Matthew Macklin: I can beat Sergio Martinez!

Macklin finished Alcine in just one round.

British middleweight No.1 Matthew Macklin is coming off of a fantastic first round knockout victory over Joachim Alcine and is very confident in himself as a middleweight contender right now.
"You can never plan on a first round knockout but I know I have that type of power," said Macklin. "It was nice to beat a former champion such as Alcine in such devastating fashion. It was nice to get an early night. My last few fights went twelve rounds and the Martinez fight went eleven. I believe I made a statement in the middleweight division."

Macklin believes that his performance against Alcine should have earned him another shot at the WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. Macklin shocked a lot of people with his performance in the pair's first fight after he was ahead after nine rounds. However, unfortunately he couldn't hold onto the lead and suffered an eleventh round knockout. "Mack The Knife" claims that he has improved already since then and he is the main man that deserves a shot at "Maravilla."

"After having watched Sergio put on such a dominating performance against Chavez Jr prior to the last round and to think in our fight I was ahead after nine rounds. It shows where my standing is in the middleweight division and I believe that I am the only middleweight in the world that can justifiably say that I can beat Sergio Martinez," said Macklin. "It was a masterclass performance by Sergio. He schooled him really. If you look at my performance I am really the only one who can say I can beat Martinez. He is the king of the middleweight division and I am the heir to the throne."

 

By Jack Price @PriceyJ97.

Macklin Vs Alcine confirmed for September 15th!

Macklin gave Martinez one of his toughest fights.

Former middleweight world title contender Matthew Macklin will return to the ring on September 15th against Joachim Alcine at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Joachim Alcine.

It will be the Brit's first time back in the ring since his knock out loss to middleweight No.1 Sergio Martinez in March of this year. Macklin may have lost in that fight but he still put on a good performance and made a good name for himself against one of the best fighters in the world.

His opponent, Joachim Alcine, is 36-years old but he is still a very dangerous fighter. The Canadian held the WBA light-middleweight world title between 2007 and 2008, and was a very, very good fighter at the time. He has been on a slight decline in recent years but he is coming off a stunningly good performance against David Lemieux in December. He has had only two losses in a 36-fight career. Macklin will be the big favourite going into the fight, but there is a slight chance of an upset.

The bout will take place on the undercard of another middleweight showdown on that night, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Vs Sergio Martinez. This may be a little disheartening for Macklin as his fight will be completely overshadowed by the headline bout. But, he will have a chance of starring in his own world title fight very soon as the winner of his fight with Alcine is looking very likely to face the winner of Martinez Vs Chavez Jr.

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