With the reports that macklin has signed a multi fight deal with golden boy And the first fight being winky wright he will presumably drop the european title Leaving barker to fight for the vacant belt but who against
Barker will fight for the vacant title against the next highest ranked EBU fighter. That would be Mahir Oral. If Oral is not available Barker would fight Domenico Spada or Gregorz Proszka who are the next highest ranked challengers. There is already another thread on this btw.
Now that Macklin is signed with Goldenboy, the chances of him and McEwan fighting has taken boost. It's mad, we have Lee and Duddy fighting in the States and the possibility of Macklin v Lee/McEwan in the future on American soil also.