Maravilla Mack The Knife 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 48-2-2 (27 KO) 28-3-0 (19 KO) Date 17 March 2012 | |
Venue Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States Result Middleweight Championship: Sergio Martinez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven Location Madison Square Garden, New York, United States | ||
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. The bout was held on March 17, 2012, at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States.
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The fight was televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
Dilemma
During a press conference in his native Argentina on Dec. 29, Martinez renounced his WBC "Diamond" belt and indicated that he might pursue a relationship with Showtime over HBO, which he feels has 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
Martinez is rated No. 3 in THE RING's pound for pound list and is coming off an 11th-round knockout of Darren Barker in October.
Macklin
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.
Result
Middleweight Championship: Sergio Martinez (c) def. Matthew Macklin by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Round Eleven