Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-09, fight not particularly exciting between Brian Rose and Matthew Macklin: it gets two stars.Brian Rose entered this fight with a record of 28-3-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Carson Jones last year (=Rose vs Jones) but then he took revenge on him (=Jones vs Rose 2) and he beat Ruslans Pojonisevs.
His opponent, Matthew Macklin, has a boxing record of 34-6-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 super welterweight. He lost to Jorge Sebastian Heiland in 2014 (=Macklin vs Heiland) but then he has won
three bouts defeating Jason Welborn in his last one (=Macklin vs Welborn ). Rose vs Macklin is valid for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title; undercard of Charles Martin vs Anthony Joshua. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2016-04-09
Where: O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
Division: middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg)
Title: vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
Macklin’s previous fight: Matthew Macklin vs Jason Welborn
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That was a tough fight, the ref played a role, but it was a great home veterans matchup. Both of their faces told the tale of a tough fight. Unfortunately I was distracted by personal stuff while checking.