Macklin's Take - Boxing Podcast
I'm Andy Clarke, a boxing commentator and pundit, mainly for Sky Sports. This is the home of a boxing podcast me and 3-time world title challenger and Sky colleague Matt Macklin are doing called Macklin's Take. Topical debate, big-name guests and boxing insiders, we'll bring you all of it. We hope you enjoy it.
Episodes
June 3, 2025 • 47 mins
Macklin and Andy are back with a host of stadium fights this weekend, plus a bit of a bugbear when it comes to tune-up fights - there’s plenty to talk about.
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May 8, 2025 • 50 mins
To say there's been plenty of boxing since we last caught up would be an understatement and on the weekend there were shows in Las Vegas, Saudi and in New York.
Macklin's Take reacts and fills all the gaps.
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April 27, 2025 • 35 mins
After not just weeks but years of build-up, Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn finally stepped into the centre of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and went toe-to-toe for 12 solid rounds. It was a night that had a bit of everything and the appearance of Chris Eubank Sr may well have been the cherry on top. This is the Macklin’s Take reaction to Eubank vs Benn.
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April 24, 2025 • 35 mins
Macklin and Andy are back together, gearing up for a bout that looks set to capture the imagination well beyond just boxing fans...beyond even sports fans...and perhaps even into the wider public consciousness. Eubank Jr vs Benn.
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April 22, 2025 • 47 mins
Ben Whittaker has endured a rough ride in recent months, having flipped out of the ring in Saudi Arabia last year... a humbling end to a night that shook his swagger. But in Birmingham, he was back with fire in his belly, out for revenge against his old dance partner, Liam Cameron. The trademark flash was still there, though noticeably dialled down... a touch more grit, a little less glitz. And it worked. Whittaker got the job done...
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April 15, 2025 • 72 mins
Macklin and Andy sit down to discuss the latest boxing news and delve into this weekend’s upcoming rematch between Whittaker and Cameron, following their controversial first encounter in Saudi Arabia last year.
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April 8, 2025 • 66 mins
Don’t rub your eyes or scratch your head too much – the rumours are true! You may have heard on the jungle drums that Macklin’s Take was making a return… well, we’ve got good news for you boxing aficionados.
It’s true – Matt and Andy are back, talking boxing, the business, and all things in between.
In this episode, we’ll dive into the roles and responsibilities that Macklin now plays as a manager, unpack some of the weekend’s hap...
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May 27, 2024 • 48 mins
Andy and Matt sit down to talk about sports most decisive moment...The Knockout.
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May 20, 2024 • 46 mins
Macklin and Andy are in Riyadh and were both in attendance for the undisputed clash and they couldn't not react on the pod with a fight of this magnitude.
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March 29, 2024 • 31 mins
Matt and Andy sit down to discuss the highly anticipated heavyweight clash that is set to take place at the O2 Arena on Sunday evening.
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March 18, 2024 • 70 mins
Macklin and Andy look back at the recent fight-night in Saudi as well as the Queensbury show in Birmingham + the subject of pulling a fighter out of a lucrative event.
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March 5, 2024 • 45 mins
Macklin and Andy are in Saudi for AJ v Ngannou and they're lapping up the fight week chaos with some of the many people making the event happen.
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February 26, 2024 • 53 mins
March 8th Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in Saudi, will Macklin make it or will he become an accoucheur in his own home? Boxing meets the Dad's Club in another episode of Macklin's Take.
Andy's book 'The Knockout' is available for pre-order here: https://amzn.eu/d/hnMrPJ6
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February 19, 2024 • 55 mins
Matt and Andy are back to discuss Fury vs Usyk, domestic schedule, Buatsi vs Yarde, Whittaker and more.
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November 27, 2023 • 70 mins
This week on Macklin's Take we bring you a very special episode.
We talk often on the podcast about amateur boxing, about how vital amateur clubs are, not just to the sport, but also to the communities they belong to, and how the people who run them are the sport's true, unsung heroes.
Well a couple of weeks ago Matt invited me along to the birthday party of his old amateur coach, a man who helped save and shape so many young peo...
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November 20, 2023 • 52 mins
Andy and Matt are back to delve into the two most recent events announced with a show full of names on the 23rd of December and an actual date for Fury and Usyk to get it on in February + the conversation goes on to the health of British boxing!
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August 7, 2023 • 53 mins
Macklin and Andy react to the news of Joshua v Whyte being cancelled and delve into the topic of PED's in boxing.
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July 31, 2023 • 52 mins
Macklin and Andy review a fine week in boxing as Inoue, Fulton, Spence and Crawford not only gave us a week to remember but represented the sport in the finest of manners. A good week for boxing.
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July 24, 2023 • 52 mins
The excitement builds on a monster fight week as Inoue and Fulton clash in a fight for the ages in Tokyo, while across the North Pacific Crawford and Spence will finally get down to business. All of this and more in this week's Macklin's Take.
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July 10, 2023 • 76 mins
In this episode, Macklin and I are joined by the brilliant Steve Kim!
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