On April 9, 2016, Matthew Macklin (34-6, 22 KOs) and Brian Rose (28-3-1, 8 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Matthew Macklin is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jason Welborn, 5 months and 23 days ago. Brian Rose is on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Ruslans Pojonisevs, 4 months and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 84.9-15.1 in favor of Brian Rose. Matthew Macklin is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Rose should win this fight.
Matthew Macklin defeated Brian Rose via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Macklin improves his record to 35-6, while Rose adds a loss to his record at 28-4-1.