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Martínez vs. Macklin: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sergio Martínez (Maravilla) defends his The Ring middleweight title against Matthew Macklin (Mack the Knife). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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37
Dec 27, 1997
48-2-2
4
27 (51.9%)
178 cm
185 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Oct 1, 2011
5m, 16d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Nov 17, 2001
28-3
1
19 (61.3%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 25, 2011
8m, 21d
-1
WBCWBOTheRing
MD
w1
d1
MD
w1
MD
w1
d3
middleweight
Saturday, 17 Mar 2012
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Sergio Martínez vs. Matthew Macklin

Date

This fight between Sergio Martínez and Matthew Macklin took place on at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Martínez has longer reach of 185 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Macklin's 180 cm. Martínez also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Macklin.

Martínez is coming in to this fight with a record of 48-2-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 16 days ago against Darren Barker, which he won via 11th round KO.

Darren Barker's boxing career

Macklin comes in with a record of 28-3 (19 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 21 days ago against Felix Sturm, which he lost via 12 round split decision.

Felix Sturm's boxing career

Sergio Martínez fights out of the southpaw stance, while Matthew Macklin fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Martínez will be 37 years old. Macklin will be 29 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 63-37 in favor of Sergio Martínez. Here is the prediction for Martínez vs Macklin.

Sergio Martínez is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Matthew Macklin puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Sergio Martínez defeated Matthew Macklin via 11th round RTD. Macklin's losing streak continues, and Martínez advances his win streak to 5. Martínez is now 49-2-2, and Macklin 28-4.

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  3. Sergio Martínez defeats Julio César Chávez Jr. via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Sergio Martínez knocks out Darren Barker in the 11th round
  5. Sergio Martínez knocks out Paul Williams in the 2nd round in their 2nd fight
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  7. Matthew Macklin knocks out Amin Asikainen in the 1st round