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Official Weights from New York City: Martinez 157 ? lbs., Macklin 158 lbs.

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NEW YORK (March 16, 2012) - The official weigh-in was held today in the Theater at Madison Square Garden for tomorrow night's St. Patrick's Day celebration -- "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up" -- presented by DiBella Entertainment.

World Middleweight Champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez tipped the scales at 157 ? pounds, while challenger Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin weighed in at 158 pounds.

In the 10-round "Bombs Away" co-feature, super middleweight Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez and Don "Da Bomb" George both weighed 166 pounds.

Martinez-Macklin and Rodriguez-George will both air live on HBO's "World Championship Boxing," starting at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT.

Tickets, priced at $505, $355, $205, $125 and $65, are available to purchase through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (866) 858-0008. Call DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577, visit www.dbe1.com and @loudibella on Twitter for more information.


Official Weights

World Middleweight Championship (12)
Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs), Oxnard, CA/Buenos Aires, Argentina, 157 ? lbs.
Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs), Birmingham, UK, 158 lbs.


Super Middleweights (10)
Edwin Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs), Worcester, MA, 166 lbs.
Donovan George (22-1-1, 19 KOs), Chicago, IL, 166 lbs.

WBC Silver Heavyweight Championship (10)
Magomed Abdusalmov (13-0, 13 KOs), Oxnard, CA, 221 lbs.
Jason Pettaway (11-0, 8 KOs), Huntington, WV, 228 ? lbs.

Light Heavyweights (8)
Seanie Monaghan (12-0, 8 KOs), Long Beach, NY, 173 lbs.
Eric Watkins (6-1, 2 KOs), Morgantown, WV, 173 lbs.

Junior Middleweights (8)
Charlie Ota (19-1-1, 13 KOs), Tokyo, Japan/NY, NY 151 ? lbs.
Gundrick King (16-7, 11 KOs), Tuscaloosa, AL 153 ? lbs.

Junior Welterweights (6)
Danny McDermott (9-3-2, 4 KOs), Jersey City, NJ, 140 ? lbs.
Carl McNickles (7-3, 6 KOs), Chicago, IL, 137 ? lbs.

Super Middleweights (4)
Kevin Rooney Jr. (3-1, 1 KO), Catskill, NY 163 ? lbs.
Anthony Shuff (0-1), Reidsville, NC, 168 lbs.

Heavyweights (4)
Thomas Hardwick (4-0, 2 KOs), Yonkers, NY/Dublin, Ireland, 215 lbs.
Tyrone Gibson (1-1), Duluth, MN, 207 ? lbs.




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