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'Mack' back in bid to crack Dublin

MATT Macklin will fight Sebastian Heiland in Dublin after all.

'Mack the Knife' will be out in November after promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed he is bringing big time boxing and the Sky Sports cameras to the city.

The Matchroom boss has rescheduled the 'Return of the Mack' card, which was due to take place in August but was cancelled after the shooting of Macklin's trainer Jamie Moore in Spain.

Hearn was impressed with the reaction to the cancelled show and has switched the venue from the 2,000-capacity National Stadium to The 3Arena - formerly The Point Depot.

Macklin (right) will top the card in a world title eliminator with Heiland and if he emerges victorious will target a long-awaited with Andy Lee (see right hooks) or a fourth world title challenge.

Another middleweight grudge match has been confirmed for the November card, as Anthony Fitzgerald and Gary O'Sullivan have agreed to trade leather.

Luke Keeler is also said to be out on November 15 and Ian Tims versus Michael Sweeney is being touted as another possible clash. "Macklin will fight Heiland on November 15 in Dublin and then we will look for the Lee fight or a world title shot," said Hearn.

"Matthew was back in action at the weekend (September 27), he looked quite rugged, he hadn't boxed for 10 months so he has that out of his system and he is ready to fight Heiland. It is a really tough fight."

Referring to the potential Lee showdown, Hearn added: "I want to make Macklin-Lee, but it won't be this year.

"Lee is in a strange position because with everything happening with Billy Joe Saunders, he might end up having to fight him in an eliminator for the title."