Geale v Macklin in Sydney - August

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By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
10th May 2010

Leading Australian promoter Bill Treacy and future Hall of Famer Ricky Hatton will co-promote world middleweight contenders Daniel Geale (22-1, 13 KOs) and England’s Mathew Macklin (26-2, 18 KOs) in Sydney, NSW, Australia during August in what promises to outstanding matchup between two of the best 160 pounders in the world today.

Hatton was in a Sydney, Australia in December last year and had talks with Treacy regarding promotions featuring Australian and English boxers.

“Ricky Hatton has been a pleasure to work with.” said Treacy.” We are happy that Daniel Geale will clash with Mathew Macklin. Both Geale and Macklin have shown they deserve to there world ratings and both have there sights set on a shot at the IBF middleweight championship currently held by Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs).”

He continued, “Sylvester will be defending the championship in Germany on June 5th against Roman Karmazin (40-3-1, 26 KOs) who in my opinion has a good chance of winning the title. Karmazin has scored impressive victories in 2009 in registering knockouts over Dionisio Miranda and Antwun Echols. He definitely has a punchers chance to defeat Sylvester.

“There has been a lot of speculation on the ability of WBA#1 middleweight Gennady Golovkin (18-0,15KO’s) who was an outstanding amateur but in my opinion has not boxed any name opponents as a professional. His knockout win over IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute as an amatuer is a outstanding victory. He also holds amateur win over Daniel Geale but we will be happy to fight him – especially if he wins the WBA title. The professional ranks are much different.”

Treacy has a nationally televised Main Event Foxtel Pay-Per-View promotion scheduled for June 2nd at the Wollongong Entertainment Center, Wollongong, NSW, Australia in 2010 and they will feature the cream of the crop from Australia. In what should be outstanding promotion – Daniel Geale, Robert Medley, Billy Dib, Garth Wood, Shannan Taylor, Nader Hamdan, Junior Talipeau will be in action on this show.
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Ditto

 

Hopefully in the process, it'll revive the previously in demand to Australians, Commonwealth title belts.

It's a real shame that Aussies don't contest them any more, though it looked like Dom Vea was going to.

 

Looks like someone's got Geale's bout after Kariz wrong! I'm backing Ray Wheatley to be the one who's right, but here's another take on things:

Geale set for a stoush with Sylvester

Tasmania Examiner
BY SHELLEY SPENCER
11 May, 2010

LAUNCESTON boxing hero Daniel Geale is expected to announce today he has secured a bout against highly regarded German middleweight

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Known as the "Hurrikan" the 29-year-old has an impressive record of 33 wins (16 KO) and three losses.

Geale has been keen to fight an opponent of this calibre since losing his IBO world middleweight title to Anthony Mundine in a controversial splits points decision this time last year.

After appealing against the decision, Geale won and "The Man" was ordered to fight a rematch, but instead vacated the title.

Since then Geale and Mundine have eyed match-ups against highly regarded international opponents rather than each other.

The Real Deal's fight against contender series finalist Kenyan Kariz Kariuki next month is set to be a warm-up for the fight of his life against Sylvester.

If Geale was to beat a fighter of Sylvester's calibre, it would be tempting for Mundine to schedule the highly anticipated rematch between the best two middleweight boxers in Australia.

Mundine admitted to The Examiner on April 8 that if Geale beat an opponent of Kelly Pavlik's calibre he would be looking for a rematch.

Sylvester is rated in the top 10 middleweight fighters in the world on points, along with Pavlik, Felix Sturm, Sergio Martinez, Mundine and Geale.

Although Sylvester, who is 172 centimetres, has only lost three times, he was knocked out twice, which may give Geale something to think about as he is an impressive counter-puncher.

The Real Deal's official record stands at 22 wins (13 KO) and one loss but he has never been professionally knocked out.

Geale has been training hard in Sydney for his fight against Kariuki at the Wollongong entertainment centre on June 2 and is said to be stoked after learning about his match-up against Sylvester.