A youthful Maccarinelli is hailed as Swansea's 'Mike Tyson' - but a headlining, live televised bout at the city's leisure centre for his fourth fight ends in a disastrous third-round loss to Lee Swaby
Training at his father's gym in Swansea, Maccarinelli slowly rebuilds with a series of KO wins over journeymen
Maccarinelli steps up in class for a WBU cruiserweight title tilt at Bruce Scott. Despite a heavy and early trip to the canvas, the Welshman recovers to claim a stunning fourth-round win
2006: After three years as WBU champion, Maccarinelli steps up again in spectacular style to KO Fabian Dominguez for the interim WBO title
Maccarinelli celebrates the Dominguez win with new trainer Enzo Calzaghe and sparring partner Joe Calzaghe
Maccarinelli pursues WBO champion Johnny Nelson and eventually claims the belt when the veteran Nelson chooses to retire
Moving in exalted circles, the new champion poses with Joe Calzaghe and Sugar Ray Leonard before his destruction of Bobby Gunn at the Millennium Stadium
2007: In his first headlining show as champion, Maccarinelli battles to a fine 12-round win over well-regarded Wayne 'Big Truck' Braithwaite
March 2008: The stage is set for a huge 'Battle of Britain' cruiserweight unification showdown with David Haye
Haye's power ends Maccarinelli's dream, the Welshman's legs deserting him after a second-round knock-down
Maccarinelli is left in despair as a jubilant Haye targets the heavyweight division
Maccarinelli lifts himself with a supporting role for Joe Calzaghe's Las Vegas showdown with Bernard Hopkins
March 2009: Maccarinelli suffers a shock ninth-round knock-out at the hands of Ola Afolabi
Maccarinelli splits with the Calzaghes after the Afolabi loss, but suffers a brutal three-round beating from Denis Lebedev in his next outing
Maccarinelli stops the rot with two first-round wins over Krisztian Jaksi and Zoltan Czekus, then in April 2010 takes on dangerous Russian Alexander Kotlobay for the vacant EBU cruiserweight belt
Maccarinelli dispatches Alexander Kotlobay inside a round to become European cruiserweight champion and revitalise his career
Enzo Maccarinelli looks to be in control of his European cruiserweight defence against Alexander Frenkel - until the seventh, when Frenkel flattens him twice. After an anxious few minutes the Welshman rises to his feet
What are these?
Bookmark with:
What are these?