I'm OK.". He really took command in the third round when he split Matthysse's guard with a powerful left uppercut to score a knockdown. The ten facts you need to know about Lucas Matthysse, including life path number, birthstone, body stats, zodiac and net worth. But any doubts that Pacquiao still has something to offer were put to rest as he turned in a sensational performance in a seventh-round knockout of Matthysse at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a fight that headlined the Top Rank on ESPN+ card. While Matthysse looked for one big punch with his right hand, Pacquiao methodically broke him down. El filipino, por su parte, aseguró que en la velada del próximo 15 de julio en... La Verdad; La Deportiva; Junín; Regionales; Provinciales; Nacionales; Internacionales; Obituario; Diario La Verdad | Roque Sáenz Peña 167 Junín, Bs. He was also returning to the ring off the longest layoff of his career -- 378 days -- and also having made a huge change to his team. Pacquiao -- who gave thanks in his postfight comments to Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, who was ringside, for his support -- will have another big fight in his future based on his near-flawless performance. Bayless began the count but then quickly waved it off at 2 minutes, 43 seconds as Matthysse spit out his mouthpiece, sending the pro-Pacquiao crowd into a frenzy. But he looked more like the Pacquiao of old than an old Pacquiao on this night. "It was turned around -- sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Manny Pacquiao, right, dominated Lucas Matthysse in his return to the ring with a seventh-round knockout victory Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We haven't decided yet [what's next]. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. 1-3-0 (1 KO's) in world championship bouts. It's no wonder -- Matthysse was an opponent Pacquiao's size, and he also has had trouble in the past with fast southpaws, losing to fighters such as Zab Judah and Devon Alexander. As. 2:32. 10K likes. (0:59). Let’s find out! But he hasn't been the same since suffering a 10th-round knockout loss and broken orbital bone against Viktor Postol for a vacant junior welterweight belt in 2015. 2:28. Matthysse started boxing when he was 11. Not only did Pacquiao, a sitting senator in the Philippines, get a clear victory against a well-established opponent -- one also a bit long in the tooth -- but he got one by knockout after scoring three knockdowns against Matthysse. 5-5-0 (4 KO's) against former or current world champions. However, the low blow hardly slowed Pacquiao, who continued to overwhelm Matthysse in the seventh round before he landed a hard left uppercut that knocked him down for the third time in the fight. Garcia vs Matthysse is valid for the WBA and WBC light welterweight titles; undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Lucas Martín Matthysse (Spanish: [ˈlukas maˈtise]; born 27 September 1982) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2018. 1 and a debut in the top 10 for Mikaela Mayer, Pound-for-pound: Terence Crawford still king; Gervonta Davis makes a move, Real or not: Smith to present a real challenge to Canelo, Crawford needs a megafight. Lucas Mathysse. Pacquiao lands TKO win in return fight (0:59), Pacquiao stops Matthysse for 1st KO since '09. "Now I am happy go to back to my country, the Philippines, to celebrate the victory and do my job as a public servant. Lucas Martín Matthysse es un boxeador argentino, campeón interino de la categoría superligero del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo . The event took place on July 15, 2018 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "A long time ago," Pacquiao said of the last time he knocked anyone out. Relax, yes, but not retirement, which was what he might have been looking at had the fight gone differently. Matthysse has been described as "one of the best body punchers in the world" by Al Bernstein. He is 37 years old and is a Libra. Lucas Matthysse net worth: $100,000 - $1M. He landed lefts to the body and head that seemed to rattle Matthysse in a dominant fifth round that ended with Pacquiao landing a right hand to the temple that made Matthysse take a knee for another knockdown just as the round was ending. [Now I will] take rest, take a break. We did a good job in training. 2:28. Options could include pound-for-pound king and lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs), a fight the sides have talked about for which Pacquiao would move down closer to 140 pounds and Lomachenko would come up from 135 pounds, or welterweight world titleholder Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs). His younger brother is professional boxer Walter Matthysse. Questions abounded about what Manny Pacquiao had left. Face Of Boxing Saul "Canelo" Alvarez By Robert Benavides - mayweather vs canelo. Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exceeded all expectations, but is it repeatable? Lucas Martin Matthysse is the younger brother of Walter Dario Matthysse and Soledad Edith Matthysse, and son of Mario Edgardo Matthysse. Pacquiao came into the fight coming off a tremendously controversial decision loss to Jeff Horn in Horn's hometown of Brisbane, Australia, last July that cost him a welterweight world title.