved April 3 2024 Dan Rafael Blog ESPN DiBella Sergio Martinez is back with HBO New York Boxing Blog ESPN January 11 2012 http ringtv craveonline com blog 170967 lems latest Matthew Macklin on Sturm Murray Martinez Barker Powell Richard V Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Blockbuster Deal Finalized Retrieved September 19 2017 BoxRec event External links editSergio Martinez vs Matthew Macklin Official Fight Card from BoxRec The BuzzPreceded byvs Darren Barker Sergio Martinez s boutsMarch 17 2012 Succeeded byvs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Preceded byvs Felix Sturm Matthew Macklin s boutsMarch 17 2012 Succeeded byvs Joachim Alcine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sergio Martinez vs Matthew Macklin amp oldid 1217078693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
