Matthew Macklin believes in his own ability ahead of a ring return, says Jamie Moore

Jamie Moore has been training Matthew Macklin for a fight this weekend - here he discusses the Birmingham man's chances, plus much more...

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Jamie, you've been training Matthew Macklin and will corner him against Ferenc Albert this weekend, live on Sky Sports. After a KO loss, can he be ready to fulfill his potential?

Jamie says: I'd be worried if Matt spoke about boxing at a lower level because that means he’s not confident in what he’s got left. But he’s talking about Andy Lee and Danny Jacobs which is a real possibility if he comes through this weekend. Matt is a name in America, he has six fights on the trot over there, so he'll always have options.

His last fight was a heavy loss at the vital part of his career and Matt took some time off to assess his situation and needed to decide whether he wanted to continue. Was he still hungry enough? He’s now having an eight-rounder just to knock some rust off.

Ferenc Albert, his opponent, has a jerky style which means he should take Matt a few rounds. He has a lot of lateral movement but shouldn’t pose too many problems. Early doors he’ll be fresh because of who he’s boxing against but he shouldn’t hear the final bell.

Anthony Joshua is on the same Birmingham card as Macklin - is he right to box twice in May?

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Jamie says: Taking an extra fight shows his mind is in the right place. Anyone that wants to box regularly is confident in their fitness and ability. Too many boxers these days want 12 weeks’ notice between each fight which just isn’t possible sometimes, especially for young lads coming through.

That shouldn’t be how it is. Look at the fighters of yesteryear who all boxed on a regular basis, we all say an active boxer is a good one. Joshua is definitely doing the right thing.

It doesn’t strike me with fear to hear Joshua’s opponent is called Love and he’s the South American champion! I’ve never seen a top-class Brazilian heavyweight so he won’t pose Joshua too many problems.

It doesn’t strike me with fear to hear Joshua’s opponent is called Love and he’s the South American champion! I’ve never seen a top-class Brazilian heavyweight so he won’t pose Joshua too many problems.

Ricky Burns is up against it when he fights undefeated, hometown puncher Omar Figueroa in Texas. What does the Scotsman have left?

Jamie says: Figueroa is a terrific boxer, and he’s in his hometown. At this stage of Ricky’s career he could be forgiven for looking for an easier payday but he’s gone overseas for a really difficult task.

Ricky will have to box better than he’s ever boxed before to come through this. He’s had some difficult defeats but he’s always mixed with top company, he doesn’t have easy fights. But fighting Figueroa in Texas is daunting.

When you’re having difficulties it can go one of two ways with your performances. It can put your back against the wall so you perform to your best or it can play on your mind too much. He’s a quiet, deep-thinking lad and seems to have been affected in his defeats. But he’s not finished, he’s got a chance this weekend – but he’s a big underdog.

How important is it for Jamie McDonnell that he topples the undefeated WBO champion Tomoki Kameda on Saturday?

Jamie says: The WBO won’t put the belt on the line which is a shame for Jamie but the scalp of beating Kameda is as good as winning a title. You want to have a belt all day long but unless you’re beating quality fighters it doesn’t matter anyway. McDonnell is building up some momentum which he’s always needed in his career.

He was in a tough fight on the Carl Froch v George Groves undercard at Wembley against Tamadang Da Rachawat but eventually came through with a great left hook. He’s done well to regroup after losing his IBF belt outside of the ring but he’s up against it when he fights Kameda this weekend.

Back in Brum, another talented Smith brother is in the ring. What should we look out for when Callum Smith boxes?

Jamie says: He is such a ferocious body puncher which I’ve always been a big fan of, going back to the Billy Graham days who followed on from Phil Martin in Moss Side as a great body puncher.

Callum is a Scouser and he’s a big, tall lad but he can punch to the body as well as anyone. He’s got some power, particularly with that left hook. He went through a phase of looking for it too much but now he’s finding ways of disguising it, because distracting an opponent is the best way to land a body punch.

He’s completely different to his brothers Paul and Liam. They’re from the same gym and train together so it’s good to see Callum develop his own style.

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