On September 25, 2009, Matthew Macklin (24-2, 17 KOs) and Amin Asikainen (26-2, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round middleweight bout.
Matthew Macklin is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Wayne Elcock, 6 months and 11 days ago. Amin Asikainen is on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Antonio Valentin Ochoa, 5 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Matthew Macklin at 99-1 winning odds. Amin Asikainen really doesn't have much to present against Macklin.
Matthew Macklin stopped Amin Asikainen via TKO in the 1st round. Macklin improves his record to 25-2 (18 KOs), while Asikainen adds a loss to his record at 26-3.