Macklin vs Rose

Who won Macklin vs Rose?

Matthew Macklin beat Brian Rose by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 115-111, 115-111 in favor of winner Matthew Macklin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Macklin vs Rose stats

Back in April 2016, Matthew Macklin stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 6 losses, and 0  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brian Rose made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Macklin had a massive power advantage over Rose, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Rose's 29%.

Matthew Macklin was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Rose had a height advantage of 2 inches over Macklin.

Both Matthew Macklin and Brian Rose fought out of an orthodox stance.

Macklin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 4 years earlier than Rose, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 231 compared to Rose's 275.

Macklin vs Rose form

Rose had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ruslans Pojonisevs on November 21, 2015, by points in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carson Jones on August 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Carson Jones on February 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

Before that, he had won against Ignacio Lucero Fraga on October 4, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had lost to Demetrius Andrade on June 14, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Activity check

Macklin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Rose's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

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