MATTHEW ‘Mack the Knife’ Macklin has big plans for next year but the European and British middleweight champion knows they will be meaningless unless he beats Uruguayan light-middleweight champ, Rafael Sosa Pintos, when they headline the televised Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium tonight.

MATTHEW MACKLIN and Andy Lee could touch gloves sometime next year according to the European champion who meets Rafa Sosa Pintos on Saturday night’s televised Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium.

John Duddy will bid to take a further step towards a world title fight in 2008 when he meets American Matt Vanda on February 2.

Former world title challenger Howard Eastman believes he can bounce back into championship contention with a victory over rising Derry star John Duddy when they meet at the King’s Hall on December 8.

JOE CALZAGHE will have to wait until May 24 to make the next defence of his WBO super-middleweight title.